Hello Readers, I have a question for you in these dynamic (!) times — so many changes & things to do or pay attention to, too much news and disconnection in the world. Are you giving yourself time to acknowledge the moment and its challenges, and to take time for your strategic reflection and grounding […]
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Category: Communications
How Do We Best Communicate Our Company’s
The article discusses corporate citizenship and the importance of effective communication regarding a company’s sustainability and ESG practices. It highlights various examples, historical context, and motivations for small and medium businesses to embrace these initiatives. By sharing goals and impacts transparently, companies can foster trust and reap the benefits of their efforts.
Greenwashing — Value Signaling, Tricky D
Is it Greenwashing? Who or what needs to change? 10 questions and 8 examples for your inner Ethicist and Private Investigator 🕵🏽♀️ Greenwashing, in its pure case, is making showy statements about a generous and/or responsible action, while suppressing information on the much larger, negative impact of other corporate practices. It is a form of […]
Greenwashing — The Concept And A Few Cle
Cynical marketing, naivete vs. intentional misinformation, and finding a way to openly discuss mistakes and missteps Companies are making efforts at doing better, and embracing corporate citizenship in all its alphabet soup glory (CS, CSR, CW, DEI, ESG, SDG, PPP, etc). It’s not perfect, nor are all efforts authentic — exaggeration, compromising on values, and even greenwashing […]
Implementing and Sustaining CSR ESG Init...
I had an interesting discussion about how business leaders move from reading the statistics and liking the concepts, to actually designing and maintaining initiatives. There’s a lot that can be said, but the short answer is…
Where Have You Been the Last Two Years? ...
There’s a more-than two year break in the blog postings, what’s been happening? The answer is… a lot, actually — at the global, organizational or Glocal level, and personally for our founder. It includes what everyone has experienced — the pandemic and the life and work changes it imposed- and how we’ve internalized it at […]
Not what they seem – statistics and unde
The Corona-era reveals or uncovers a lot — about humanity, about our society. Much of it is beautiful, like shared music on balconies, and generous donations, etc; unfortunately, some of it is not. This pandemic has really laid bare some of the inequalities in our system (driven by systemic, often unconscious -isms)
3 of 3. Organizational Culture, burnout...
In part three of this series, we discuss details of the strategic planning for and implementation of this multi-faceted, goal-oriented culture. Employees in all sectors, but especially the societal improvement space are often overwhelmed by large goals. They are under-resourced and are burning out. In this three-part blog series, we are discussing the issues and […]
Finding the Creative Flow
If you’re in this world, you are undeniably navigating or prepping for change, and that takes creativity. We are in the era of globalization, big data, and converging technologies (have you seen Shift Happens?). So, if you’re managing your career, and/or your family, or a program or product, or a company, congratulations, you’re channeling some […]