According to an article in Forbes earlier this month, CEOs are leaving their companies at a record pace in 2019. Based on a report cited by the article, by the end of August this year, 1,009 chief executives had stepped down — substantially higher than the 879 a year ago, and more even than in the previous record year, 2008,
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When my first book, From Values To Action, was published in 2011, I told Andrew Youn and Matt Forti that what they were doing by developing the One Acre Fund (OAF) was the best example of “from values to action” that I had ever seen. I told them that my goal was to give values-based leadership talks and seminars once
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In my classes and talks I often mention “those guys,” a mysterious, magical group of men and women that people will often refer to as the ones they’re waiting for to solve a given problem, large or small. True values-based leaders, however, recognize that THEY are “those guys,” and they take it upon themselves to find meaningful solutions and make
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As you may have read, this past Monday the Business Roundtable, which consists of more than 200 CEOs of large American corporations, released their “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” Though representing a wide range of companies, the CEOs signed a shared commitment to the following: Delivering value to our customers Investing in our employees Dealing fairly and ethically
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Given the craziness of U.S. politics over the past several years, I avoid addressing the topic very often in my writing. This doesn’t mean I ignore what’s happening in our country; frankly, it’s impossible to. However, I try not to “take sides,” and I strive to look at issues from a “balanced perspective,” seeking to understand ALL sides. I give
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One of the great things about giving leadership talks and presentations to organizations and associations around the world to benefit the work of the One Acre Fund is that I have the opportunity to visit many amazing places. This past Sunday I traveled to Lisbon, Portugal for meetings with the Jerónimo Martins company, an amazing organization with operations in Portugal,
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I have had the opportunity to attend and participate in many graduations over the past 40 years, but the 2019 Northwestern and Kellogg MBA graduations were clearly the most special. Why, you may ask? Well, at the Northwestern graduation, Andrew Youn, the co-founder of the One Acre Fund that you have heard me mention many, many times received an honorary
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