Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Soup : A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture by Jon Gordon Soup , an inspirational business fable, shares a recipe for success filled with the essential ingredients to build a winning team and create a culture of greatness. And over time, the entire culture becomes poisoned. And what, exactly, is a drainer?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We are concerned about the lack of disclosure, because data is critical to demonstrating progress in female and minority representation,” said Aditi Mohapatra, lead author of the report and analyst specializing in diversity issues in the Sustainability Research Department of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. “It

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

You also need to make sure you have the wherewithal to commit to growing and sustaining your Social Nation, and you’ve got to make sure that you have buy-in from within your company. Early on, you’ll need to invest a good deal of time, thought, and money in attracting fans and followers – and your efforts will need to be sustained.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The founders hired marketing and advertising experts and created what they called their ‘Drink Tank’ – a group responsible for developing and managing the Odwalla brand. With very little advertising, Odwalla differentiated their brand by extolling the benefits of drinking and supporting a “juice with a conscience.”

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

He will tell you that Community Marketing is a long term strategy and over time, it builds business through a sustainable, ever-increasing customer base. He donates money, time, and expertise to better the causes he believes in. He and his companies are recognized as community builders.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

While the rules may be shifting, the long-term sustainable advantage gained by building a strong brand – a brand that builds stability, trust, loyalty, and drives a premium price – remains consistent. The challenge for today’s brands is to adapt to this new real-time environment and the increased call for transparency.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2010

So how exactly does a small firm with only 20 employees manage to make millions every year without offering prices much lower than their competitors? By focusing on hiring fun, vivacious people who believe strongly in the culture of service, they are able to actually service each of their customers personally.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If the person has a great attitude and is highly motivated, then you might want to give her a chance, especially if the other candidates are less qualified and don’t seem like they will fit in with the company culture. Hiring is a tricky business. Sometimes it’s okay to go with the person you like the most.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of “what ifs.”). Doing Things as We Always Have.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

Our culture hears and believes the hype, without looking beyond the obvious. The public also loves to see celebrities, products, trends and cultural icons fall just as quickly as they rise. It’s unlikely that sales people know what a Mission Statement and the Strategic Planning process are. It’s a sales ploy.

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