leadership

taking risks

Given the changes in the world economy, every day, there are more risk averse companies and employees. However, risk-taking is an essential part of innovation, and key to the survival and success of a company.[read more]

I would suggest that by in large leaders don’t examine deeply enough the moral dimension of their actions or their decisions. Too much other stuff gets in the way. But people can see the effect of lack of moral leadership.[read more]

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Business leaders pay far too much attention to innovation and far too little to cultivating talented entrepreneurs.[read more]

We need more leaders willing to remind us and show us how to do the impossible. How to tap into “what-if” without ridicule. We need more leaders willing to stand alone, if needed, and serve their employees in a way that unleashes talent, camaraderie, unity.[read more]

The third installment in the Sustainable Leadership series. My career has been dedicated to spreading this message for years now: Doing the right thing pays. I first articulated that notion in relation to customer service: when a company treats its customers like they matter, those customers come back for more – and happily bring their friends.[read more]

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Corporate social responsibility often provokes a lot of debate. But one thing that most people seem to be agreed on is the necessity of good communications. Of course, what makes for "good" communications is not so clear cut. Should companies engage in dialogue and debate with their stakeholders?[read more]

Safe working environments don’t just happen. In order to create and maintain a safe, productive workplace, managers must balance along the thin edge of innovation. In this webinar, we brought together experts from the fields of leadership, academic philosophy, public health, and business sustainability to investigate how a culture of...[read more]

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Senior leaders are faced with new challenges from all sides. Generational differences, economic hardships, and change fatigue haunt them. Here, 2 key characteristics of the relationship leaders now have to their employees and organization.[read more]

Last week, I wrote the first post in a series about sustainable growth and discussed how the core values of DuPont are helping drive progress in our mission. I also talked about how strong leadership assures these values are woven into the fabric of our company. We know that sustainable growth cannot be achieved if leaders measure their success on financial performance alone. Our experience shows that organizations can operate profitably and achieve other business benefits when their cultures and business strategies are driven by a goal of sustainable growth and a strong ethical code.[read more]

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If you’re nice you earn less money. I noticed a couple of stories the other week about how nice folks suffer on the career ladder. That Jerk really does make more than you and Mean people earn higher salaries Research carried out over 20 years and using a sample of over 10,000 workers seems to prove that this is the case. Its depressing news – especially when women’s groups are fighting to reduce the gender pay gap, niceness is still a limiting factor.[read more]

I’m shy and introverted by nature. No one believes this, but if you knew me as a kid, you’d see that right away. I truly, honestly, did not order for myself in restaurants until I was in fifth grade and found myself alone at the Friendly’s take-out counter for the first time. Making eye contact, speaking up, smiling… my God that was a...[read more]

Social Media is an asteroid. It has struck the earth. 20th-Century businesses… those are the dinosaurs of our time. And their time has come.[read more]