How 100-Year-Old Companies Survive

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Creating Shared Value: The New "Old" Big Idea

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In the January-February 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer published an article saying that we could unl...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Can A Company "Die" Prematurely?

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This question was asked in a recent Wall Street Journal management blog. The author said that economists generally answer that institutions ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

"Little Bets" Innovation

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I just heard author Peter Sims talk on a business news show about his new book " Little Bets." Little bets, he explains, are a low...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Doesn't Leadership Matter?

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The most frequent question I receive regarding the common practices of companies that have survived over 100 years is "Why don't yo...
Monday, April 18, 2011

What You Know vs. What You Do

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I am happy to report that my presentation on 100-year-old companies was met with great interest at the recent Forbes Business Leadership For...
Saturday, April 9, 2011

"My" Old Companies

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In preparing my presentation for the IBM Impact/Forbes Business Forum, I've been looking for examples of 100-year-old companies and star...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

IBM Impact/Forbes Business Leadership Forum

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One week from today I will be presenting results of my research on 100-year-old companies at the Forbes Business Leadership Forum within the...
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Vicki TenHaken
Professor of Management at Hope College in Holland, MI; Ruch Director of the Baker Scholars Program; 2007/08 Fulbright Scholar at the Krakow University of Economics in Poland. 25 years of business experience including positions as VP of Marketing, Founder & General Manager of Herman Miller Retail, and EVP of Strategy with Herman Miller, Inc., and in Human Resource Management with General Electric. Served on the boards of SoundOff Signal, Resthaven Care Community, and Hope College. Publications include articles in the areas of leadership, corporate longevity, global business and entrepreneurship.
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