Posts Tagged ‘corporate’

Change2010_02: Greening the economy and CSR

Friday, September 17th, 2010

In this third article: we are are all consumers- individuals, groups, and, yes, corporations- and the “C’” in the title stands for “consumers”: so Consumers’ Social Responsibility (C’SR).

Over the years, the legal framework protecting consumers evolved, potentially giving to any consumer the same rights- but, of course, I, as an individual, cannot (usually) afford to pay lobbyists and other “consensus shapers”; and the “greening” of the economy is almost becoming yet another marketing opportunity.

I will not repeat what I already presented in Consumer 3.0, on how we gradually shifted from a passive consumer, receiving what was on the menu (1.0), to one choosing from a limited set of options (2.0), to influencing what is actually available in the kitchen.

No Man’s Land

Monday, January 11th, 2010

I had the chance to observe organizations and communities since quite an early age, and something was really fascinating.

When organizations expand, often it is assumed that the “culture” of the original entity will spread to all its parts- as if the center were the heart, and the parts (branches, subsidiaries, etc) were limbs of the same body.

An anthropocentric view of organizational development.

In this article, a small framework to observe, analyze, and ensure that your organization complies with the same professional and ethical standards throughout.

Communicating online/offline: a quick reference

Friday, September 11th, 2009

If you read this blog once in a while, you probably remember the announce that I posted on 2009-04-22: “Social Networking: First Book

At the time, I added only the link to the printed version.

This article is really what I could call a “meta-article”: an article about articles.

With links and references not just to material published in this blog, but also material that I published elsewhere, and bibliographical references.

(dis)integrating corporate communication

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Do you know what is outsourcing? If not, have a look on wikipedia.

But if you do: when and how do you define what to outsource?

You can search on this blog, and you will find plenty of articles where I discussed various issues related to downsizing and outsourcing, both on the business and corporate culture side.

this article is focused on something else, that is visible in my CV, but even more in my pre-banking (i.e. pre-1987) and non-profit activities.

If you have no time: go for the conclusions :)