In the aftermath of the U.S. election, the Facebook pages of most people who care about environmental sustainability read like a grief or suicide support group. Amidst the weeping and gnashing of teeth, there is a sense of everyone looking forward to the next election...
Purpose at work has become a hot topic in leadership circles these days. Although employees are clearly rating purpose more highly as something they want from work, the reality is that employee engagement and commitment have always been connected to purpose. When I wrote my...
One of the most vexing challenges in the sustainability movement is how to get people to do the right thing. Research by organizations such as Globe Scan suggest that the majority of consumers care about sustainability and want to do the right thing, yet the...
One of the most important elements of the Purpose Revolution is that meaningful work is fast becoming a critical element top talent look for when job hunting. Fast Company recently reported data that 50% of millennial workers would take a pay cut to find work...
Are you living your values when you purchase products and choosing a company to work for? Are your employees, customers, and investors voting their espoused values of green and good when they choose what to buy, where to work, and how to invest? Last week...
For over 23 years I've worked with 500+ companies around the globe on engaging employees and their customers. This level of engagement has allowed me to keep my finger on the pulse to watch emerging trends, and there is a new burgeoning one that will...
Revolutions are funny things. We rarely see them until they have already happened. The quality revolution was like that. In the early days, there were some geeks in the basement using fishbone diagrams to identify the root causes. Within a few short years, the Quality...
Did you ever wish as a kid you could grow up to be a “secret agent?” In my childhood, I was a fan of a TV show called The Man from Uncle which was a spy show with the theme song Secret Agent Man. Besides...
One of the things I like most about my work as an advisor and speaker to organizations is getting to work with amazing places and having new experiences. One week I can be flying a 747 simulator at Qantas Airlines and the next week standing...
When it comes to consumer choice and consumer behavior there are two interesting trends happening: 1) An emerging middle class cares more than ever about buying from companies who “do good” 2) An increasing number of companies telling us how they are “doing good” and “going green” The...