Sending Mixed Messages?
As human beings we tend to relate to one another on an emotional level, often speaking and acting before thinking. We can psych-speak all we want about being emotionally balanced and non-judgmental but we all do it, it is the nature of being a human being.The problem here is not that we are fallible, emotional humans. The problem is that we tend to run our businesses as though they are our selves. You must begin to

Business Electricity Customers Penalised For Being Loyal
Gone are the days when loyal customers were valued and given extra bonuses for their loyalty. The retreat from this practice began when companies operating in consumer markets and eager to attract new customers believed that offering reduced rates to new customers alone would boost their quest for market share.The biggest culprits were banks, insurance companies, telecoms and essential utilities. They all offered ex

Small Victories First
Small victories build momentum. Small victories validate self-assurance. Small victories pave the way for later success. Small victories enable you to take bolder action. Small victories stretch your boundaries one mile at a time.This goes for everything: dating, sports, conversation, business, shyness, speaking in public and the like. You must win small victories first. For example:ny that is both sustainable and adds value to the people that it interacts with.

"Greed is good" is no longer acceptable to most consumers. The consumer is now better educated with new means at his disposal. High speed internet access and forums like Ecademy now mean that good and bad news travels almost at the speed of thought. They are now demanding more from businesses even though their own ethics at times might be questionable!

Business ethics are now included in most business courses and the top management schools. The top graduates enter the corporate world ready to incorporate what they have learnt in the classroom.

Businesses need to have specific programmes in place to manage their staff and workplace in a responsible manner. They must give social welfare a high priority if they are to maintain their public image. They have to be seen to be recycling their waste and disposing of old equipment in an environmentally friendly way.

Businesses now have to be wary of using sweat shop labour in the third world especially if they treat them badly. Eve

that good and bad news travels almost at the speed of thought. They are now demanding more from businesses even though their own ethics at times might be questionable!

Business ethics are now included in most business courses and the top management schools. The top graduates enter the corporate world ready to incorporate what they have learnt in the classroom.

Businesses need to have specific programmes in place to manage their staff and workplace in a responsible manner. They must give social welfare a high priority if they are to maintain their public image. They have to be seen to be recycling their waste and disposing of old equipment in an environmentally friendly way.

Businesses now have to be wary of using sweat shop labour in the third world especially if they treat them badly. Eve

graduates enter the corporate world ready to incorporate what they have learnt in the classroom.

Businesses need to have specific programmes in place to manage their staff and workplace in a responsible manner. They must give social welfare a high priority if they are to maintain their public image. They have to be seen to be recycling their waste and disposing of old equipment in an environmentally friendly way.

Businesses now have to be wary of using sweat shop labour in the third world especially if they treat them badly. Eve

e to maintain their public image. They have to be seen to be recycling their waste and disposing of old equipment in an environmentally friendly way.

Businesses now have to be wary of using sweat shop labour in the third world especially if they treat them badly. Everybody realises that third world country wages are lower but they expect Western companies to treat their employees with some respect and dignity. Businesses that employ children are now frowned upon even though child labour is the norm in these countries.

Many "watch dogs" now exist that "police" most large companies and report any blatant abuse of ethics. Most of these have only been set up in the last twenty years. Most large media organisations also have special reporters whose sole purpose is to identify where breaches are taking place and publicise them.

The top brands in the world need to be extremely careful now. The value of a brand might have taken decades to build but can be destroyed in a matter of weeks. An example of this is when Gerald Ratner made a speech to the Institute of Directors and in humour referred to a cheap necklace that "everyone knows is crap". These comments served to wipe out over a half a billion dollars of the companies value and played a major part in the downfall of a once thriving jewellery retailer in the United Kingdom.