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Octopus Strategies » Blog Archive » Brand & Reputation Management — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:56:42 +0000

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Comment on IBM’s “Eco-efficient Economy” by Mike Rowlands

Mike Rowlands — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:49:42 +0000

Shortly after entering this post, I received this link to Globe’s site, where a more robust breakdown of the ingredients of the Sustainability Imperative is presented: http://ow.ly/1DM72 “The old rules no longer apply,” it states, “for the Enterprise of Tomorrow.”

Comment on Missing the Whole Olympic Point by RESP

RESP — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:21:40 +0000

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Comment on Wizard of Ads on Authenticity by Lachelle Udo

Lachelle Udo — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:56:23 +0000

Super-Duper sitio! I am loving it!! Volveré de nuevo – la toma que se alimenta también, gracias.

Comment on Missing the Whole Olympic Point by Mike Rowlands

Mike Rowlands — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:59:24 +0000

I had lunch with a friend today, who had read this post, and was intrigued by it: For such a community-minded group of organizations, it’s surprising that more thought hasn’t obviously gone into how Hockey House can benefit the community in which it stands. She suggested that I could be more proactive, and suggest some ideas, so here they are….

1. Contribute some of the proceeds to youth hockey. That certainly fits the theme, and there are plenty of kids who could use a helping hand to play our national sport.

2. Invite some of Vancouver’s youth to spend some time at Hockey House during the games. There are plenty of local youth who would never have the opportunity to visit Hockey House—many for financial reasons. Perhaps some time and space could be made for youth who would appreciate social and networking time with the businesspeople that no doubt will fill most of the seats.

3. Focus on helping the neighbourhood. Hockey House is going to stand at the meeting points of Gastown, Chinatown, and the Downtown East Side. There are plenty of great organizations working hard to resolve some of the challenges in that neighbourhood. Building Opportunities in Business is looking for funding, and that certainly would fit with the Board of Trade’s constituencies.

I’m the first to confess I’m a capitalist. I’m not at all set against companies turning a profit. But when such hard times are hitting so many, and when so much revenue appears to be pending from Hockey House, responsible companies and business organizations should share the wealth with the communities they rely on.

What do you think? Sound off with a comment….

Comment on Don’t Get in my Face! by Heather Hughes

Heather Hughes — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:26:26 +0000

How enlightening. I am promoting ’sustainable’ employee development and recently wrote an article about the need to move away from traditional workshops that take people off the job, use precious resources to move people to hotels, fly or drive to their destiation for learning and then return to work and pick up where they left off. Instead I’m promoting a ’shadow coaching’ or actio-learning’ model which I’ve used with huge success. It helps a company reduce their carbon footprint, save money and they get a huge improvement in performance. That’s a great ROI in this ecoomy and we save the planet too.

Comment on Don’t Get in my Face! by Teri Conrad (TLCHOME)

Teri Conrad (TLCHOME) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:38:38 +0000

I think the collective conscious is pushing us in this direction. Impossible to feel good about doing business any other way.
Cheers!
Teri

Comment on Food & Finances by Emma Sims

Emma Sims — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:38:37 +0000

This is from the book “Hungry Planet”.by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio

Comment on The Legacy of Tommy’s Gold by The Salient Group News » Blog Archive » Flack Block: Vancouver History and Business Collaboration tips come together at Octopus Strategies

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:21:18 +0000

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Comment on 40 Years Since “Give Peace a Chance” by Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:44:16 +0000

Sadly, 40 years after they publicly asked the question, the world is still waiting to give it a real chance. Little bits here and there are a good start – but we need a real commitment.