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An American hero explains why executives must invest in the poor
November 11, 2009
Neglecting the poor is bad for business, says General Russel Honoré of Hurricane Katrina fame. That’s because every kid who grows up believing that his greatest opportunities lie in crime -- or that she doesn’t need an education -- is human capital down the drain.
The most successful leaders in the future will understand their constituencies’ state of mind, says Gallup CEO Jim Clifton. And state of mind is everything that matters to leadership: talent, innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, optimism, determination, and all the other things that create economic growth.
In a good collaboration, 58% of partners strongly agree that they trust each other. Trust is indeed essential in partnerships, as every partner needs to be able to depend on his counterpart for the collaboration to achieve excellence, say the authors of Power of 2.
Visionary CEO Ray Anderson, who proudly boasts the moniker “radical industrialist,” says it’s imperative that we save the environment -- but business, not government, must take the lead. In this interview, Anderson explains how other companies can do what his business has done.
