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

What's your personal brand?

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Feb 22, 2010 @ 02:32 AM | No comments

There’s so much talk these days about personal branding and how important it is to shaping a successful career. But exactly what is a "personal brand" and where does it come from?

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Keywords: authenticity, career development, career success, happiness, identity, individuality, know thyself, leadership, personal brand, personal development, potential, purpose

It's 2010 - What Universe Do You Live In?

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on @ | Comment (2)

For all the sophisticated management thinking these days, why is it most managers only see half a world - the world of economics - as opposed to the "other" equally formidable world of identity?

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Keywords: authenticity, identity, integrity, know thyself, leadership, potential, transitions, values, universe, 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

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