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 […]
The 3 Inviolable Rules of Authentic Organizations
While working on some ideas in the pipeline, I realized that I have a few absolutes about what defines when organizations are being authentic. I’ve tried to whittle these down […]
Fake Names for Authentic Organizations? Thornberg & Forester
Is this organization being authentic by giving itself a fake name? photofrom digitalcontnentproducer.com There’s a funny little news tidbit in Sunday’s New York Times Business section, right below Tommy Hilfiger’s […]
Authentic or Not?: A Men’s Organization with a woman member
Recently, I told you about an organizational situation that raises some interesting questions about whether the organization is being authentic. The organization, a Men’s Chorus, has up to 249 male […]
Authentic Food Organizations: Why I love my CSA
Spring is here, and I’m in love again… with my CSA. CSA as in “cyber-spouse avatar”? No, CSA as in Community Supported Agriculture. It’s a group of us — 55 […]
Suspicious of “Authenticity”, women challenge Dove ads – Again!
The latest controversy over Dove’s "Real Women" ads shows just how suspicious we are of organizations that claim they have become authentic and honest, after showing themselves to be neither. […]
B Corp Identity: An Opportunity for Organizational Authenticity
What are for-profit organizations to do, if they want to pursue social purposes and be authentic? Until recently, organizations facing this authenticity dilemma had three options. They could: Attempt to […]
5 Reasons Why Being Authentic Can Be Bad For Your Organization
Being authentic requires constant vigilance. Authentic organizations need constantly to monitor the relationship between their identity, their image, and their actions. Ideally, the organization wants to catch (and fix) any […]
Defining Organizational Authenticity
What does it mean to be an ‘authentic organization’? I’ll be trying to answer this question in a number of different ways, but for this particular post, let me offer […]