Leadership Inspirations – The Power of the Team

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead (1901 – 1978) American cultural anthropologist

Capitalism at the Crossroads – Becoming Indigenous

Becoming Indigenous The Monsanto experience holds an important lesson: If corporate sustainability strategies are narrowly construed, they will fall seriously short. It is not enough to develop revolutionary technology with the potential to leapfrog currently unsustainable methods. Antiglobalization demonstrators have made it apparent that if corporate expansion is seen to endanger local autonomy, it will […]

The Secrets To Winning GSA Contracts

As a small business owner you may have heard of a General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedules contract, more commonly known as a “GSA contract”, but what is it exactly? How does it work? Is it difficult to obtain? Is it worth the time and effort to research, submit and manage? About the Author Deborah […]

Leadership Inspirations – Proper Preparation

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe.” Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) 16th President of the United States

Capitalism at the Crossroads – Beyond Greening

Beyond Greening Yet this personal reconciliation was by no means the end of the road. The corporate “greening” initiatives of the late 1980s and early 1990s—pollution prevention and product stewardship—were important first steps. They shattered the myth that business should treat societal issues as expensive obligations. Instead, seen through the prism of quality and stakeholder […]

Make Your Business 1st Choice at Four Decisive Customer Moments

Throughout the history of buying and selling, purchase has been a challenging experience for both buyers and sellers because purchase is a lengthy progression with three phases: consideration, negotiation, and transaction. Buyers have always been in control of their consideration phase and sellers have always been in control of negotiation and transaction because they “owned” […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 44b – An Interview with David Parmenter, author of Key Performance Indicators, part 2 of 2

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 44b – An Interview with David Parmenter, author of Key Performance Indicators, part […]

Leadership Inspirations – Dealing with Adversity

“Aerodynamically the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it, so it goes on flying anyway.” Mary Kay Ash (1918 – 2001) American businesswoman and Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

Capitalism at the Crossroads – Mapping the Terrain

From Obligation to Opportunity Having grown up in western New York in the 1950s and ’60s, I have memories of family vacations spent at destinations like Niagara Falls. Although the Falls themselves were indeed magnificent, equally memorable for a 10-year-old was the soot from nearby factories that accumulated on the porch furniture, requiring that we […]