This month Cisco released their annual Corporate Responsibility report and they have made impressive progress. For 35 years in the networking space, Cisco has driven innovation and reimagined how the world should connect. They are one of two companies in …
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Most of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts I’ve seen are underfunded, understaffed, and are focused on creating the impression that the firm is helping without actually making a difference. One of the exceptions to this unfortunate rule is Cisco, …
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If you want customers to sing your praises and stick with you for the long term, then you must figure out how to make their experience the best possible. It doesn’t really matter if you run a tech business or …
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HP’s annual sustainability report is out, and they are making impressive progress. I’m fascinated by the fact that as the US Government pulls back on sustainability, US businesses are stepping up and HP appears to be leading the pack. What …
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A lot of companies have Corporate Responsibility programs, and most of them—in my experience—are more or less lip service and slip when it comes to focusing on making real, measurable change. Cisco is a massive exception in that they, from …
The opportunities and possibilities are endless when it comes to applying technology to business. Technology has affected the way people buy and sell products, offer services, market their goods and more importantly, communicate with one another. Tech products also made …
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Both Chuck Robbins and Michael Dell went on camera (you can find the videos of the what they said here) talking about taxes and poverty at Davos this year and their positions are fascinating. Chuck Robbins believes that—with focus—companies like …
Enterprise governance, risk and compliance (GRC) has seen tremendous growth in the past decade. Research done by Markets and Markets suggests that the GRC, governance risk and compliance market size is likely to grow with a compound annual growth rate …
GRC 101: An Introduction to Governance, Risk and Compliance Read More »
I’ve been spending the last several days reviewing testimony and precedents in the FTC case against Qualcomm that appears to have been caused by an Apple complaint. These kinds of actions are very dangerous because the FTC, like any government …
One of the core leadership traits that a business leader should demonstrate to achieve their mission is the ability to negotiate skillfully. Good leaders understand the true value of negotiation skills. Many workplace interactions may not seem like negotiations, but …
