To say no to new business sounds slightly crazy. Especially when it promises to be highly profitable. Growth, new prospects, risky but lucrative choices, all tend to be fatally attractive. Small or new companies find it almost impossible to turn down new business, such as a prospective client. Or to […]
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Learning: The unavoidable habit every leader must master
When the co-founder and once CEO of Infosys arrived home from the office guess what he’d do? This high-powered executive sometimes chose to clean the family toilet. Learning from Gandhi, the billionaire took on tasks beneath his station. It was a visceral reminder that all contributions to society have value. […]
Can we measure trustworthy business behavior?
Guest post from Barbara Brooks Kimmel, CEO & Cofounder Trust across America-Trust around the World Where does trust come from, what does it really mean, and why is it so important in business? As a former CEO once told me, most leaders are too busy dousing day-to-day fires to give […]
Survey: What the C-Suite cares about right now
What is the executive team’s top priority? No prizes for guessing it’s growth, growth and more growth. LRN’s latest report on Ethics and Compliance confirms the C-Suite concern has stayed the same for the last three years—see chart. Boosting profits, cost cutting and innovation stay well ahead of other concerns. Innovation […]
Why going beyond compliance makes business sense
Should a company go beyond compliance? Is there any point in doing more than meeting basic regulatory requirements? The latest White Paper from US growth specialists Frost and Sullivan looks at how practices that go beyond compliance can drive company value. The paper’s broad conclusions apply to any organisation wondering whether […]