Shining Light Above the Storms of 2020
[1277 words] How Business Leaders Can Ignite a Brighter Normal in 2021 with Meaningful Stakeholder Value and Profit By Rod Wallace, PhD and Teri P. Cox, MBA As we’ve navigated through the dark clouds of COVID-19 and 2020 – the drama of the disease, the unsettling...
A Digital Dawn for Profit, Opportunity, and Social Responsibility
As technology develops and the pandemic progresses, our world changes. The Digital Revolution delivers a constant stream of unprecedented technology advancement: automation, smartphones running our social and professional lives, decision-making computers. Our lives...
Socially Responsible and Collaborative Communication Leadership in the Age of Disruption
My youngest sons, Rayden and Reuben, offer each other hints to a math puzzle. These two thinkers already realize two brains are better than one. Working together. We struggle to reinvent our own personal lives, children’s education, and businesses. Articles abound...
How to Enhance Social Responsibility with Seemingly Irresponsible Behavior
“There are so many unintended consequences of well-intentioned actions. It feels like a game you can’t win […] Every day the world gets a little more complicated and being a good person gets a little harder.” The Good Place, Season 3, Episode 10 Despite the...
How Leaders Deliver Meaningful Profit for Society and Their Families
[ 549 words ] It’s after midnight as I sit in my office chair, chewing the tip of my glasses. I’m wearing a ratty t-shirt with a tear across the sleeve, but this writing is for work. I want to help others understand their day better so they’ll think of me when they...
How Leaders Profitably Fix Unsolvable Social Problems with the Right Questions
[ 655 words ] COVID-19 forces us to redesign our lives and businesses. Unfortunately, too frequently, we respond with questions that are too narrow. Our answers to such queries produce destructive, unintended consequences. Consider how we approach concerns...
How We Can Profitably Deliver Healthier Food
[ 1,092 words ] Food industry innovation, dedication, and persistence is amazing. Collaboration can be exemplary. So why bother further integrating knowledge across the food system? Because we’re missing easy opportunities to add quality to human life; we’re...
The Role of Business Leaders in Creating Value from Meaningful Actions
[ 544 words ] As society looks to address deep problems, how can business enhance value creation? Develop the insights, tools, and strategies to unlock change. Consider the challenges we face personally: “I hate you, Dad,” spits my four-year old son, Reuben, a scowl...
(Guest Msg) How to Reform Eating Habits
[ 1,092 words ] How to Revolutionize Our Food System for Greater Nourishment Dr. Steve Greenspan, Sara Sherman, and Dr. Rod Wallace How do we re-build a food system to consistently nourish us? Consider how we can solve problems in the developmentally...