Many years ago I heard the statement made that “corporate staff is like body fat. You have to have some in order to survive. But the goal is to have as little as possible.” I think the same is true of Government. You have to have some, but the goal is to minimize it. So I start from the premise that Governments and Businesses have the same challenge – deliver value and necessary services while keeping the nonproductive activities and costs to an absolute minimum.
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BP, Communication, Gulf Oil Disaster, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
“Build a better mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door.” Or something close to that, right? Well, sometimes, but definitely not always. What will win the day in the new economy we’re facing? What products or services will you innovate to offer? What nifty new thing will you offer at that next industry show?
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Communication, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Sustainability
In a previous post, we looked at the work done by Ram Nidumolu and M.R. Rangaswami in which they stated that there is no alternative to sustainable development. And they identified the five stage process on the road to sustainability. In this, the final post on this article, I summarize “A Few Simple Rules” on the road to sustainability.
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Ecology, Ethics, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
In a previous post, we looked at the work done by Ram Nidumolu and M.R. Rangaswami in which they stated that there is no alternative to sustainable development. And they identified the five stage process on the road to sustainability. This post discusses Stage 5 of 5.
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Ecology, Ethics, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
In a previous post, we looked at the work done by Ram Nidumolu and M.R. Rangaswami in which they stated that there is no alternative to sustainable development. And they identified the five stage process on the road to sustainability. This post discusses Stage 4 of 5.
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Ecology, Ethics, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
In a previous post, we looked at the work done by Ram Nidumolu and M.R. Rangaswami in which they stated that there is no alternative to sustainable development. And they identified the five stage process on the road to sustainability. This post discusses Stage 3.
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Ecology, Ethics, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
In a previous post, we looked at the work done by Ram Nidumolu and M.R. Rangaswami in which they stated that there is no alternative to sustainable development. And they identified the five stage process on the road to sustainability. This post discusses Stage 2.
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Ecology, Ethics, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
In a previous post, we looked at the work done by Ram Nidumolu and M.R. Rangaswami in which they stated that there is no alternative to sustainable development. And they identified the five stage process on the road to sustainability. This post discusses Stage 1.
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Ecology, Ethics, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
In a recent article for Harvard Business Review, Ram Nidumolu and M.R. Rangaswami stated that there is no alternative to sustainable development. They are in line with much of what is being said in the business community worldwide.The question is, of course, what does that look like and how do we go about making it all happen?
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Ecology, Ethics, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
