IOD Blog Category - Leadership

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  Resource Security and the Circular Economy

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas

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  Jul 05, 2020

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  Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, strategic challenges to business models, ways of operating and lifestyles to which billions more people aspired were beginning to accumulate. Water supplies were under strain in many areas. The...

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  Ten Ways to Address Systemic Racism in Companies

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Jun 25, 2020

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  Deborah Leipziger Winston Churchill advised that one should “never let a good crisis go to waste.”  So as the world takes to the streets to protest racist systems, what can we do as board members and as companies...

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  Economic Recovery, Climate Change and the Environment

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas

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  Jun 05, 2020

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  In recent weeks companies have been preparing their entries for the Golden Peacock Environment Award. While reflecting on their achievements, IOD members in urban areas may have registered that the air they breathe is less...

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  The Language of Human Rights: What Boards Need to Know

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Jun 04, 2020

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  Human rights are under siege: on the streets, in warehouses, in workplaces, in homes. More than ever, boards of directors need to learn the language of human rights so that they can understand and map the human rights risks of...

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  Emergence: New Words for a New World

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  May 20, 2020

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  To hear Deborah Leipziger talk about the Language of Change, tune in to Babson’s Impact Unplugged: June 10, 2020 12 PM Eastern time (US and Canada) To register: Emergence: New Words for a New World By Deborah...

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  Proactive Steps Directors and Boards can Take in Tough Times

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas

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  May 05, 2020

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  An unexpected shock induced recession provides an opportunity to take stock of corporate activities and their impacts, reconnect with stakeholders, and review corporate aims, purpose and strategies. Freed of the imperatives of a...

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  Coping with the negative overload

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Dr. Graham Wilson

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  May 02, 2020

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  A survey released today showed that the UK public has very little confidence in the information that it is receiving about the CV-19 crisis. Surprisingly, to some, the Government came out as well as the more reputable media, and...

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  Finding the inner resources for creative, strategic thinking

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Dr. Graham Wilson

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  May 01, 2020

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  It is hard to imagine ourselves being creative when we are in what feels like a crisis.  However, the same rules apply here as at any time, and let’s be honest people have come through crises far worse than this in the...

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  The end of the world as we know it (and other catastrophic thoughts)

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Dr. Graham Wilson

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  Apr 30, 2020

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  Anxiety is a natural response to situations that we anticipate in the future, where we believe that we are unable to control things around us, and the possible consequence of that is that we will be hurt. This week, I was...

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  Celebrating Earth Day: Lessons from the Meaningful Business 100

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Apr 20, 2020

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  By Deborah Leipziger Albert Einstein wrote that “the world as we created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” How can we change our thinking to promote sustainability? How...

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