Comments on: NBC’s Leno Dilemma http://strengths.jimseybert.com/2010/01/nbcs-leno-dilemma/ Helping people maximize their strengths Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:03:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tweets that mention NBC’s Leno Dilemma - Jim Seybert – Certified Strengths Trainer – Strategic Maximizer -- Topsy.com http://strengths.jimseybert.com/2010/01/nbcs-leno-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Tweets that mention NBC’s Leno Dilemma - Jim Seybert – Certified Strengths Trainer – Strategic Maximizer -- Topsy.com Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:33:24 +0000 http://strengths.jimseybert.com/?p=1604#comment-204 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jim Seybert, Jana Muntsinger. Jana Muntsinger said: Great insights from @jimseybert on the Leno dilemma: http://strengths.jimseybert.com/2010/01/nbcs-leno-dilemma/ [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jim Seybert, Jana Muntsinger. Jana Muntsinger said: Great insights from @jimseybert on the Leno dilemma: http://strengths.jimseybert.com/2010/01/nbcs-leno-dilemma/ [...]

]]> By: Jim Seybert http://strengths.jimseybert.com/2010/01/nbcs-leno-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Jim Seybert Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:43:44 +0000 http://strengths.jimseybert.com/?p=1604#comment-203 Excellent - and the best pullout from that piece is: <blockquote>The company’s financial reversal occurred, he indicated, not primarily because of the recession’s severity, but because after 2000 the company’s top executives made the mistake of pursuing <strong>finance-driven growth and pricing</strong> at the cost of sacrificing the basic principles that had made Toyota thrive.</blockquote> Profits before product - a recipe for decline. Excellent – and the best pullout from that piece is:

The company’s financial reversal occurred, he indicated, not primarily because of the recession’s severity, but because after 2000 the company’s top executives made the mistake of pursuing finance-driven growth and pricing at the cost of sacrificing the basic principles that had made Toyota thrive.

Profits before product – a recipe for decline.

]]> By: Stephanie Barnes http://strengths.jimseybert.com/2010/01/nbcs-leno-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Stephanie Barnes Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:14:59 +0000 http://strengths.jimseybert.com/?p=1604#comment-202 Hi Jim, When I read your post it reminded me of this article that I came across recently, some similar issues, I think, and similar outcomes, although completely different country and industry. http://www.thecqi.org/Knowledge-Hub/Qualityworld/Articles/The-unnatural-environment/ Best, Stephanie Hi Jim,

When I read your post it reminded me of this article that I came across recently, some similar issues, I think, and similar outcomes, although completely different country and industry.

http://www.thecqi.org/Knowledge-Hub/Qualityworld/Articles/The-unnatural-environment/

Best,
Stephanie

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