company culture – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:12:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 CEO Shoptalk – Setting Standards https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-shoptalk-setting-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-shoptalk-setting-standards Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:12:14 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=6318 There is much to be learned about setting standards by looking at how successful companies do just that. OMG, it is so damn beautiful in Austin By God Texas, y’all. Today, we talk about CEOs setting standards taking our inspiration from the recent Amazon shareowner letter which revealed that Amazon Prime had surpassed 100,000,000 members […]

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]]> Old School Company Culture? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/old-school-company-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-school-company-culture https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/old-school-company-culture/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2015 16:50:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4473 Big Red Car here. The beer business is an odd place to look for information on startup culture and practices — or is it? The beer business is currently fixated on the pending merger (takeover) of SABMiller Plc by AnheuserBusch InBev NV. It is a clash of cultures. Big time! SABMiller Miller (Miller, Kozel, Foster’s, […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/old-school-company-culture/feed/ 1 Missed Opportunities in Culture Development — Impact Rewards https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/missed-opportunities-in-culture-development-impact-rewards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=missed-opportunities-in-culture-development-impact-rewards https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/missed-opportunities-in-culture-development-impact-rewards/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2014 12:57:21 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3043 Big Red Car here.  Super Bowl Sunday, ya’ll.  Hope you have a great time. Low clouds, windy, 45F and going to get colder as the day progresses — a damn good day to huddle around the fire and watch the Super Bowl.  This is what passes for winter in the ATX. A few months ago […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/missed-opportunities-in-culture-development-impact-rewards/feed/ 2 THE Moments of Our Lives https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-moments-of-our-lives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-moments-of-our-lives Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:04:08 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2718 Big Red Car here.  Hey, HOWDY, from the Big Red Car, ya’ll!  It’s a great day to be alive so enjoy it. Bit of a storm blew through town last night — windy, cold front blew through.  Rainy and wet.  It’s 43F and it’s supposed to get down into the 30’s tonight. Hey, Mother Nature, […]

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]]> Behavior v Identity in Company Culture https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/behavior-v-identity-in-company-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=behavior-v-identity-in-company-culture https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/behavior-v-identity-in-company-culture/#comments Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:35:21 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2577 Big Red Car here.  Well, my friends, it will be another day in paradise here in the ATX.  Yesterday was gorgeous.  Today will be gorgeous. Crisp temperatures in the morning.  Not quite cool enough to start hauling firewood but cool.  Maybe next week we can start having a nice little fire in the evenings or […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/behavior-v-identity-in-company-culture/feed/ 1 Who Do You Work For? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/who-do-you-work-for/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-do-you-work-for Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:08:27 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2527 Big Red Car here.  Ahhh, the weather in the ATX is just about perfect.  Flirts with a high of 90F and sunny all day long and then a low of the high 60’s or low 70’s. Can you say purrrrrfect?  Yes, you can.  Haha, Big Red Car, cut it out you’re making folks feel bad. […]

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]]> Employment and hiring process https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/employment-and-hiring-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=employment-and-hiring-process https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/employment-and-hiring-process/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:11:39 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2233 Big Red Car here.  Nice sunny warm day here in the ATX.  It is summer, Old Sport, and it is going to be a warm one. So The Boss was visiting with one of his CEOs and they got to chatting about the hiring process from a mechanical perspective.  The Boss loves nothing as well […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/employment-and-hiring-process/feed/ 3 Company Culture — in Pursuit of Excellence or Workplace Health? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/company-culture-in-pursuit-of-excellence-or-workplace-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=company-culture-in-pursuit-of-excellence-or-workplace-health https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/company-culture-in-pursuit-of-excellence-or-workplace-health/#comments Sat, 22 Jun 2013 13:52:31 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2196 Big Red Car here.  Going to be a bang up day in the ATX.  Lovely bright sunshine everywhere, bit of a breeze and a nice balmy warm 96F.  Great convertible weather, no?  Take that hint, Boss, and let’s get some miles on the old Big Red Car today. So, we are musing about the subject […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/company-culture-in-pursuit-of-excellence-or-workplace-health/feed/ 3 Company Culture — the Invisible Hand https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/company-culture-the-invisible-hand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=company-culture-the-invisible-hand Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:09:39 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2111 Big Red Car here.  What a day in the ATX.  The Boss was out early and we took a quick ride through the neighborhood.  Everything is under control. So, The Boss gets into a conversation with a young CEO and the young CEO poses the question — “Hey, what am I supposed to be doing […]

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]]> Company Culture — Clear Definition https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/company-culture-clear-definition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=company-culture-clear-definition Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:49:51 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2068 Big Red Car here.  OK, Old Sport, summer is here.  Going to have a few isolated thunderstorms today and then it is going to to be hot, hot, hot for the rest of June.  Oh, I love summer!  Summer in the ATX!  On Earth as it is in Austin, Texas! So, let’s get back on […]

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