Probably not going out on too much of a limb here by saying the climate for business/corporations is going to shift in the next 2-4 years with the new U.S. Administration. Policies regarding deregulation, taxes, tariffs, environment, etc. will give more power to corporations.
Leaders/readers: WITH MORE POWER COMES MORE RESPONSIBILITY.
To offer ideas on how corporate leaders can contend with these shifts and deal with their ever-increasing role of having to weigh in on economic, social, and geopolitical matters, I spoke with Andrew Cooper on WiseTalk.
Andy is Associate General Counsel at Meta, and his new book – The Ethical Imperative: Leading with Conscience to Shape the Future of Business – couldn’t be more timely! His insights on being a more conscientious leader are well-researched and well-thought out. Transparency, purpose, and speed have always been important; and they are imperatives now.
I want to encourage you to listen to the entire hour podcast, and I know many of you are just too darned busy. So here’s a snippet to inspire you to learn more about what the next four years mean for corporate leaders.
Leading with conscience involves being purpose-driven AND profit-driven: Here are the four ways Andy suggests we meet the challenges ahead:
- Speed: Empower managers and declutter decision-making.
- Inspiration: Make clear the cause-work connection, and be purpose-driven.
- Community investment: Corporations have a huge impact on their communities (“when we fail, they fail”).
- Building open systems: So that everyone can become part of the ecosystem, focus on inclusion.
For the full interview with Andy: The Ethical Imperative
Andy’s book: The Ethical Imperative: Leading with Conscience to Shape the Future of Business
How do you balance being purpose-driven AND profit-driven?
