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What Does Purpose Look and Feel Like for Your Brand

What Does Purpose Look and Feel Like for Your Brand

Sometimes It’s Not What You Add To A Brand, But What You Take Out We were reminded of the story of the sculptor who was asked how he managed to fashion a beautiful elephant out of a piece of granite. He replied, “By chipping away all the pieces that didn’t look like an elephant”. What elements of your brand strategy “don’t look (or feel) like your brand”? Does your brand’s purpose look (and feel) right? Your brand’s purpose, its reason for being or ambition is the key to the meaning you create (or fail to create) in this world. If your...
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“What Matters Now” – A Wake Up Call For Business Leaders

“What Matters Now” – A Wake Up Call For Business Leaders

While we anxiously await delivery of our copies of Professor Gary Hamel’s latest tome, “What Matters Now”, we wanted to share some of the main thoughts being promoted.Clearly, the business world is in a state of flux. Hamel’s book promises to present an agenda for leaders everywhere who are eager to. . . reverse the tide of commoditization defeat bureaucracy astonish their customers foster extraordinary contribution outrun change build a company that’s truly fit for the future In this context, Hamel identifies five issues that are paramount: values innovation...
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