iAspire To Prosper

Have you ever watched a colleague or competitor in action and wondered how is it that some people just seem to make all the right business moves?  They seem to flawlessly adapt and shift in any business scenario.  How do they do it?  Are they shaking an old Magic 8-Ball?  Ok – just Google it.  What’s their secret?  In simple terms, what they have…and what you want…is something called business acumen. 

Business acumen is a demonstration of savvy.  It embodies the skills of honed perception, quick-thinking wit, courage, adaptability and a wee bit craziness.  It’s willing to take the leap…confident that there’s a chance you just might bounce the landing.  So how do you get your hands on this elixir of business?  Sure, some people seem to be born with the gift.  It’s like mom and dad and the moon and stars all aligned to create a prodigy of savviness.  For the rest of us mortal business beings, the simple answer:  practice and patience.  Specifically, it is the combination of practicing c...

Consider the term “citizenship”.  What thoughts race though your mind?  How do you define it?  Do you bend towards ‘legal status’ or ‘member of a community’ or maybe, it’s ‘an identity of belonging to a specific culture’?  For many, when asked for an immediate judgement, citizenship is wrapped up in an individual’s contribution or responsibility to a society.  It’s about the individual.  Great…but what about a business or a corporation?  Doesn’t a company also have a responsibility to the community in which it “lives”?  Assuredly, it does.

Corporate Citizenship or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) speaks to a company’s responsibility to nurture the health of the community in which it resides and also of the communities in which it serves.  Health, in this case, refers to principles such as living standards, quality of life and security, environment, community development and growth.  This type of citizenship is grounded in an ethos or ethical commitment to its fellow members.  Res...