Future Management, Marketing, Motivation - Leadership Video
Futurist Topics - Leadership
"Connect with all the passions people have - they will follow you wherever you lead."
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The Future of Business Ethics
Futurist Topics - Leadership
How to run business safely in a globalised world where every country has its own ethical code. Managing ethical risks. Why compliance is dead except as a defensive strategy. How corporations are being overtaken by shifts in expectations. Responsibility for ethical performance of corporations. Business Ethics Articles. Impact of corporate governance scandals on business ethics debate. Definition of business ethics. Why business ethics is such a high risk for brands, image, marketing, strategy, product development, investment.
Rethink focus on shareholder value - Video
Futurist Topics - Leadership
Death of "shareholder value" as main business driver - because few workers really care, and it can actually destroy shareholder value
Obsession with "bottom-line profit" and "shareholder value" has encouraged stupid risk taking, short-termism, bad leadership, low motivation, over-selling, dangerous innovation, and destroyed customer loyalty. You can have the greatest strategy in the world, but if your vision of the future is wrong you just land up travelling even faster in the wrong direction. Focus on customers, what they want, at right price, outstanding service and products - and being efficient. You will be rewarded with profit.
Working for nothing: corporate lessons for nonprofits
Futurist Topics - Leadership
Ask colleagues about the work they do for nothing, for causes they believe in. You'ill learn more about them in 3 minutes than from 3 years in the same team - recent Unisys Advertorial in the Economist.
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Virtual Teamwork and Global Leadership
Futurist Topics - Leadership
* Virtual Teamwork is about managing people at a distance using technology.
* Virtual Teamwork can produce travel cost reductions of up to 50% with huge gains in team productivity and morale.
* Virtual Teamwork can be a high risk strategy unless corporations are committed, and requires significant investment in technology as well as in team training.
* Virtual Teamwork means maintaining close working relationships with colleagues in many different locations, without the need for as many meetings as traditionally needed.
