For the completist out there we bring you this web exclusive, a full transcript of the conversation between Alberta Venture editor Michael McCullough and Enbridge’s executive vice-president, chief financial officer and corporate development Richard Bird. Enbridge was the winner in the Corporate Financial Performance category in Alberta’s Most Respected Corporations of 2009 survey. You can read the article here. >
Alberta Venture’s Most Respected Corporations feature returned in November 2009. Your input helped us determine who leads the pack in the areas of:
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The readers have spoken. The companies below represent the three most often cited by respondents as worthy of respect. The leaders in their respective categories are listed in bold type
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Every year Alberta Venture asks businesspeople throughout the province to name the corporations and corporate leaders they most respect in a variety of categories. This year, with the help of Leger Marketing, we polled 2,500 business owners and managers for the organizations and individuals they feel exemplify the traits of honesty, foresight, leadership, focus and accountability.
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Twelve corporations and three individuals demonstrate that respect is something you must earn every day
Respect is a challenging concept. It takes years to build a practice record that demonstrates a company’s right to command respect, yet that effort can be undone in scant days. The legacy of respect may even make maintaining a solid corporate reputation more difficult; those who have achieved the highest standards are constantly, consciously scrutinized for a single misstep.
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Background
Alberta Venture has surveyed corporate Alberta annually through the Most Respected Corporations program since 2001. The purpose of the survey is to identify organizations possessing leading-edge business practices and philosophies.
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