What Would You Do? Chapter 4 American Express Headquarters‚ New York‚ NY Headquarters‚ New York‚ New York.1 With medical costs rising 10 to 15 percent per year‚ one of the members of your Board of Directors mentioned that some companies are now refusing to hire smokers and that the board should discuss this option at the next month’s meeting. Nationwide‚ about 6‚000 companies refuse to hire smokers. Weyco‚ an employee benefits company in Okemos‚ Michigan‚ requires all applicants to take
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1. One of your inmates is a murderer. When he was 18 years old‚ he killed his girlfriend. He received a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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What Would You Do? Scenario 1- Della the Delinquent Cat Lady As the president of the board of directors of the cat shelter‚ I am faced with rather or not Ms. Della should remain as part of the staff at the cat shelter. There are several problems that have been brought to my attention and I feel that now is the time to figure out exactly what should be done regarding the matter. After‚ evaluating the situation and giving it a great deal of consideration‚ I have come up several solutions to
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neither can anyone else. Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? by David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad Reprint R0804E It’s a dirty little secret: Most executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope‚ and advantage of their business in a simple statement. If they can’t‚ neither can anyone else. Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? by David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad COPYRIGHT © 2008 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Can you summarize your company’s
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Can you say what your strategy is? - David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad The authors emphasize on the importance of having a short (35 words max) company strategy‚ and communicating it to the employees. This is important to direct the companies operations in a coherent manner. The company and its employees need to know where the road is going. A strategy is not about your values of your mission‚ but simply about what your competitive game will be: what are you doing differently to your competitors
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est paying jobs. Furthermore‚ Sinhala‚ the language of the Sinhalese‚ became the official Sri Lankan language. The Tamils had hoped that the island’s independence would bring equality to the country‚ but the cultural differences were just too great. Rioting broke out in 1958‚ followed by some compromises with the Tamils. The Sinhalese prime minister was assassinated Neal Lineback 1959 and there were ultra-leftist terrorist activities. Finally‚ in the early 1980s‚ and Mandy Lineback Gritzner Sinhalese
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The Current Undergraduate The article‚ “Ask Not What You Can Do For Your University‚ but What Your University Can Do For You”‚ written by the University of California Los Angeles Student WebZine‚ claims that universities are no longer providing education for students‚ but rather running a business. Colleges have turned into a profit seeking institution‚ making decisions based on financial concerns. The article claims that students are customers and education is a purchase. Webzine scolds the students
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Communication is humanities greatest accomplishment‚ however how we communicate can greatly affect the way we ’re understood‚ and how we understand others. Communication is a learned ability with many skills‚ which are programmed into us (for better or worse) by our parents‚ friends and all that we have contact with. These skills can be defined as listening‚ assertion and conflict resolution skills‚ and with all of these skills being used appropriately‚ we can bring down the barriers to communication
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Inaugural Address‚ he provided what is quite possibly one of his most famous quotes: "My fellow Americans‚ ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what can you do for your country." This was followed up by‚ "My fellow citizens of the world‚ ask not what America will do for you‚ but what together we can do for the freedom of man." Exactly 44 years after Kennedy’s Inaugural address‚ it might be worthwhile to revisit the implications of this statement. Can it be said that it is quite the
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