“Actually, I don't really consider myself either a Liberal or a Conservative. Truth be told, I consider myself a 'Truthetarian.' I try to examine each separate issue and go to where I feel the truth is. And, yes, I must admit that more often than not, when I do this, upon arrival, I do seem to find myself in the company of left-minded people. However, quite often, I'm more than a little surprised to find myself standing in a room full of right-wingers!” PeopleFeelsTryingLittlesSeemsPoliticsLeftRoomsCompanyIssuesTruth IsStandingConservativeArrivalsTruth Be Told Author:Derek R. Audette
“Carbon trading engages finance directors. It takes the issue of energy efficiency right to the top of the company.” EnergyCompanyIssuesDirectorsFinanceEfficiencyCarbonTradingEnergy Efficiency Author:Elliot Morley
“We are delighted that these regulations are now law, and we commend the provincial government for helping put the issue on the front burner. These requirements will push more companies to have the conversations they should be having around board and executive committee diversity and, hopefully, their talent development. Businesses need to tap the full pool of smart, talented people to stay competitive and strengthen our country’s economic future.” PeopleNeedsShouldCountryHelpingGovernmentLawCompanyIssuesEconomicTalentFrontsDevelopmentConversationDiversitySmartOur CountryHopefullyBoardsExecutivesPoolRegulationCommitteesRequirementsDelighted Author:Alex Johnston
“Mom-and-pop businesses have the same issues as the Fortune 500. The difference is that big companies spend millions on consultants to fix them.” BigsDifferencesCompanyMillionsIssuesMomFortunePopsConsultantsBig Companies Author:Christopher Myers
“There are advantages to being the chairman. One of my favorite perks was picking out an issue and doing what I called a "deep dive." It's spotting a challenge where you think you can make a difference - one that looks like it would be fun - and then throwing the weight of your position behind it. Some might justifiably call it "meddling." I've often done this just about everywhere in the company.” ThinkingLooksDoneMightWould BeFunChallengesDifferencesBehindsCompanyIssuesPositionAdvantageWeightMy FavoriteMaking A DifferenceThrowingChairmanPerksMeddlingYou Can Make A Difference Author:Jack Welch
“Advertising is the best insurance that you can take out on your business. You can buy fire insurance on your stock of goods, but no company will issue a policy covering your business, the good will as they sometimes call it. You must insure yourself, and the best way to do it is by advertising. Good advertising kept up for a number of years gives you something that no fire can take away.” WayGivingYearsSometimesNumbersCompanyIssuesFirePolicyBest WayAdvertisingGoodsGood WillCoveringFire Insurance Book:Retail Advertising: Complete Source: Retail Advertising: Complete
“Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but its the same skills.” WayCountryCompanyIssuesSkillsComplicated Author:Mohamed ElBaradei
“I'm more interested in a feminism that ends discrimination for all people. It's not just about a woman becoming the CEO of a company or something. It's connected to racism and classism and gender issues that go beyond the binary.” PeopleEndsCompanyIssuesFeminismBecomingRacismGenderConnectedDiscriminationCeoBinaryClassismGender Issues Author:Kathleen Hanna
“One thing the humanitarian world doesn't do well is marketing. As a journalist, I get pitched every day by companies that have new products. Meanwhile, you have issues like clean water, literacy for girls, female empowerment. People flinch at the idea of marketing these because marketing sounds like something only companies do.” PeopleWorldWellsIdeasGirlSoundWaterCompanyIssuesOne ThingProductsFemaleEmpowermentCleanMarketingHumanitarianJournalistLiteracyLike SomethingFemale EmpowermentClean WaterNew Products Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“The rates of soda consumption in our poorest communities cannot be explained by individual consumer preferences alone, but rather are linked to broader issues of access and affordability of healthy foods in low-income neighborhoods, and to the marketing efforts of soda companies themselves.” IndividualCommunityEffortCompanyIssuesHealthyLowsRateMarketingAccessIncomeConsumersNeighborhoodConsumptionLinkedPreferencePoorestSodaHealthy FoodLow IncomeAffordability Author:Geoffrey Canada
“Piracy is a huge, huge issue for all of these major content companies, and everybody has a different way of addressing it.” WayDifferentCompanyIssuesHugeMajorsDifferent WaysPiracy Author:Anne Sweeney
“...there is no more strategic issue for a company, or any organization, than its ultimate purpose. For those who think business exists to make a profit, I suggest they think again. Business makes a profit to exist. Surely it must exist for some higher, nobler purpose than that.” ThinkingPurposeBusinessExistenceCompanyIssuesHigherUltimateOrganizationEntrepreneurProfitStrategicNoble Causes Author:Ray Anderson
“Military metaphors are rarely exact, but sending Republicans against Democrats when the issue hangs in the balance is nearly always as futile as sending George B. McClellan against Robert E. Lee, the Italians against Marshal Montgomery's desert rats or an Arab armored division against an Israeli rifle company. The copy desk can write the headline before the battle begins and take the rest of the night off.” WritingNightCompanyIssuesMilitaryBalanceRepublicanBattleDemocratMetaphorDesertCopiesDivisionDesksRatsIsraeliHeadlinesRiflesMontgomeryMcclellan Author:Wesley Pruden
“In evaluating potential vendors, accurately estimating total cost of ownership is critical. Yet, this is often an area where companies don't put the right amount of effort. This tool can help those looking at Warehouse Management Systems get their arms around this key issue.” HelpingEffortCompanyIssuesArmsKeysAmountCostAreasToolsManagementCriticalOwnershipWarehouseVendorsEstimatingManagement Systems Author:Dan Gillmor
“If you have a debt issue or credit card issue, start dealing with it. If you have a tax issue, don't just say, 'I'm not going to file.' There are ways to deal with these things, but you must communicate with your creditors, whether it's a credit card company or tax department.” IfsWayDealsCompanyIssuesTaxesCommunicateCreditDebtCardsDepartmentFilesCredit CardCreditorsDealing With It Author:Hill Harper