The New York Times’ recent article, “Lyft’s John Zimmer on Empowering Others to Help them Grow” interviewed Lyft’s president, John Zimmer on how he’s been able to create and run a successful company. Zimmer talks about his life and work experiences have heavily influenced his process of being an entrepreneur. Zimmer’s summer job working at a Hyatt hotel, and growing up in a highly materialistic environment have created experiences that have been very applicable to his new job. Lyft is a ride-hailing service that has grown very quickly, starting off with only 30 drivers, and now has over 1,700 drivers. Although there are other existing competitors such as Uber and Curb, Zimmer said that the only thing he can do is to focus on the values of the …show more content…
He explains that he is a perfectionist and enjoys a challenge, for example, when he was 16 years old he applied at a job that only hired people 18 and up, determined to get a job, he told the manager to talk to his lawyers and figure it out, and in the end he got the job. Zimmer is a very eager person who is constantly trying to improve which is a big take away from this article. Zimmer’s attitude towards competition is admirable “I’ve embraced the idea that we can control what we can, and that’s the focus now.” It’s so easy to get engulfed in the constant pressure to be better than competitors but if you give it your 110%, and have good values, you can be successful. Many big companies are typically influenced by money, although money is important, it’s also important to have good values because customers are willing to pay a little bit extra for companies who have good morals as opposed to big shark companies. This can be seen with the surge of mom and pop shops that have been appearing everywhere recently. Lyft is a company that is significantly smaller than its biggest competitor, Uber. Regardless, Lyft is quickly rising on the popularity charts, with support from many top name celebrities who support and endorse what Lyft stands for. Lyft has strict Anti-discrimination Policies and recently pledged to donate 1 million dollars to the American Civil Liberties Union in response to President Trump’s Immigration ban. People are willing to support smaller companies who stand for what they believe in. As a person who one day hopes to run my own business, I would like to remain loyal to my core values and attract people who are not only interested in my product, but are willing to support what my business stands
In the same year that Zimpfer was rejected, Palm Beach County filled only 4 percent of managerial positions with persons over 55 years of age and only 16 percent with persons over 39. Do these data indicate illegal discrimination using disparate impact theory? Should Zimpfer's lawyer use disparate impact theory for his claim of age discrimination?
From a psychological standpoint, Dellen Millard’s actions and personality are clearly not typical of the average human. Millard was extremely affluent, yet committed murder in order to steal a car he could have easily bought. ‘Why?’ is the question which psychologists would ask. Millard was raised wealthy, educated, and privileged; he was not abused as a child, nor was he denied affection or care. Unlike many psychopaths, sociopaths, and murderers, Millard did not seem to have a troubled or traumatic life at all. What experiences in Millard’s life could have given rise to his manipulative, thrill-seeking and criminal behaviour- as well as his apparent lack of conscience- in spite of his indulgent and ordinary upbringing? Psychology studies- and attempts to comprehend- human behaviour: the human mind, personality, and thinking. As such, psychologists would find interest in understanding the thoughts and motivation behind Millard’s cold-blooded actions. They might look towards his childhood for answers, and endeavour to discover the events in his past that shaped him to be the person he
The Dread Scott decision exacerbated the debate over slavery by declaring that blacks cannot be citizens and that Congress does not have the power to prohibit slavery in the territories, which further divided the North and the South. The decision also deeply affected politics, and was one of the causes of the Civil War.
On September 24, 2016, “Charlotte Shooting; police release video and photo evidence,” an article developed by Nick Valencia, a writer for CNN, describes the events leading to the death of Keith Scott. According to the Charlotte Police department, officers were going to an apartment complex for an unrelated incident when officers notice Keith Scott in his car with a firearm visibly in his hand. Officers instructed Keith to drop the firearm. Instead of letting go of the firearm, Keith decided to exit the vehicle when he was told not to. This lead to officers firing upon 43 year old Keith Scott, as they felt he was a danger to everyone who was in the surrounding area.
The reaction and effectiveness of this poster might have been different in today’s society because Americans take full advantage of carpooling. The creation of Uber and Lyft are methods Americans use to carpool. This poster marked the beginning of a new tradition in American culture. Carpooling since 1945 has been a method to save gas and money. Overall during my analysis, I was able to put myself in the mindset of an American citizen during this time period. In today’s society, this poster would be effective to Americans including myself because we actually take advantage of carpooling in our daily
In 1995, a groundbreaking case called Jaffe vs. Redmond laid the foundation for confidentiality between therapists and patients. The case resulted from a dispute between two men that ended with an officer lethally assailing the aggressor and during the ensuing trial, said officer inadvertently helped to establish confidentiality rights while fighting to conceal her own medical history.
Throughout this book, author Robert Welch demonstrates values of compassion, caution, and knowledge. These values interweave in Welch’s explanations of how the healthcare system of this country has so much money invested in it, and yet, manage patients receive so little care. This country has a healthcare system that is currently operating out of a broken model that does not place value on individual health, but on profit incentive.
