The Coca-Cola Company has an intriguing page on its website called “Mission, Vision and Values” Here are a few selections from that page the full page is referenced below): “Our Mission…. To refresh the world… To inspire moments of optimism and happiness… To create value and make a difference.” “Our Vision…. People: Be a great [...]

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A new Accenture research report conlcudes that “Diversity is good for business.” Accenture’s summary continues: “Indeed, companies that systematically recruit their employees from the widest possible pool of talent enjoy an advantage in an increasingly competitive global economy.” “As part of the Phönix Report—a comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of European companies on the path to high [...]

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Goldman Sachs announced yesterday that it had settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over the SEC’s charges of fraud, according to the New York Times.  Goldman did not admit to the fraud charges, but agreed that it should have provided more information to investors. The Times writes: “Though Goldman did not formally admit [...]

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In my Sunday newspaper, I received a booklet from HSBC bank (Michael Geoghegan, CEO).  It is the fourth instalment of a set of “100 thoughts”   Unfortunately, I missed the other three instalments. The 100 Thoughts are addressed to UK business customers and seem directed to helping customers and potential customers be more successful through [...]

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My friend Ann Rutledge kindly looked at my note on the kind of leadership community I would want as a CEO.  She asked if I didn’t need to bring out the Warrior qualities of leader a bit more: a willingness to fight for what one believes in and to defend and advance the things one [...]

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Some people have commented that it is a bold step for three men to create a blog called “Loving Work” and deliberately set out to do business that puts love at its heart. Most of us have at one time or another experienced a toxic work environment or felt the anxiety that comes from having [...]

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Bliss is a choice, Joy is a vocation. I love my job. For us to love work we must first learn to love life. We have to love it enough to be angry. The first step to Loving Work it to love yourself, to love what you do, to find your own joy, your own [...]

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The words “I promise to pay the bearer the sum of ten pounds” are familiar to anyone who has spent money in the UK. The appear, using a beautiful printed font, on one side of a British Ten Pound Note. When these words first appeared on paper currency they literally meant that the bearer could [...]

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