By Marcella de la Torre Special to the Star Tribune DECEMBER 6, 2020 — 2:00PM Q: Why is it important to invest in visioning and strategy to help manage change? A: Change is very difficult. It is frightening and at the same time unsettling. When there is a lack of vision and strategy, change is even harder to manage.…
An Ethical Systems Book Review BY DAVID NEWMAN Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hardby Chip Heath and Dan HeathCrown Business, 1st Ed. (2010) (public library)Summarized by Jennifer Fang Overview Change is difficult, or so most people believe. Switch identifies the crucial factors in effecting lasting changes for both individuals and organizations. Dan and Chip Heath draw…
Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 2 Gillian Marcelle, PhD, Managing Member of Resilience Capital Ventures a blended finance and international development expert, leads a conversation on reframing investment and finance using concepts drawn from her work on innovation resilience and systems change. She suggests that the public health crisis…
Classic “soft skills” need new definitions and applications for workplaces of the future. Note: This is part one in a three-part series addressing how leaders at every level can become better equipped to navigate the new world of work. Read part two on developing better leadership habits. For decades, progressive business thinkers have heralded the arrival…
Charles Darwin ended The Origin of Species, his argument for evolution by natural selection, on a note of celebrated eloquence. “There is grandeur to this view of life,” he wrote, “with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according…
Maimah Karmo is the Founder and CEO of the Tigerlily Foundation and a ten-year survivor of breast cancer. Her organization educates, empowers, advocates for, and supports young women affected by breast cancer. This Better Series episode shares Maimah’s amazing story of how her life experiences helped guide her as an entrepreneur and a leader. BBB…
Robert Clancy of Spiral Design stops by Better Series to discuss the power of giving back and its impact on creating human connections with your business. Tune in to be inspired. BBB Better Series: Creating art, human connection, and giving back Used by kind permission of the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota & North Dakota.…
“There is no gray area in doing what is right. If you have a moral compass, you will always know to head north.” Luxe Bloom’s, CEO Shelley Rosen joins us to discuss the tools she uses to build her organization’s foundation. Hear her perspective on how doing good in business makes a world of difference…
What should modern leadership look like? Entrepreneur and former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir thinks global leaders need to change their ways — or risk becoming irrelevant. In a conversation with curator Bryn Freedman, she shows how anybody can step up and make a difference, even if you don’t yet have power. “There’s a leader…
The National Blues Museum strikes the right chord with its business practices. In this video, Jacqueline K. Dace, Director of Internal Affairs of the National Blues Museum, shares how the museum developed an ethics framework, including doing research on best practices and developing a code of conduct. This video originally appeared on U.S. Bank’s Financial…
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