Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Longevity Factor #4: Long-term Employees

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Relationships are at the core of how old companies operate and the development of long-term relationships with employees is no exception. M...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Longevity Factor #3: Customers and Suppliers are True Business Partners

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Old companies tend to believe they cannot maintain success without the cooperation of others, so they put a premium on actions that will re...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Longevity Factor #2: Protect and Build on Core Competencies

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The second factor in the longevity model is how old companies develop their unique strengths. Whether we're talking literally about a ...
Monday, May 4, 2015

Longevity Factor #1: Strong Corporate Mission and Culture

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The existence and deliberate transmittal of values and beliefs that form a strong corporate culture is considered a key survival factor by ...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

The Corporate Longevity Model

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Based on in-depth interviews and subsequent surveys of companies in business for more than one century, five factors were identified that t...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Survival is the Ultimate Corporate Performance Measure

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Following is the introduction to my book, tentatively titled "Survival is the Ultimate Performance Measure: Management Practices of th...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Management Practices of the Business Century Club

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How I Got Interested in Old Companies After over 25 years in business, the last decade as an executive in a $3 billion international co...