“When we're talking about businesses adapting to change, it's not just about the processes and systems but also about people and their ability to practice new relationships, methods and behaviors.” BusinessAdaptationBusiness AdviceChange ManagementSystems ThinkingMayflower PlymouthCaterpillarBloombergGardein Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
“Greenwashing is a problem. That's why the practice of just sticking a label like ESG on a company or a project isn't good enough. We need to have a systemic approach. We have to approach it from the ground up with systems design, not from the top down with labels.” BusinessPermaculture EconomySystems ThinkingCircular EconomyEsgSystems DesignPermaculture BusinessBloomberg Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“Every Spring, nature teaches a class on business entrepreneurship. ....We see how capital is re-allocated, currencies are re-directed, growth is re-emphasized, and numerous life forms promote their value with re-vitalized marketing programs that implement flowers or seeds or aromas or habitability or pollination in an effort demonstrate a unique value proposition in a busy economy.” NatureBusinessEconomicsPermaculture EconomyTeslaCircular EconomyBloombergJp MorganHilton Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
“If a business isn’t efficiently utilizing resources, then it’s a bad investment. A wasteful business is an unprofitable business. That may or may not show on their P&L for the current year, but you better believe it shows somewhere.” InvestmentInvestingInvesting MoneyMayflower Plymouth Capital LlcBloombergCnbcMotley Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
“In nature, waste does not exist. There is only production and consumption; there is only creation and utilization. Everything that's produced is efficiently consumed. Everything that's created is efficiently utilized. And this cyclicality results in growth and in profit. The same should be true of each business, and the same should be true of an economy.” BusinessWasteEfficiencyMicrosoftBoeingCircular EconomyHondaChipotleBloombergGardein Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
“I watch Bloomberg because I can trust that the people I see on Bloomberg will present me with actionable and insightful information that will help me be a better leader in business.” BusinessBusiness QuotesBloomberg Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
“Stop and frisk does not get my vote.” VoteDemocratBarackMikeBillionaireStopObamaMichaelBloombergFrisk Author:Steven Magee