Even as companies become increasingly global, a reverse trend is happening that is worth paying attention to. In an intriguing feature story in Madison, Wisconsin’s alternative newspaper, The Isthmus, journalist Phil Busse argues that Madison is at the forefront of a revolutionary approach to agriculture – Slow Money, an offshoot of the local food movement, [...]

Happy Thanksgiving. I love the Thanksgiving holiday.  Each year the celebration reminds me that practicing gratitude and believing in abundance create a more abundant life. These two concepts are at the heart of great leadership, an opportunity mindset, and building a better business model. Gratitude (versus being unappreciative) and a belief in abundance (versus scarcity) [...]

For decades, corporate social responsibility has been managed by most CEOs as a Pubic Relations activity, financed through philanthropy and Marketing Department budgets, rather than as a core principle guiding decision-making. What a loss to companies, consumers, the environment and communities. Those few companies who were early adopters of sustainability as a business practice versus [...]