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Apple Archives - Identity Beacon
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The Power of Identity in Brand Building. Apple, Whole Foods, Alcoa, GE, Ford…all different companies in completely different businesses. What they all share, despite their disparities, is an abiding understanding that their fortunes are intimately tied to the contributions they are capable of making in the world. And that that contribution springs naturally from the identities that govern how each entity creates fundamental value. How can you find the connection to identity in your brand building? Larry ...
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The peace in Bill Marriott's eyes
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The peace in Bill Marriott’s eyes. This time of year it’s hard not to think about peace. We’re in the season of “peace on earth, good will toward men.” We sing about it, ponder it, imagine it, pray for it. But we don’t have it. I believe that before we can have peace among all of us, we need to find peace within each of us. To this end, I was struck by a story told to me recently by Jim Hackett, CEO of Steelcase, one of. Post By Larry Ackerman. Know who you are not. December 6, 2012 at 11:00 am. Larry Ac...
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What's your Dawn Wall? - Identity Beacon
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What’s your Dawn Wall? This past January,Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson reached the summit of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall — a quest that included years of planning and that many considered the most challenging rock climb in the world. Or, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe, it doesn’t matter at all; maybe, getting through the day about 30,000 times (that’s 80 years, if you’re interested), is enough. No Dawn Walls, but lots of dawns. What a waste of a life, but that’s just my opinion. Post By Larry Ackerman. Larry Acke...
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Count your lucky STARZ - Identity Beacon
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Count your lucky STARZ. Starbucks just announced it will provide a free online college education to thousands of its workers, without requiring that they remain with the company, through an unusual arrangement with Arizona State University. The offer is being extended to the 135,000 U.S. employees. That’s a lot of potential brain power. Starbucks gets this imperative and its investment in higher education is how it is bringing its understanding to life. Why education? Because education is the oxygen of p...
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What do you believe? - Identity Beacon
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What do you believe? Otherwise, known as “the Holidays.” It’s a time of year when we give ourselves permission to believe in, and be grateful for many things in our lives — a close family, dear friends, snow-driven evenings; whatever aspects of our lives mean the most to us, but which we don’t always take stock of. That’s the romance behind what we believe and believe in and it’s wonderful. In this month’s. Check out the newsletter and share your beliefs about one or more items. Examples? I believe trust...
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It's a VUCA world - or is it? - Identity Beacon
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It’s a VUCA world – or is it? The term, VUCA has slipped stealthily into our lexicon over the past few years. It started out as military lingo, was then adopted by organizations to frame leadership development efforts, and now has become part of all of our lives. What does VUCA mean? Volatility. Uncertainty. Complexity. Ambiguity. Does that sound like a recipe for a headache? Well, it is. In an article in. The New York Times. Recently, Michael Beschloss. This particular brand of aspirin can be found alre...
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who am i - Identity Beacon
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Original size: 225 × 225. In Who am I? 8211; Mapping your identity. Post By Nettie Reynolds. December 1, 2011 at 12:08 pm. Leave a Comment or Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Time limit is exhausted. Please reload CAPTCHA. Sign me up for the newsletter. Http:/ www.larryackerman.com. On The problem with “identity” (Fixing it is up to you). On The problem with “identity” (Fixing it is up to you). On But, what about the bird? On But, what about the bird? On But, what about the bird?
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Barak Obama Archives - Identity Beacon
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Tag Archives: Barak Obama. What exactly is the ethnic vote? I just heard a commentator – it is now 7:30 pm EST, Tuesday, election day – say that it’s important to assess the “Asian-American” vote as a harbinger of the election. What the heck is that and how do you calculate it? If Suzie Chow, who is Chinese, marries John Jones, who is “just” an American, and changes her name to Jones, how do count her vote? Is she Asian or American? How would you know? How on earth do you assign her vote, correctly?
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The crisis crisis - Identity Beacon
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Reading about Rutgers University’s ongoing athletic department scandal, leads me to conclude that we’re into a protracted crisis season, a time when crises are showing up all over the place. The list is long. Here (along with Rutgers) are a few of my recent favorites. And its propensity for hiding sex crimes under its robes. And its failure to deal with the Deep Horizon explosion before the fact (and after it, for a time). And its protection of its football program over the protection of young children.
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career development Archives - Identity Beacon
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Tag Archives: career development. Getting to productivity – one human being at a time. Disclosure: This is a promotion, sort of. I am an unabashed fan of human productivity and the need to marshal it at any and all costs. So, here goes… Continue reading →. April 13, 2012 at 10:00 am. What is a person for (anymore)? 8230; Maybe that’s an over-statement, but it holds some truth. In the words of one CEO,. 8220;You don’t have to train machines.”. June 27, 2011 at 11:00 am. What’s your personal brand? Ever si...
