Milton Friedman, Blackrock & other influencers of the last 70 years— shareholders, stakeholders, sustainability. At its most basic level, the purpose of a company is to meet a market need, and to continue doing so. There are pragmatic concerns about doing it effectively, consistently, and profitably. The way to meet market needs, however, has been […]
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Who are some of the big companies doing ...
You may or not have heard about some of the big companies making sustainability and social responsibility a key part of their brand and way of doing things. And, you may or not believe what many of them say. I want to share a few good examples — because they inspire through their focus on the vision, willingness to navigate complexity on the way to achieving it; and because they can offer a path to follow to inspired profitability.
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…
The Way We Make Impact is Changing
It’s a wild and exciting thing to see the corporate and non-profit mindsets coming together– embracing a little complexity in analytics and realities, and doing well, while doing good. Folks are seeing that doing business better, listening to all stakeholders, managing for the long-term, and doing good… can be good for business.
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 […]
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 […]