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Greenhushing By Private And Public Companies
It is easy to conclude that companies totally changed with the election of Donald Trump. I’m pleased to say that isn’t true though as Neil Hawkins and Kelly Cooper, writing last fall in the Harvard Business Review, showed late last year. Of course, some business leaders abandoned what were previously said to be deeply held…
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Sustainability, Simple Models, And Business Schools
Tima Bansal and Valen Boyd have a new paper on business school challenges with teaching sustainability. It seems clear that business schools haven’t got it right yet so what do the authors have to say about sustainability, simple models, and business schools? Teaching Sustainable Business Business schools want to make a positive impact on society.…
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The Overreaction of NPS
NPS (Net Promoter Score or System) remain arguably the most popular marketing metric. It is widely used by managers, and I know many practitioners who love it. That said, academics are rarely in the ‘loving it’ camp. John Dawes is certainly not. In an article in the International Journal of Market Research lays out where…
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Value Others When You Are Powerful
Today’s blog looks back to a classic text in ancient history which is also used in international relations. The message often taken is a brutal one, that the powerless must submit. Another way of looking at is more positive; that you should value others when you are powerful. When Athens Was Powerful Thucydides was an…
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Design For Sustainability
Mark Shayler’s You Can’t Make Money From a Dead Planet looks at how to run a sustainable business. He talks about how sustainable businesses can make money and do better for the world. There are various pieces of advice and useful ideas. A key idea he emphasizes is that you must design for sustainability. Always…
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Advice On Running A More Sustainable Business
David Grayson, Chris Coulter, and Mark Lee have a useful guide which provides advice on running a sustainable business, predictably called The Sustainable Business Handbook. It covers a wide range of issues relevant to making business better. One of the most helpful features were the large number of practical lists. This should be useful for people wanting…
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How Can Sustainability Win Commercially?
John’s Elkington’s Cannibals with Forks is a major book in the field of sustainable business. This drove adoption of the idea of the Triple Bottom Line — managing businesses with a concern for the economic, social, and environmental consequences. Elkington, as a consultant, has a pragmatic attitude. He is all about companies winning commercially by…
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You Are What You Buy
A lot of people worry about increased polarization in society. The concern is that as we share fewer common experiences we are less likely to be empathetic to the needs of those who we share less common ground. This can be seen in politics but it echoes in business. Why would you want to buy…
