Archive for June, 2009
Awareness into Action: The Power of Living and Working as One
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Awareness into Action: The Power of Living and Working as One, a conference held on June 27th in Chicago, IL, sponsored by New Momentum for Human Unity, explored the concepts of human unity, collaboration, leadership and the keys to sustainable, positive change.
The goal of the conference was to both inspire and motivate attendees by offering [...]
Employee Engagement at Campbell’s
Monday, June 29th, 2009Gallup, the polling and research firm, studied the engagement levels of Campbell’s managers in 2002 and found that not only did 62% of them consider themselves not actively engaged in their jobs, a full 12% felt they were actively disengaged. Those numbers were the worst for any Fortune 500 firm ever polled.
Today, the story is [...]
Madoff: The Greed of Wall Street
Monday, June 29th, 2009The biggest swindle in history has destroyed trust and shattered lives. So many have suffered financially and emotionally. Called a “beast” and “monster,” one Bernie Madoff victim commented: “I don’t trust anyone anymore. He’s changed me as a person.” Ron Stein, author of the Madoff Help Web site, commented, “People need a reason to hope.”
In [...]
How the Mighty Fall
Friday, June 19th, 2009How the Mighty Fall, and Why Some Companies Never Give Up, Jim Collins’ latest book, identifies the stages of decline: “hubris born of success; undisciplined pursuit of more; denial of risk and peril; grasping for salvation with a quick, big solution; and capitulation to irrelevance or death.”
For a recent article on Jim Collins, see the [...]
2009 EthicMark Awards
Thursday, June 18th, 2009The World Business Academy announced the winners of the 2009 EthicMark Awards, which recognizes outstanding marketing, advertising, and public relations campaigns and communications that uplift the human spirit and society.
Pantene, a division of Proctor & Gamble, won in the for-profit category for its ad, “Chrysalis” (Thailand). CARE won in the not-for-profit category for its ad, [...]