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 […]
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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 […]
Effects of Setting Minimum Wage or Minim...
Capitalism, socialism, systemic thinking and creating a society we want to live in Have you noticed in the last 5–15 years, that prominent folks are talking about the intersections of things a lot more? And how some “non-business” practices are increasingly regarded as indispensable to the executive and the company’s success? Business is successfully being […]
How the Alphabet Soup Of Corporate Citiz...
And Why Your Company’s Bottom Line Needs Purposeful and Inclusive Culture To Stay Resilient 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; […]
The alphabet soup of corporate citizensh...
Some ingredients to keep your company’s fans in the workplace and marketplace. If a company wants to be attractive to good employees and to retain an innovative edge, it has to have strong CW and DEI policies, practices and culture. A company will also want good relations with the hosting community, and to be a respected, […]
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 […]
How to keep hope amidst such heartache –
May 31, 2020 we have reached the 76th day of shelter in place, and there is so much bad news of deaths, injustices, and fake news exacerbating it all. This is not an easy post to write, nor to read. So, you can choose, whether or not to engage. I don’t propose a quick solution […]
How to Keep Hope Amidst Such Heartache &
May 31, 2020 we have reached the 76th day of shelter in place, and there is so much bad news of deaths, injustices, and fake news exacerbating it all. This is not an easy post to write, nor to read. So, you can choose, whether or not to engage. I don’t propose a quick solution […]
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)