Essays on Success

Background * Luck Companies was founded by Charles Luck, Jr. n 1923 in Richmond Virginia; Charlie Luck IV become president and COO in 1995 and CEO 1999 * Family run business that like many small businesses used a “top-down” management style * Built on a “we care” attitude that emphasized integrity and treating people right,…

How does a company become successful and stay successful? Certainly not by playing it safe and following the traditional ways of doing business! Taking a strategic risk is what General Electric (GE) did when it launched its Ecomagination strategic initiative in 2005. According to Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO: Ecomagination is GE’s commitment to address…

What are goals and what do they mean? To many people, goals and dreams are what help drive them every day to accomplish something that they have set for themselves to help better and improve their lives. There can be many different types of goals, from short term goals to mid range goals and long…

A play which I have seen and particularly enjoyed is Willy Russell’s ‘Blood Brothers’ which I saw on 15th March 2006 in a matinee performance at the Wolverhampton Grand. The audience mainly consisted of secondary school children and OAP’s. The audience’s reception to the play was extremely positive and they gave a standing ovation at…

The success rate of a business organization is determined by the level of satisfaction it has being able and is still capable of rendering to those who patronize its services or products. It also9 depend on the level of trust the clients or buyers have for the service or product from the organization. This will…

Was little rock a success or failure as a civil rights protest? Little rock protest was a success and a failure. I personally think that it was more of a failure then a success. This is because the little nine went through a lot of physical and verbal abuse, crowds of white people at different…

Aim for success is an independent, non-profit, educational organization that promotes a life style of excellence by encouraging the development of self-control, self-respect, and self-discipline. Through live presentations students are encouraged to develop strong, responsible characters. We learned to speak one word after another. A sequence of thoughts can “direct our brains” to a series…

The book ‘Major in Success’ by Patrick Combs is essentially a self-help book for college and life. Along with providing many real life success examples, Combs does a good job in anticipating the arguments against his ideas and answers them. ‘Major in Success’ has some great advice as well as some major flaws. The ‘aim…

Nirma is one of the well known brands in India. The company was started in 1969 by Dr. Karsanbhai khodidas Patel and now it has an employee base of about 14000 with an annual turnover of Rs. 2500 crores. Nirma is named after Dr. Karsanbhai Patel’s daughter called Nirupma (Nima). It manufactures detergents and toiletries….

Fairy’s brand bubble never seems to burstIt is often said that somebody who has been trained in marketing at Proctor and Gamble can go on to successfully market anything. Proctor and Gamble operates – mainly low value consumer goods such as household detergents are among the most fiercely competitive, and building brands is key to…