A Good Reputation Is Not an Accident
Incentive is Everything
Doing the Impossible
Experiment
1001 Small Things
100
"Deliberately cultivate your reputation and legacy."
What is Ben Franklin's 12th Rule of Management?
100
This was given out to prior to prayers to incentivize the workers to attend.
What is rum?
100
This religious group was against guns and violence.
Who were the Quakers?
100
This was not just a healthy life change, but an economic experiment as well.
What is BF's experiment with becoming a vegetarian?
100
This popular online retailer promotes itself, according to the book, as the "Earth's Biggest Selection."
Who is Amazon?
200
Principal of Standard Oil, organizational genius, but did a bad job managing his public image.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
200
Incentive is Everything.
What is BF's 8th rule of management?
200
Create solutions for seemingly impossible problems.
What is Ben Franklin's 9th rule of management?
200
Become a revolutionary for experimentation and change.
What is BF's 10 rule of Management?
200
The author discusses this company's culture and the 1001 things they do for their customers, employees that make it a unique offering in their marketplace?
Who is Southwest Airlines?
300
These two things are what Franklin suggested modern managers should do to manage your reputation.
What is employ a good PR firm(proactive stance in managing your reputation) and publish articles/biographies/blogs?
300
BF believed that this factor motivates all people but that love, altruism and reason also incentivize.
What is self-interest?
300
This man underestimated capitalism and thought that ideas and customer markets would eventually run out. He also thought it would fail because capital would become concentrated in the hands of an elite few and the embittered masses would have no means to start their own businesses.
Who is Karl Marx?
300
______ is the mother of good luck.
What is Diligence?
300
This Pepperdine Alum and Business Advisory Council member created Prime Time Shuttle and leveraged Ben Franklin's incentive and rewards systems.
Who is John Kindt?
400
One of Franklin's fundamental beliefs was the importance of paying these people?
Who is your creditors?
400
This psychologist developed the concept of operant conditioning and that most behaviors fell into two categories: desirable and undesirable. He also found that REWARDS are twice as effective and powerful than PUNISHMENT.
Who is Skinner?
400
When one overcomes huge obstacles. The author used the example of having his class read Atlas Shrugged before the end of the semester.
What is "unleashing latent abilities?"
400
This document offers a powerful framework for fighting dysfunctional habits and promoting change at the institutional level. Here is an excerpt: "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with the certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
There were three attributes that led to Franklin's success in partnerships. He carefully selected them, gave the partners maximum financial freedom. The final one was...
What is ownership incentive?
500
These three wishes were highlighted by 95 year olds for a life to live over.
What are Risk, Reflection, and Legacy?
500
"Without ____, courage is weak."
What is Justice?
500
This is Ben Franklin's answer to "necessity never made a good bargain." Meaning sometimes it is harder to do the impossible when your back is against the wall. BF believed this Virtue was one way to stay out of desperation.
What is frugality?
500
This segment of the market that is so small they typically do not warrant attention; however, according to Andy Grove of Intel, they are where true innovation and new markets thrive.
What is the Segment Zero phenomenon?
500
"Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed." is a quote by this famous person.
Who is Ben Franklin?
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