Comments on: The 3 R’s in Business: ROI, ROR, and ROA.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:28:04 +0000

I would agree that, presently, it is relationships and politics that are key to corporate success and survival.
But care must be taken when this idea is taken too far and you end up with a large group of politicians running the company.
As the domestic and global financial crisis continues to unfold, it may well be that those companies with leadership that is too heavily based on salesmanship, corporate cheer leading, and politics will fail to “make the cut” or weather the storm if you will.
For example, consider the sub-prime mortgage mess, we are still embroiled in. It’s probably safe to say that there were too many corporate “yes men” and not enough people asking the tough questions, stepping on toes, and insisting on execution of due-diligence procedures that were designed to avoid such catastrophic results.
Innovative, hard working, and goal driven performers may be poised to make a come back. And these people may be tiring of corporate cheerleaders and politicians stepping in to grab the rewards and glory.
When negative connotations no longer attach to age old cliches such as “It’s not what you know but who you know that counts” but rather are reinterpreted and presenting as the benefits of “personal networking”, surely a price will be paid somewhere down the road.

By: Managing with Aloha Coaching

Managing with Aloha Coaching — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:19:49 +0000

It’s your Kuleana to pay attention! My ROA coach is none other than Katie Couric.

I could not have planned this better if I tried. Yesterday I posted here at MWAC about the responsibility that managers have for leadership, and translating that can-be-intimidating-but-doesn’t-have-to-be phrase into making things clear. Well, sometime…

By: Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching

Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:37:05 +0000

An ‘Imi ola Form for Business: POP ² Management

In case you haven’t noticed yet, I love using acronyms. They are a coach’s best friend, because acronyms are the stuff of mantras. They keep people focused, provide teams with decision-making filters, and create the Language of Intention in organizatio…

By: Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching

Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching — Thu, 11 May 2006 05:58:09 +0000

The 3 New R’s: Restlessness, Revolution, and Reinvention

One of my most popular articles for Talking Story ever, was one written in March of 2005 called The 3 R’s in Business, ROI, ROR, and ROA. Today, that’s old news. Still valid, but old”• it’s stuff you should have

By: Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching

Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:34:29 +0000

Yes, I love those R’s

Remember ROI, ROR and ROA? Now, I give you ROV, and ROV Coaching. If you are a manager, you can do this kind of coaching too. It relates to the first part of this one-two punch of great management: What

By: The RFID Weblog

The RFID Weblog — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:55:00 +0000

Carnival of the Capitalists Arrives

Welcome to the March 14, 2005 edition of Carnival of the Capitalists, the Internet’s most intriguing weekly round-up of free-market articles. We have some superb entries this week, and all are well worth reading. Affiliate Recruiting Blog – Franklin Ba…

By: Yvonne DiVita

Yvonne DiVita — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:51:52 +0000

As usual, I learned something new today. I had glanced over this post when you originally wrote it, but meant to come back to it, some other time. Meant to’s are like “round to its” they never happen. So glad you submitted it to the Carnival. Now, I can digest appropriately and move forward confidently.

By: The RFID Weblog

The RFID Weblog — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:28:06 +0000

Carnival of the Capitalists Arrives

By: K. Todd Storch

K. Todd Storch — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:45:47 +0000

Rosa,
Fantastic post. It is this type of reading in the morning that makes me more sharp for my day.
Thank you for the perspective and challenge.
Todd