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The Seven Skills You Need to Thrive in the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

To find out, I surveyed senior consultants in 2010 at a top-five global executive-search firm. Ethical leadership was also mentioned. Although not skills per se, integrity and a reputation for ethical conduct are highly valued, according to the consultants we surveyed. One said that hiring companies want “unquestioned ethics.”

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The CEO of Coca-Cola on Using the Company’s Scale for Good

Harvard Business Review

For example, we’re working to achieve water neutrality by 2020. We have also committed to economically empowering 5 million women by 2020. And it’s helping contribute to our goal of reducing the carbon footprint of the drink in a consumer’s hand by 25% by 2020. We also have ethical drivers for our sustainability work.

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