purpose Archives - Strategic Leadership

10 Feb

We Are Nowhere Near Stakeholder Capitalism

In Business, Culture

We Are Nowhere Near Stakeholder Capitalism - By Vijay Govindarajan and Anup Srivastava - If you read the headlines coming from the 2020 World Economic Forum at Davos, you may start believing that public corporations have fundamentally changed their raison d’être: from creating value for shareholders to benefiting society-at-large. In our opinion, this...

11 Nov

The capitalists putting purpose ahead of profit

In Leadership, Vision & Purpose

The capitalists putting purpose ahead of profit By Oliver Balch As protest and environmental alarm escalate, a new breed of business is prioritising values other than money and growth In a volatile world jolted by protest, revolt and environmental alarm, capitalism is showing signs of twitchiness.

21 Oct

Getting Uncomfortable on Purpose

In Leadership, Personal Development

Getting Uncomfortable on Purpose Thinking about purpose in business was once a provocative and urgent activity. A seminal HBR article from 1994 states, “In most corporations today, people no longer know—or even care—what or why their companies are,” and argues that “strategies can engender strong, enduring emotional attachments only when they are...

05 Aug

Do You Think HR is Effective?

In HR, Strategy

Do You Think HR is Effective? - Dave Ulrich stresses the importance of relationships over roles in his assessment of how HR deals with its own internal challenges. HR for HR means that HR professionals apply to their own function the knowledge and tools they apply to their organisations. This...