Tag: Corporate

Interesting how being in charge makes your choices feel different

Interesting how being in charge makes your choices feel different.

While there is obvious pressure that comes with the territory for being the chief, there is also a freedom that can be architected by the following structure:

  1. Vision
  2. Mission
  3. Brand
  4. Customer

Each of the four becomes one side of a square, a one-dimensional “box”.

You are then clearly able to think inside the box.

This is the paradox of thinking outside the box.

It’s called organizational Identity.

It changes everything.

Including what you are (easily) willing to walk away from.

 

 

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Most Organizations Don’t Capitalize On The Power Of Signs To Capture Their Employees Hearts

Obviously The yellow M, but what about the little red leaf?

Great civilizations, iconic legendary corporate giants, long standing religions, they all share their genius, purposefully using icons and phrases to win the hearts of their employees. Every small business entrepreneur, every manager, every leader, ought to be taking note. It’s common sense, but not common.

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A Conservative Approach Is Customary For Large, Well-Estabished Institutions

It's a social media jungle out there, potentially breathtaking & dangerous on the same day

Organizations with the best reputations and greatest public trust have the most to lose if their social media isn’t specifically and clearly laid out. And even three years later, the social media learning curve is still a curve. The original corporate social media policies laid out broad, general, use-good-judgement verbiage. So much of the Internet landscape was, and still is, a relatively wild frontier.

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Corporate Social Media Policy Had Not Yet Been Invented On A Large Scale

The Power Of A Many Brands Is Based On The Reputation Of It's People

Three years ago, did your organization have an official corporate social media policy? Doubtful. Today? Sure. Industry has mostly caught up with what has been street knowledge for years – social media is invaluable in communicating a brand.

A brand is the first thing someone thinks of when they hear your name. Brands are not always positive. Some brands are so positive, they are the definitive leader: Disney, Apple, Google, Starbucks, ESPN.

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Bet You Have It Too

Far Away?
Far Away?

Passion.  Bet you have a ton of passion.

Maybe you’re in a job where your passion thrives. Maybe you’re not.

Does passion make for a better worker?

Do you do your best work around something you’re passionate about?

How many leaders are in positions that got them a better title, a better paycheck, better meetings, and better perks, but took them further from their passion?

And then there are people who have found their passion, their dream job, but over the years they have allowed things beyond their control to poison themselves.

Imagine your own situation.