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American Values Evaporating

Big Red Car — Wed, 27 May 2020 19:14:09 +0000

Memorial Day got me thinking about how America passes its values from one generation to the next. I was irked by how Memorial Day has lost its meaning — honoring American war dead. In my work with CEOs, I call that concept The Wisdom of the Campfire. We have two uniquely different holidays: Memorial Day, […]

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Values >> Culture >> Reputation >> History

Big Red Car — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 04:22:52 +0000

In the life-cycle of a company — be it a high tech startup or a paint manufacturer — the initial culture of the company is grown from the seed corn of the founders’ values. The first challenge for any founder is to codify his/her values while recognizing that she/he owns the culture when the ink […]

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Big Red Rules — 2017 I Edition — Debutantes and Values

Big Red Car — Sat, 06 May 2017 16:10:43 +0000

Debutantes and values? Huh? Big Red Car here on another glorious ATX, on Earth as it is in Texas, morning. Little late getting to the computer this morning. Back in the day, I used to send y’all some Big Red Rules — rules for regulating your life and view of the world. When we blew […]

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Values & Skin In The Game

Big Red Car — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 19:36:21 +0000

Do you embrace values which require you to have skin in the game? Or are they and you all talk? Big Red Car here using The Boss’s computer while he’s at church. The Boss needs to spend more time at church. Needs a good sermon. So, I get on the issue of values with that […]

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Values — Live Them

Big Red Car — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:27:03 +0000

Big Red Car here. Nice, nice day in the ATX. On Earth as it is in Texas! So The Boss is having a conversation with two of his brilliant CEOs and they get on the subject of values. Story time CEO #1 says: “I need to get on that. We don’t have any values.” CEO […]

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Where Do Values Come From?

Big Red Car — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 19:42:08 +0000

So, the Big Red Car is getting wet in the ATX — thunder and lightning. Sayeth the Big Red Car: “Bring it, Mother Nature.” So The Boss is visiting with one of his best CEOs and they get into a discussion about values. The CEO says: “Boss, I get it about values. Gotta have them. […]

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Traditional Values or Conservatism?

Big Red Car — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:52:25 +0000

Big Red Car here. Well, The Boss is in Idaho skiing. Huh? Yes, just me and the house sitter in this nice warm, top down weather. Already 75F and who knows how warm it is going to get? Haha Well, the Big Red Car has been doing a bit of thinking about the current values […]

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What do your offices say about your business?

Big Red Car — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:34:48 +0000

Big Red Car here. Hey, ya’ll, it’s a great day in the ATX. It’s 61F headed to 72F and sunny, sunny, sunny. Ahh, on Earth as it is in Texas. So The Boss was in NYC and Philadelphia last week visiting with some of his CEOs — brilliant all — and few Venture Capitalist friends. […]

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Weaving the Tapestry of Business

Big Red Car — Sat, 04 May 2013 10:31:00 +0000

Big Red Car here. Cool night and The Boss is up early this morning. He loves a Saturday morning. Pancakes and bacon, perhaps? Bit of fresh 10W30, please pass the clean air filter? Haha, Big Red Car, you crack yourself up. So The Boss was musing about the “tapestry of business” — all the individual […]

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Vision, Mission, Strategy, Values >>>>> OBJECTIVES

Big Red Car — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:51:45 +0000

Big Red Car here. Bluebird day here in the ATX. Top down day. So The Boss gets a bunch of emails in regard to the post about Performance Appraisal. He gave away a free exemplar — a form — which showed how he used to do this years ago. You can get one at that […]

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