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Africa takes Flight With Life-saving drones

Three years ago, Tendai Pasipanodya learned about drones being used to solve problems in Africa. Her visionary mind wondered if drone technology could offer the same leapfrog opportunity for the continent as mobile phone technology had done 15 years before. She was convinced that if the technology was successfully localized, it would be a game-changer for the […]

Get into the Forestry Business Without Planting a Single Tree

Trees beware — technology is after your job, too. A German company, Green City Solutions, looked at the unique challenges of city living and decided that a scaled solution to clean air in cramped urban spaces was the solution. The result? They started building trees. Many cities around the world are waking up to the […]

How to Run a Business Like  the World’s Most Sustainable  Fashion Event

Forget five-year business plans that focus entirely on financial metrics — sustainability action plans are the next big thing. The world of high fashion is usually associated with frivolous, high-end excess, but Copenhagen Fashion Week has set out to change all that.  Led by CEO Cecilie Thorsmark and a host of strategic partners, the landmark, annual Scandinavian fashion event has launched […]

Crisis Survival Guide: How 66 CEOs And Executives Are Leading From Home

Editors Note: Real Leaders is making its archive of magazines freely available to all visitors to our website as part of our contribution to the Covid-19 pandemic. We believe you’ll emerge stronger and wiser when this crisis passes, and we hope our stories will keep you entertained and inspired while we sit out this challenging time. Sign […]

5 Ways Your Business Can Respond to The Coronavirus Outbreak

The outbreak of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, is not only a global health crisis, it’s also affecting trade and the global economy. Its impact is growing and will be felt in both the short and the long term. All sectors of society have been affected by the outbreak — including the international business community. As […]

Real Leaders Magazine: Our Straw Doesn’t Suck

If you’ve already purchased the latest edition of Real Leaders magazine, may have noticed that the paper for our Real Leaders Impact Awards section feels different from the rest of the magazine. That’s because it contains 10 percent straw. In a world-first, Real Leaders teamed up with Willamette Falls Paper Company in Portland, Oregon, to […]

Team Human: Can the Revolution Start Already?

Our technologies, markets, and cultural institutions — once forces for human connection and expression — now isolate and repress us. It’s time to remake society together, not as individual players but as the team we actually are: Team Human. Autonomous technologies, runaway markets, and weaponized media have overturned civil society, paralyzing our ability to connect […]

7 Key Trends For 2020 That Will Bring Authenticity to Your Leadership

Deloitte recently published their inaugural 2020 Global Marketing Trends Report that identifies 7 key trends to help C-suite leaders place humans at the center of their work, and how to become a more authentic leader. Constant technological change and increasing reliance on digital can leave people wanting for human connection. These 7 trends can help […]

5 Amazing Social Enterprise Ideas of 2019

Each year, the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship recognize organizations that disrupt the status quo and drive sustainable large-scale change. “These brave entrepreneurs are on the frontlines of solving the world’s most pressing problems,” says Skoll. “Each social entrepreneur may have a distinct approach, but they all share a relentless pursuit of impact and the […]