2. “ Shocking” Fact # 1 Many companies and organizations are really bad at communicating what it is that they actually do.
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7. “ Shocking” Fact # 2 Actually, most companies and organizations do have a long-range plan and are not only concerned the next quarter’s financial returns.
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11. “ Shocking” Fact #3 Not everything you do will be ‘green’ or ‘greenable’ – and that’s okay.
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15. “ Shocking” Fact # 4 They (customers/consumers) don’t always know what you think they know.
23. “ Shocking” Fact # 5 Large size does not make you a leader. It just means you have the opportunity to have a bigger impact (both positive and negative)
27. “ Shocking” Fact # 6 It’s not always that simple to do the ‘right’ thing.
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Editor's Notes
Here is a sample – modified to remove any specifics for the company – of a strategic plan…
For each of the sections, you can develop a metric of what activities you can engage in each of the elements that make up the plan.
Bertrand Collomb, Global Agenda Magazine in 2003: “ A very one-dimensional view of business, with considerable importance given to short-term value creation as measured by immediate stock market performance. The crisis of 2001-2002 showed the limits and the excesses of this approach. Markets do not always give an accurate forecast of the economic and business situation. Long-term shareholder value requires a stakeholder approach. This crisis, which we are still experiencing, highlights the inconsistencies between short-term shareholder value and true stakeholder value. It has made civil society and companies even more aware that sustainable development is the only way for a company to thrive in the long run. Companies have to take into account their impact on the societies in which they operate and the environment that surrounds them.”