The Identity Circle Blog

Toyota's "Acceleration" Problem and What It Means for You

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Apr 23, 2010 @ 12:17 AM | Comment (5)

Until the recent debacle over unintended acceleration, Toyota enjoyed the rewards of being a stellar global brand that could do (almost) no wrong. Now, Toyota’s cage has been rattled and the company is feeling the vibrations deep in its bones.

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Keywords: brand, corporate culture, identity, leadership, productivity, Toyota, values

Innovating from the inside-out

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Feb 09, 2010 @ 03:50 AM | Comment (3)

Why do we spend so much time studying customer needs as the basis for innovation, when its real source is right in front of our eyes? Innovate from the core and you’ll guarantee that your company enjoys a long and happy life.

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Keywords: Apple, authenticity, brand, change, corporate culture, Ford, IBM, identity, innovation, integrity, know thyself, potential, society, purpose

The Problem with Human Resources

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Aug 11, 2008 @ 01:11 AM | Comments (1)

For all the value it provides to organizations, “human resources” may not be doing itself a favor when it comes to how it describes itself to the world.

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Keywords: career development, corporate culture, executive titles, happiness, human, humanity, identity, individuality, leadership, personal development, potential

New Executive Title: CGO - Find or train one today!

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Jul 31, 2008 @ 04:15 AM | No comments

This has been bugging me for a while, so I’m going to dig it up and put it out there…

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Keywords: career development, change, corporate culture, executive titles, leadership

Who is GE without all its parts?

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on May 15, 2008 @ 03:57 AM | Comment (2)

In the business section of The New York Times this morning, there's an article about GE planning to sell its appliance division, the oldest business in the company's 120 year history. The sharks are circling...investors are making more and more noise about selling off other parts as well.

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Keywords: brand, change, corporate culture, GE, identity, integrity, leadership, Norsk Hydro, transitions

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