Ford had many struggles and challenges come his way before he became the maker of an efficient, non costly car that shaped our world into a technological nation. One challenge he faced was the inability to sell cars when The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers did not allow him to sell cars, (“Henry Ford”). This was a huge obstacle for him because when he created the Ford Model T he needed an audience to buy his product or he was going to be bankrupt. Luckily, since Ford was persistent and always fought for what he wanted he went to court against them and won his case. Moreover, Ford was sued by his own stockholders for putting their money into his company and he lost the case. When he lost the case he didn’t just give up, he worked harder to earn back the money he lost and eventually he bought them out and was able to continue building his stocks up, (“Father of the Modern Assembly Line”). Due to his perseverance and persistenceness he was able to continue with his company and thrive instead of seeing it crumble into nothing. His attitude towards his work is how he was able to create a multi-million dollar company and not let his obstacles bring him down, but let them shape him into a better, industrious
As his father was a minister, John brought some of his Christian beliefs into to his work and these were the basis of his philosophy on business. Though the company, and John himself, never pushed those beliefs on employees, customers, or the public, they are the cornerstone of how the company was run from then on and still is. For instance, he believed that customers were the main priority of his company 's business. The Lincoln Electric Company 's goal was to “build a better and better product at a lower and lower price” (Sharplin, 1989). Therefore, it was imperative that customer satisfaction and service be the number one goal. The second priority is employees. The people who work for Lincoln Electric have never had an organized labor union, and the company 's turnover rate is remarkably low. Any turnover figured is accounted for in retirements. This level of employee satisfaction is due also in part to how well Lincoln Electric compensates and treats its
Henry Ford, the man who revolutionized the car industry forever, founded his company under the beliefs that a car wasn’t a high-speed toy for the rich but instead a sturdy vehicle for everyday family needs, like driving to work, getting groceries or driving to church. However, Henry ford did much more than just this feat. He also tried to make peace in WWI before America had joined the war. In addition, Ford made the radical new five dollars a day payment. However, Ford also had his lows. At an early age, his mother died. His first two companies had also been failures. Against many of his closest friends protests, he published an anti-semitic (Jewish) newspaper. Ford had a very interesting and unique life and he changed the automotive industry forever.
Consumer focus, strong global brands, leading quality and values, nimble leadership and teamwork, corporate citizenship, and a passion for growth are the key elements of Ford's "Vision and Strategy Pyramid" (see appendix) of becoming the world's leading consumer based company that provides automotive products and services. This pyramid provides a summary of the ways that Ford is upholding it's commitment to success. The foundation of this pyramid, and the root of Ford's vision statement is the consumer. It is this consumer based focus the has been the key to Ford's transformation, growth and success over the years.
I. Introduction Southwest Airlines has come from an underdog to being one of the best airlines in the industry. This reputation translates from its strategic management of resources. The Co-founder and former CEO, Herb Kelleher, established a unique corporate culture that leads to high customer satisfaction, employees’ morale, and is one of the most profitable airlines in the industry (Jackson et al., 2012). Corporate culture concentrates on empowering the workforce. It shows through Southwest Airlines core values that “happy employees lead to happy customers, which create happy shareholders” (Jackson et al., 2012).
Jack Welch was considered to be a man of his vision. He believed in his vision for GE and he passed that belief down throughout the company. He passion for his vision changed the culture and structure of GE. In this paper we will analyze how Jack Welch developed his strategic plan, how he used his personal, political and positional power to shape GE. We will also look at how Jack Welch organized, built and planned his teams in keeping with his vision. In the end will look at how this all affected the culture of GE.
Erik Peterson faced a number of challenging situations with Jeff Hardy, a high level employee with CelluComm, the parent company of GMCT. At first we see an awkward relationship with Jeff Hardy whom Peterson had been assigned to work under by Ric Jenkins, partly due to the lack of concrete relationship guidelines between the two (Sami, 2013). Hardy had very little operational experience, and Peterson felt that he was unable to receive constructive guidance from Hardy. As a subordinate to Hardy, Peterson should have instead attempted to resolve this problem early on as it was a critical relationship within the GMCT Company. Consulting Hardy by letting him know of his concerns would have been a more efficient and respectful manner in handling the situation. This relationship building would also have been integral in facing the Peterson-Hardy communication issues with respect to the local municipalities and fire department. Operant Learning Theory (Johns & Saks, 2014, p.54) suggests that as a result of this negative consequence Peterson should be able to improve his interpersonal skills specifically with superiors within the organization moving forward. As a subordinate to Hardy, Peterson should have instead attempted to resolve this problem early on as it was a critical relationship within the GMCT Company.
The Ford Motor Company has been in business since the nineteenth century, and it has enjoyed a rather successful run as one of the top automobile-making industries in the United States. Ford Motor Company is a prosperous business because of strategic planning and changes that it was willing to take a risk on developing and implementing. Successful corporations have to adapt to the constantly changing environment or the company will be doomed to failure. In other words, customer shopping habits change as new products are introduced to the market or when other factors beyond Ford Motor Company’s control affect which vehicles are sold. For example, there is an increased demand for fuel efficient cars when the average price per gallon