Business worried about climate change
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Business executives are now more worried about climate change than consumers.
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Training moral leaders
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Can we train moral leaders? Harvard Business School seems to think so. But to do it, they need to teach business leaders to embrace ambiguity, uncertainty and not having all the answers.
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007The good news is that sustainability is on the boardroom agenda. The bad news is that business doesn’t know what to do about it. A new study shows business thinks promoting sustainability is great for reputation and public relations. The trouble is, it does not seem to do much for the bottom line.
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Monday, October 29th, 2007Climate change will affect businesses enormously. But it’s not just about risk mitigation. Climate change also opens new opportunities to develop new markets and strategies.
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007More weird stories about Conrad Black. Unable to leave the United States, the convicted felon has taken to signing copies of his new book in Toronto. All done using digital and magnetic imaging technology.
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007Iraq and Somalia head an official list of the world’s 10 most dangerous places for business.
The Age Blogs: Management Line
Sunday, August 12th, 2007
The release of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, nicely timed with the release of the fifth Harry Potter movie, has been an extraordinary business phenomenon. What lessons does it teach business?
Sphere: Related ContentThe Age Blogs: Management Line
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007What are the most popular business buzzwords? “Fast track” is the most popular, followed by “going forward” (as opposed to “going backwards”), “user friendly”, “empower”, “downsizing”, “multitasking”, “core competency”, “customer centric”, “client focused” and “rightsizing”.
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Sunday, July 15th, 2007For all the debate about whether climate change is real or not, business seems to have moved on.
The Age Blogs: Management Line
Monday, July 9th, 2007
Nearly 40 years after economist Milton Friedman wrote that the “social responsibility of business is to increase its profits”, business chiefs are saying they want to play a leadership role in addressing sociopolitical issues such as education, healthcare and foreign policy.
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