Business · FORTUNE
Fortune #37
Mixed — reflect carefully
Put unclear partner terms in writing before handing over stock: price, duties, payment date, and returns.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“ค่านิยมหลัก = หลักการสำคัญและยั่งยืนขององค์กร – ชุดหลักการชี้นำทั่วไปที่ไม่ซ้ำซ้อนกับวัฒนธรรมหรือแนวปฏิบัติเฉพาะ และไม่ควรประนีประนอมเพื่อผลประโยชน์ทางการเงินหรือความสะดวกในระยะสั้น”
— จิม คอลลินส์
นักเขียนและนักวิจัยด้านการบริหารชาวอเมริกัน ผู้เขียน Good to Great
- Person
- Jim Collins
- Source work
- Quotes / Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, 1994
- Source text
- Core values = The organization’s essential and enduring tenets – a small set of general guiding principles, not to be confused with specific cultural or operating practices, and not to be compromised for financial gain or short-term expediency.
STORY & REFLECTION
One page before consignment
Guidance-based illustration · One page before consignment
Illustrative scene: A pastry shop agrees to consign goods to a cafe after a brief chat. A month later they disagree on who pays for expired items and return delivery.
The owner writes a one-page summary covering quantity, price, share, payment cycle, expiry, and returns. Both sides confirm it before the next shipment.
The SBA recommends making customers, sales methods, responsibilities, and financial projections clear in a business plan. A partner arrangement likewise benefits from written costs, duties, and payment timing.
Clarity before delivery is easier than a dispute after stock leaves the shelf.
Reflection
Read terms fully before committing.
A small action today
Request written price, timing, and duties.
A question to reflect on
Who bears the cost of unsold stock under this deal?