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Mauri Libi Crestani: Is the Clinton Foundation a shared value initiative ?

The Clinton foundation was started by President Bill Clinton soon after he left office. It's mission stated by the foundation was "to strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of  global interdependence." Its goals are global health and wellness, creating economic opportunities and growth, fighting obesity, creating greater freedom and opportunities for women and climate change.  The foundation works with individuals who want to help, organizations, corporations, celebrities and governmentsThe foundation has collected $2 billion in donations from different companies, organizations and governments. Because Bill Clinton was a former president he has the ability to bring together these different groups and make them work together successfully.  Because of organizations like the Clinton foundation  and in large due to this organization about 12 million people have received anti malarial medication. The organization has helpe...

Mauro Libi Crestani: Eke and Kahuna

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.” - John Homer Miller. In an effort to help you develop a positive attitude towards your life and others we will discuss a  wisdom from the Hawaiian Islands - knowledge they refer to as “ Kahuna .” The first concept is called Eke. It is s belief that all changes has to start within yourself. If you want to make changes in your company, with your employees or within your relationship, then first you have to make those changes within yourself. The concept of Eke is that we go from a belief of lacking to a belief  of abundance. If you are lacking in education , then become the most educated in your field. If your company is lacking in innovation and in research and development become the most innovative. If you customers have a lack of enthusiasm towards you and your company, do something ...

Mauro Libi Crestani: Coca-Cola and the share value initiative

The  Coca-Cola Company  founded in 1892, is the world’s largest soft drink maker. It sells more than 3,500 products worldwide. Like all large companies, you do not stay number one unless you constantly work at staying number one. Of course the product is of up most importance but so is the image of the company. That is where share value initiative comes into play. Coke Cola knows that the Hispanic community is the fastest growing community in the USA. To get s large share of this community to support and buy its products would be very profitable. Share Value Initiative  concept is that if you pull your resources and help a community that you in turn would benefit.  Coke Cola  runs a Hispanic scholarship fund to help Latinos with their college cost. The median income of Hispanic families is well below any other minority group in the US. The percentage going to college a few years ago was low and with scholarships like these, the college attendance rate in ...

Mauro Libi Crestani: The secret of success

You are about to learn a secret to be successful. This secret will bring you success in your business life and in your personal life. You must first know yourself. Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with and is this person really the right one for you. If you choose a partner that has totally different goals in life, then that person us wrong for you and you should not want to change someone into something that they are not. The same applies to work. What are your talents and passion ? If you try to succeed in a business that is not something you enjoy and that you are good at, forget nothing can help you.  Once you find your goal and passion in your personal and business life then let your power within yourself come out. Believe in yourself that you can be the best in your business. Have a positive attitude about your own self and your own abilities. Know that you can be the best and work hard at it.  That may mean investing in education and training, it may ...

Mauro Libi: To succeed we must work hard

One of the secrets revealed by Bill Gates, who for over 22 years has held the top spot in Forbes magazine as the richest man in the world is that in order to reach the first place we must work tirelessly, focusing on target , tirelessly and remain convinced that the chosen path will lead to the goal.  And the people who succeed tend to stand out from the rest because they are always ready for action, always available to do more, and to generate expanded opportunities , do not usually complain of life, or the people and work. They are creating Positive changes in its wake. They are creative and know how to locate the possibilities where others see adversity. Bill Gates says he was always willing to work 20 hours a day if necessary and nowadays he does the same, despite being the world's richest man. Successful people know that the road to the top is hard. It does not always yield the expected immediate results. They know that at the end of the tunnel is the goal and they in...

Mauro Libi Crestani: Can a positive attitude help you with public speaking ?

You have been asked to give a speech. The idea of speaking in front of a group of people terrifies you.  The last time you spoke, your knees were shaking as well as your voice. You heard your voice echo in your own ears loudly and your audience were so quiet that you could hear s pin drop. You saw all their eyes on you and they were judging you.  You hated having to talk publicly and promised yourself that you would  never put yourself through that again.  Now think, what got you so nervous? Oh, it was because your not a good speaker? Is that what it is? Somehow, you were a good enough speaker to get a spouse to marry you. Somehow, you are a good enough speaker to be able to talk to a customer and make the sale. Many of us are actually good speakers but when it comes to public speaking we allow our negative thought to take over and tell our self that we are not able to do it well. We get that negative feeling that our audience is judging us poorly. That they a...

Mauro Libi Crestani: Does one bad apple really spoil the whole bunch? 

The answer is a big YES. The riper a piece of fruit is, the more ethylene it produces. This leads to a concentration of the gas that’s enough to over ripen all the fruit. Given the right conditions and enough time, one apple can push all the fruit around it to ripen—and eventually rot. Additionally, an apple that is infested with mold will contaminate other fruit it's stored with as the mold seeks additional food sources and spreads. In both cases, it actually does take just one single apple to start a domino chain that ruins the rest of the bunch. This example has been used so many times as an analogy for an employee with a bad attitude.  If a company has an employee who doesn't care about the company it its customers, comes in late every day, doesn't carry her weight of the work load, that will affect the attitude of the other employees. Why should I do all the work when she gets the same salary and does nothing. That attitude will spread among the employees. Soon y...