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The Big Flaw in Corporate Sustainability Rankings

Harvard Business Review

In partnership with research firms Trucost and Sustainalytics, companies are ranked based on their management, performance, and transparency in the environmental domain. public companies — their CPA-Ziplin Index — to Newsweek's environmental transparency scores. One of us (Toffel) was a member of Newsweek's advisory panel.

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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

Strategic intent takes the long view: the act of such intent is to operate from the future backward, disregarding the resource scarcity of the present. This latter view has strongly influenced my work. HBR's 90th Anniversary: Why Management Matters. Why Management Matters: Welcome to the HBR Insight Center. More >>.

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Leaders Can Be Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely

Terry Starbucker

A brilliant (but oh so eccentric) entrepreneur who had already amassed a large fortune was looking for more, and tapped me to oversee the operations of his latest acquisition. I think fear-based management is a carry over from the industrial age and scarcity days.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

3) Mental – My role as host of The Ziglar Show requires me to study the messages of today’s top world influencers, and it’s a dramatic gift. I adore my CPA and bookkeeper and we strive to be generous with what we have. Which leads me to this conclusion; one of the healthiest habits you can operate in is healthy thinking!

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44 Content Marketing Agencies Defined by 65 Marketers

Miles Anthony Smith

They somehow manage to engage with their audience consistently by constantly putting out articles, infographics, or anything of value, not just in content marketing but also in sales. By using influencer marketing, good people, and top-notch writers, they always strive to be one step ahead of the competition.

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A Board Member’s Guide to Corporate Political Spending

Harvard Business Review

According to the 2015 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability, half of the companies in the S&P 500 Index disclose some or all of their contributions of corporate funds to candidates, parties, and committees or have policies not to make such contributions. Question Three: How Do We Provide Oversight?