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To Reform Capitalism, CEOs Should Champion Structural Reforms

Harvard Business Review

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Here are a few suggestions: Lead by Example.

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Meet Your New R&D Team: Social Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

The 'iPods' of poverty alleviation and literacy have likely been invented and put to use by small organizations in some corner of the globe, but there is no market for identifying these breakthrough ideas and ensuring widespread adoption.". There are significant ethical issues with applying this model to HIV in the USA.

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How Managers Can Avoid Playing Favorites

Harvard Business Review

“You’re not giving others the opportunity to grow and develop strength and breadth.” Playing favorites also dents your own professional development. If there’s a person on your team who you just can’t stand, Sutton says you must “do the best you can to develop empathy for that person.”

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Better Questions to Ask Your Data Scientists

Harvard Business Review

At The Data Incubator , we work with hundreds of companies looking to hire data scientists and data engineers or enroll their employees in our corporate training programs. Even seemingly harmless experiments may carry ethical or social implications with real financial consequences.

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. Bill and his team set out to develop a system that could bring all GE machines onto one efficient cloud -connected platform. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011.