I wanted to share something I’ve been quietly building, Over the past few years, I’ve been researching, writing, and coaching around how businesses can be part of the solutions — to local and global challenges, yes, but also to creating workplaces that are energizing, purposeful, and built to last. This work weaves together my experiences across sectors — nonprofit, corporate, coaching, and facilitation — and my long-standing belief that good business can (and must) be a force for good.
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Category: Strategic Planning
Isn’t ESG a Finance Term? Can’t our CFO
The landscape of business leadership has evolved, emphasizing authentic and ethical risk management through ESG practices. Companies increasingly recognize the importance of holistic approaches and employee well-being. Initiatives like mindfulness and community support enhance productivity and engagement, illustrating that broader thinking contributes to organizational efficacy beyond mere profit and time management.
China’s “Common Prosperity”, Corporate S
The Broad Group’ and Starbucks-China’s efforts and tradeoffs In this series of articles on the “alphabet soup of corporate citizenship”, I’ve pondered the changes in how we make impact; laid out some history & definitions of some concepts; shared a few examples of small and large companies leading the way; and delved into how individuals, companies […]
Alibaba – China’s “Common Prosperity”, P
Part 1 Context of China’s economic development, and one company’s social responsibility initiatives (Part 2 includes brief case studies of Broad Group and Starbucks-China’s sustainability and CSR work). In this series of articles on the alphabet soup of corporate citizenship, I’ve pondered the changes in how we make impact; laid out some history & definitions of some […]
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…
A Quick History of Corporate Sustainabil...
In my last post, I talked about the mindset of corporate citizenship, and my own path to working to support and expand it. In this one I’ll share a bit about the history and pieces of that field of work.
The concept of sustainability has been widely discussed since the 1950s, albeit primarily in the international development and agricultural arenas. As it moved into business spheres, the number of terms and related concepts were further developed to address…
Managing the Board – Connecting Passion,
Many of us want to give back to society, perhaps to a cause that has touched our family or friends. Being on a Board offers us the chance to leverage and hone our business skills. We can share our marketing, accounting, academic, or legal mind, maybe get some experience in strategic planning, or general management […]
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 […]
2 of 3. Organizational Culture, burnout...
In part two of this series, we discuss shifting to a culture which is goal-oriented, long-term focused, and work-life-balanced. 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 discuss the issues and how to begin […]
1 of 3. Organizational culture, burnout ...
I was having dinner with a friend the other day and he spoke about loving his organization but that the frenetic pace, tactical (vs strategic) focus, heavy workload and lack of recognition were pushing him to burnout. We spoke about the leaders’ management styles, inter-personal dynamics among staff, important vs urgent deadlines, strategic vision of […]