Faking an Identity: How Inauthentic Organizations Dress Up
Special Halloween Edition In the spirit of Halloween, a time of costumes, treats and tricks, I’m inspired to start a list of ways that organizations dress themselves up so that […]
Can Organizations Regain Authenticity by Bringing Back Their Original Visionaries?: Where to, Starbucks?
Too many organizations feel inauthentic. Some organizations never had authenticity, and they feel empty. Other organizations had authenticity once but have since lost it. These organizations feel hollow. In an […]
McCain Campaign Exploits the Race of Their Hired Help
The McCain Campaign has hired Obama supporters to work as as "paid volunteers ."Â As reported by Tom Baldwin in the UK Times, and picked up by The Huffington Post […]
Organizational Identity, Employee Branding and Political Contributions: Should you care if The Body Shop leans Republican?
The Body Shop is Republican? Anita Roddick must be rolling over in her grave. Released last week were the results of a study that shows how organizations have supported the […]
The Lyin', the Which? , and The Wardrobe: Palin's new clothes cost her more than $150,000
Sarah , Sarah , Sarah . Just when I’m ready to move on to other topics, you serve up yet another opportunity to understand organizations and authenticity. This time, the […]
6 Reasons Why Taking Responsibility is Good for Your Organization
In my previous post, Can Taking Responsibility for the Financial Crisis Be Good For You ?, I argue that taking responsibility is the one thing that you and your organization […]
Can Taking Responsibility for the Financial Crisis Be Good For You?
In a word, yes. You’d never know it from the conversation we’ve been having about our current financial crisis, but it’s true: Taking responsibility for your organization’s part in the […]
Mix Fake and Real, the Palin Way
People are hungry for authentic leaders and authentic organizations . Assessing an organization’s authenticity or a candidate’s authenticity is one way that we gauge where to place our trust. To […]
4 Ways Palin Creates a Fake "Reality"
In my earlier post, Use Real Authenticity to Establish Fake Authenticity: Sarah Palin shows organizations how , I argue that Palin is a useful role model for organizations in the […]
Obama's Website Made Me Cry
It moved me from intent to action. It snuck past my shield of cynicism. It struck me at the core of what I care about. And it made me remember […]