“One of the great things about a free market is that it's inherently and indefatigably Darwinistic. Left to its own devices, a free market will eventually weed out the stupid from both 'ends' of the food chain otherwise described as supply and demand. As money is liberated from the hands of the stupid, those who would sell products or services to the stupid will eventually lose their share of the marketplace. Devoid of any 'benevolent' interference from government, the process is gloriously relentless, and cannot help but yield a successively smarter class of participants.” EndsHelpingHandsGovernmentLeftProcessLosesClassShareStupidProductsDemandSellsGreat ThingsChainsDevicesYieldWeedSmarterFree MarketMarketplaceRelentlessLiberatedInterferenceParticipantsBenevolentFood ChainSupply And Demand Author:Edward Britton
“During the last five years, those four advantages-costs, products, people, goodwill-have been the salvation of Interface during a recession that saw our primary marketplace shrink by 38% from peak to trough-38%! As a heavily leveraged company with over $400 million in debt, we might not have made it without the sustainability initiative and, especially, the support of our customers. This revised definition of success-this new paradigm-has a name: "Doing well by doing good". It is a better way to bigger profits.” PeopleWayYearsWellsHas BeensMadeMightLastsNamesBusinessCompanyMillionsSupportFiveSawsFourProductsCostAdvantageBiggerSalvationDefinitionsProfitDebtCustomersMade ItPrimariesFive YearsSustainabilityInitiativeShrinksMarketplaceParadigmDoing GoodBetter WaysGoodwillRecessionsInterfacesDefinition Of SuccessLast Five YearsTrough Author:Ray Anderson
“I always make the business case for sustainability. It's so compelling. Our costs are down, not up. Our products are the best they have ever been. Our people are motivated by a shared higher purpose - esprit de corps to die for. And the goodwill in the marketplace - it's just been astonishing.” PeoplePurposeDiesBusinessCasesProductsHigherCostMotivatedSustainabilityCompellingAstonishingMarketplaceGoodwillHigher PurposeEsprit De Corps Author:Ray Anderson
“I think it's becoming more commonplace, not just for sportsmen, but for all guys to take care of themselves. You can see in the marketplace that's the case as well, with more male products out there all the time.” ThinkingWellsCareGuyCasesProductsBecomingMalesTake CareMarketplaceCommonplaceBecoming MoreSportsman Author:Nick Youngquest
“Social media can work to a CEO's advantage. Someone with a great product in a small town in the middle of nowhere can compete in the world marketplace. In 1962, Sam Walton changed the face of retailing with Wal-Mart. As we speak, Amazon is again changing the face of retail with on-line buying.” WorldFacesSpeakSocialLinesMiddleMediaChangedProductsAdvantageTownsSocial MediaBuyingCeoSmall TownMarketplaceAmazonRetailMiddle Of NowhereRetailing Author:Bill Capodagli