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Casual Articles - Ethics? How To Take the Measure Business
"Gallup research over the past 30 years has shown that top producers in every role have substantially different talent profiles than average or poor producers in the same role." - "The Right Fit" - The Gallup Organization.Most managers agree that hiring the best person for the job is perhaps the most important step they will take in ensuring t
"Are they a good business?"
My response is always the same...check the fruit on the tree. What is the pattern of behavior? What is the company's reactive personality? Is the moral constitution flexible rather than rigid? Check the reputation.
The offline world provides numerous resources to determine the patterns and trends of businesses. Trade associations, chambers o
Having decided to go into business and selected a potential business idea the question arises, should you start from scratch or buy an existing business? If you are one of the few who have a completely new product or service, the decision, by definition, is made for you. For others, the choice is open.A major appeal of buying an existing busin
Everyone has bad experiences to relate. We deal with a business, determine that we were treated shabbily therefore that business has no integrity. Or perhaps we disagree on the implementation of a refund, hence the business or owner has no ethics.
Rather than using ethics or integrity to describe business practices, a better definition might be "character".
My dusty old copy of Webster's New World Dictionary provides the following definitions for use in this context:
-ethics...the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment; moral philosophy.
-integrity...the quality or state of being of sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, and sincerity.
-character...an individual's pattern of behavior or personality; moral constitution. moral strength; self-discipline, fortitude, etc. reputation.
If you will look at these definitions you can see that ethics relates to standards of conduct. Period. Ethics are...no good or bad comes into the mix. Integrity either is or isn't. Sound moral principle is relative to the observer or end user.
It stands to reason, therefore, that the best measure of good or bad practice falls to basic "character".
Okay, so what does all of this have to do with business. Well, I wish I had a nickel for every time someone has asked me the following questions:
"How do I tell if a business is good or bad?"
"How do I know where to shop?"
"Are they a good business?"
My response is always the same...check the fruit on the tree. What is the pattern of behavior? What is the company's reactive personality? Is the moral constitution flexible rather than rigid? Check the reputation.
The offline world provides numerous resources to determine the patterns and trends of businesses. Trade associations, chambers of
Almost all computer schools and colleges have some sort of job placement assistance (and you should ask about this before signing up!). The people who work in these departments work very hard to get your computer career started and get you into your first job in the computer field, but you shouldn't leave it all up to them. You need to know how to
Rather than using ethics or integrity to describe business practices, a better definition might be "character".
My dusty old copy of Webster's New World Dictionary provides the following definitions for use in this context:
-ethics...the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment; moral philosophy.
-integrity...the quality or state of being of sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, and sincerity.
-character...an individual's pattern of behavior or personality; moral constitution. moral strength; self-discipline, fortitude, etc. reputation.
If you will look at these definitions you can see that ethics relates to standards of conduct. Period. Ethics are...no good or bad comes into the mix. Integrity either is or isn't. Sound moral principle is relative to the observer or end user.
It stands to reason, therefore, that the best measure of good or bad practice falls to basic "character".
Okay, so what does all of this have to do with business. Well, I wish I had a nickel for every time someone has asked me the following questions:
"How do I tell if a business is good or bad?"
"How do I know where to shop?"
"Are they a good business?"
My response is always the same...check the fruit on the tree. What is the pattern of behavior? What is the company's reactive personality? Is the moral constitution flexible rather than rigid? Check the reputation.
The offline world provides numerous resources to determine the patterns and trends of businesses. Trade associations, chambers o
Margaret Thatcher once declared: “There’s no such thing as society. There are only individual men and women, and there are families.” You wouldn’t expect anything less from the Iron Lady sitting on the right-hand side of the right political arena, where individualism is king and collectivism is bad for your health. Whether the former UK prime
-character...an individual's pattern of behavior or personality; moral constitution. moral strength; self-discipline, fortitude, etc. reputation.
If you will look at these definitions you can see that ethics relates to standards of conduct. Period. Ethics are...no good or bad comes into the mix. Integrity either is or isn't. Sound moral principle is relative to the observer or end user.
It stands to reason, therefore, that the best measure of good or bad practice falls to basic "character".
Okay, so what does all of this have to do with business. Well, I wish I had a nickel for every time someone has asked me the following questions:
"How do I tell if a business is good or bad?"
"How do I know where to shop?"
"Are they a good business?"
My response is always the same...check the fruit on the tree. What is the pattern of behavior? What is the company's reactive personality? Is the moral constitution flexible rather than rigid? Check the reputation.
The offline world provides numerous resources to determine the patterns and trends of businesses. Trade associations, chambers o
Too often those of us that own an online business forget that there's another advertising medium that business owners have been using for years, with excellent results.That medium is Newspaper Advertising. Any online business owner that is not using the option of advertising in newspapers is losing potentially thousands of dollars per year.ative to the observer or end user.
It stands to reason, therefore, that the best measure of good or bad practice falls to basic "character".
Okay, so what does all of this have to do with business. Well, I wish I had a nickel for every time someone has asked me the following questions:
"How do I tell if a business is good or bad?"
"How do I know where to shop?"
"Are they a good business?"
My response is always the same...check the fruit on the tree. What is the pattern of behavior? What is the company's reactive personality? Is the moral constitution flexible rather than rigid? Check the reputation.
The offline world provides numerous resources to determine the patterns and trends of businesses. Trade associations, chambers o
How do you establish an effective brand? Branding--creating a distinctive corporate identity for your business--is critical to your success as an entrepreneur. You can, and must, use the process of setting up and managing your business entities to establish your own distinctive brand.The world's greatest companies have mastered this art of bra
"Are they a good business?"
My response is always the same...check the fruit on the tree. What is the pattern of behavior? What is the company's reactive personality? Is the moral constitution flexible rather than rigid? Check the reputation.
The offline world provides numerous resources to determine the patterns and trends of businesses. Trade associations, chambers of commerce, better business bureaus etc.
In the online world, however, we are still treading murky waters when it comes to measuring the "character" of a business. By far, the best route to take are testimonials.
Testimonials on your website are powerful. But, they must be honest and sincere. Don't just make them up. Add a link back to the provider and it will increase your credibility TENFOLD!
Now I know what you're thinking, "Who wants to be answering tons of email for ME?" Nobody. That's why you use the technology available at your fingertips. With the permission of the author, use a line or two of their testimonial on your site with a link to an autoresponder for the full message.
Now, sit back and watch your credibility soar!
Patty Baldwin © 2001
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