“Why should the citizens of this world keep companies around whose sole purpose is the enrichment of a few people?” Paul Polman, the highly successful and far-sighted departing CEO of Unilever. “Society demands that companies “serve a social purpose” Larry Fink, CEO BlackRock, world largest asset manager “In the eyes […]
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What every ethical leader needs to know about empathy
EMPATHY: “If I’d only known how being nice to customers was going to work so well, I’d have started many years ago.” Michael O’Leary CEO of Ryanair, 2016 Sadly, his new awareness didn’t lead to sensitive handling of the chaos a year later caused by his airline’s last minute cancellations. […]
Slavery: how ethical business leaders can make a difference
“We remain confident that we took every practicable and reasonable step to ensure that the range would be ethically produced.”[spacer height=”20px”] Deputy Chief Executive Fawcett Society, about charity T Shirts revealed as produced in forced labour conditions. Guardian, 3rd November 2014 In 2013 a group of Lithuanian men bought passage […]
Reputation: Are these six top business men unethical?
“Daddy, why does your company put money into that rotten FIFA?” [spacer height=”20px”] It’s a fair question one of the kids of the six men shown here might well ask.[spacer height=”20px”] The rest of the world is starting to ask too! Their dads run some of the most powerful corporations […]
Means not Ends: Fifth Pillar of Ethical Leadership in Business
This is the fifth pillar of ethical leadership in business Means not just ends The fifth pillar requires a focus on means and not just ends. This is when a leader shows concern with how their organisation achieves its goals, not just the goals themselves. Siemens […]
Emerging markets and their ethical challenge
From China to Brazil, emergent nations claim one thing in common. They are fast growing and lure some of the largest firms to invest in them. A further pang of hunger comes from the West’s own slowdown. It is hard not to be impressed by the vitality of these newer […]