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Managing through the downturn
Many CEOs I know are feeling battered and bruised right now. Hit by one event after another, there’s little time to regroup or reflect, and the top of a corporation can be a lonely place. Profit warnings, share price pressures, painful layoffs and great geopolitical uncertainties can sweep away even the most comprehensive strategies – and that’s despite outstanding management over many years.
Article published June 2002 - but also applies to 2009
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Management skills, training, change management
Shifts in public opinion wrong-footed many multinationals, now needing to prove strong commitment to responsible and ethical business practice.
Winners and losers in the values revolution.
How to make a business case for corporations doing the right thing - even if senior leaders are reluctant.
Can ethical behavior translate into profitable success?
Where should every corporation get their values from and the ultimate ethical test.
Read more: Why corporate and social responsibility is now a "success" issue
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How to make business case for increased corporate and social responsibility (CSR?). Show your board examples of how market share has grown because of strong corporate values. Prove business case of corporate and social responsibility, by showing impact on bottom line, market share, brand strength, corporate image, war for talent, retention and recruitment.
CSR reduces risk of reputational damage. Should be part of the air we breathe. Sustainability is good example where energy savings mean extra profits while saving planet.
Read more: Corporate responsibility: how to persuade business leaders
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* 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.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Management skills, training, change management
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Read more: Discover Your Future: Key Trends and Scenarios for Growth
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Change management - leadership styles to change teams, structures, processes, organisations, businesses.
Take hold of your future: my personal story as a Futurist. Lessons from the past in trends analysis, growth strategies, leadership training, motivational speaker.
Future corporate events: motivational leadership programmes, executive...
Read more: Teams and Tribes Make it Happen. Change Management, Leadership Styles.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Management skills, training, change management
(ARCHIVE ONLY - 1997 PRESENTATION ON GLOBAL TRENDS TO 60 CEOs and CHAIRMEN OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES)
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