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Three Unconventional Lessons for Business School Students

It’s unusual when a successful entrepreneur opens a presentation to a room full of business school students with a photograph of her twin baby boys. But then Jessica Jackley isn’t a typical entrepreneur. As one of the speakers of a three-year series funded by the Pears Foundation at the Saïd Business School at Oxford, entrepreneur [...]

Lessons in Rwanda inspire innovation in Scotland

An encounter with a Rwandan fleeing the genocide in his country began the unlikely business partnership of a Scottish seafood business with a Rwandan farming community. Dennis Overton’s business, Aquascot, revolves around the farming of fish in the North Atlantic and salmon processing in the Highlands of Scotland. Nicholas Hitimana was studying a doctorate in [...]

Shedding iSight on Blindness

The value of intuitive design in products has become increasingly important among developers, from how a vehicle adjusts its seats to how the navigation works on a smartphone. Abhishek Syal of Arise India decided to include blind people in this revolution. Simplicity of design for a mass market is Abhishek Syal’s motto, and in developing [...]

Can history teach us leadership?

Sometimes history can give us a lesson in a battle against the odds – a call for perseverance and fortitude – that can ring true when seen against some of the leadership challenges we face in today’s world. Henry V, by William Shakespeare, has shaped my leadership style, informed my decision-making and inspired me to [...]

Free Download: Talent Report – What Workers Want 2012

Net Impact‘s Talent Report: What Workers Want in 2012 set out to investigate how people view ‘impact jobs,’ or jobs that provide the opportunity to make social or environmental impact. This survey looked at a statistically-significantly national sample of 1,726 individuals: currently-enrolled university students about to enter the workforce, and currently-employed college graduates spanning three generations (Millennials, [...]

Bill Strathmann believes in giving a gift that changes lives

The Business of Giving

A Good Card is a gift card for charity that you can redeem for any charity in the United States. An idea that came to Bill Strathmann ten years ago was inspired by two concepts. The First was an idea that you could ‘give’ the ‘gift’ of charity to someone, and the second was that [...]

The Challenge of the future: A letter to an unborn son

There are now over 7 billion people on the planet. If we are to survive as a species, then innovative and brave solutions must be found. As expectant father, Markus Dietrich of the Philippines faces the questions that millions of other soon-to-be parents are asking, he writes a letter to his unborn son… Dear Son, As your mother Suncheon and I [...]

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A Journey of Change: From Gangster to Social Entrepreneur

The story of Junior Smart. Pulled into the world of offenders and now helping the very people he once was. The first, most important thing I could say (especially as an ex-offender) was that my upbringing was not too dissimilar to the lives of many of our clients I serve today. I was raised in [...]

Outrageous Generosity

Last night I got a note from Charlie Kim, the amazing CEO of Next Jump. He told me that he had given 10,000 square ft. of Manhattan office space in his building to a nonprofit called Summer Search. This nonprofit has 14 full-time employees who help find mentors and jobs for inner-city youth. These high [...]

Achieving Long Term Exceptional Performance

Authors Michael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed have set out to understand what truly great, long-term companies have in common versus the once-off, hero-of-the-moment type companies who might only be around for a short time. As business leaders we are constantly being swayed backwards and forwards by the “latest” thoughts and analysis from business experts. While it’s [...]

Rail Crossing Leadership

For 100 years kids have learned what leaders need to practice. When they approach a railroad crossing, the sign reminds them to STOP, LOOK, LISTEN. Successful leaders follow these rules. Here’s how: 1. STOP: Stop doing, starting, prodding, pushing, and driving. Instead, create space in your day and your brain. Space to allow inference and [...]

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Principal of strategic narrative company Stori. An insight-driven strategist who works at the intersection of brand, innovation, design, social, digital, experience, culture, leadership, and impact. He drives narratives that create opportunity, align business and galvanize groups.

Steve Leveen

Steve is a member of the Young President's Organization and is the incoming Education Officer for the Southeast Region. He is CEO and co-founder of Levenger and the author of Holding Dear: The Value of the Real and The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life.

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THE CONSCIOUS LEADER. Merron helps organizations with bold visions achieve sustainable high performance and industry leadership. He teaches leadership at Hult School of Business.

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Founder of Schreiber Media and editor of Real Leaders. Ten years of publishing has seen his company launch new titles for clients in South Africa, UK and the US. He has developed communication and media strategies for top brands.

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Author of "Rippling: How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation Throughout The World” and Vice President of Global Marketing for Ashoka, the world’s largest community of social entrepreneurs.

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Known as The Business Transition Defogger and President of The Grew Company, a CEO-level strategy and leadership consultancy. Grew has mentored small business leaders for 29 years based on a successful career as a CEO and senior executive. He has a B.A. and MBA degree from Stanford University.

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