Question: Should a company work for profit or for social interest?

Question: Should a company work for profit or for social interest?

On one of the first days and on one of the last days of MBA School we had a great debate: Should a company work for profit or work for social interest? At that time, I was animate that profit was king; since without profit they would not be able to help the greater good. Efforts to help the social interests require resources, hence my view. As I reflect on that time, I still believe that in order for a company to survive and grow they still must make money, but with a focus on society.

The VUCA Business Strategy

The VUCA Business Strategy

Creating a strategy for a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment.

It is a tough world, one that is changing fast, getting more competitive, plagued with disasters - can you navigate through it? By creating, testing and developing a VUCA strategy, you can ensure survival and sustainability in an otherwise complicated business environment.

VUCA is a military acronym for the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity of situations or environments. Each of these elements is necessary to review within a business context in order to view current and future states of an organization. I believe there are core elements which can transform your business strategy into a resistant, VUCA strategy.

Engage! Through Efficient Meetings

Engage! Through Efficient Meetings

Are your meetings a seemingly endless parade of status updates? Do your meetings always get side-tracked by irrelevant topics? Do you always have back-to-back 1-hour long meetings?

If you are anything like me and the majority of American’s you are always trying to do more during your eternally scarce work resource – time. Shorter attention spans, more multi-tasking, more interactions, more global teams, more team rooms, more projects, more high priorities, more strategies, more decisions, more initiatives and at the base of all of this – more meetings.

To create more efficient use of time and communication for every aspect of what you are doing “more” of is the thoroughly efficient meeting. Create shorter, more engaging meetings, loyal employees or co-workers, and enthusiastic attendants. This isn’t aimed to transform every meeting into a motivational speech, but simply establishing a better use of resources during what is considered to be one of the most highly unproductive times of the day – meetings.

Engage Internally On a Daily Basis!

Engage Internally On a Daily Basis!

The New Generation of Employees

“There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow. It goes without saying that no company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.” – Jack Welch, former CEO of GE

Employee engagement is a key metric in any workplace as it is the emotional tie the employee has with the company and the company’s goals.

Aligning My Passion and Career

Aligning My Passion and Career

When what you are deeply passionate about, what you can be the best in the world at, and what drive your economic engine come together,not only does your work move toward greatness, but so does your life. Simply put, when you are deeply passionate about what you do, you move toward greatness.