I know I’ve been relentlessly flogging the Corporate Purpose theme these past few months. I’ll be honest, I can’t help myself. It’s a big part of what I do these days. But more importantly – and I mean this – it’s a topic that simply cannot be ignored. If anything, Covid-19 has shown us that we can no longer rest on our laurels and expect things to get back to normal. People and planet are suffering in new and terrifying ways. There is a major role to be played by corporations and a purpose-agenda is the first best way to make a difference. That means paying new levels of attention to all stakeholder groups and not just shareholders. Customers, suppliers, the environment, communities, and employees in particular, require new levels of investment and support.
If you’re a business leader, you might say that’s a tall order in the midst of a pandemic and economic crises. But the reality is, you don’t have a choice. Those that get out in front on this will be the employer, provider, and corporate citizen of choice. The others will fade away. Dinosaurs of an era long-past.
This week, we tackle the subject of employee inclusion. Here to help explain is my guest, Jane Horan, founder of The Horan Group, a strategic consulting firm focusing on organizational inclusion, diversity, and purpose.
Reimagining “Community” (w/ Kai Soto)
The Hard Problem of Carbon Emissions and Developing Asia (w/ Jeff Delmon)
In Search of Impact Heroes (w/ Tomo and Aska Hamakawa)
Asia’s Turning or Tipping Point? (w/ Cindy Hook)
Sustainable Talent (w/ Jeanne Ng)
Are We Facing a Global Mental Health Crisis? (w/ Anurag Banerjee)
Purpose Nomads (w/ Zayd and Akshita Khoury)
Seeding Purpose (w/ Elizabeth Hernandez)
The Age of the Employee-Centric Workspace (w/ James Soback)
Driving Purpose Through Partners (w/ T.C. Ng)
The Ocean Economy (w/ Jack Kittinger)
Riding the ESG Wave (w/ Steve Okun)
Sustainable Angels (w/ Mark Inkster)
Putting the Purpose in Strategy (w/ Tom Malnight)
Advisory Boards Come of Age (w/ Louise Broekman)
Future Food (w/ Isabelle Decitre)
MNCs Weigh New China Risks (w/ David Hoffman)
The Way of the Storyteller (w/ Anna Ong)
A Case Against Cronyism (w/ Razeen Sally)
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