How Science Is Making Your Stockpiled Food Last Longer
The global COVID-19 pandemic has shaken almost every corner of society. From a sinking stock market and rising unemployment to the broken healthcare system and governmental failures, the impact has been widespread. One industry that has been immune to the effects of the pandemic is agriculture. IRI and Nielsen numbers for the week ending March 14-15 saw […]
4 Scenarios for Navigating a Post-Coronavirus World
CEOs and other senior leaders are grappling with a strategy conundrum created by the coronavirus crisis: how to make high-stakes decisions with long-lasting impact when uncertainty is so extreme that accurately predicting the future is impossible. To help navigate this challenge, we defined four possible scenarios in this article and shared a scenario planning process that enables […]
6 Creative Business Solutions In the Fight Against COVID-19
Dancers, designers and students are creating protective masks to donate to the frontline during shortages. Artists are selling their work to help feed nurses. Entrepreneurs are launching relief funds and distributing free meals to those who are most vulnerable. Here are 6 companies that have stepped up to the fight. Creating Personal Protective Equipment In […]
Keeping Your Team Engaged and Connected to Company Culture While Working Remotely
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 […]
Why Didn’t I Think of That First? 3 Great Business Ideas Promising a Brighter Future
Sometimes the best ideas emerge when you’re faced with a problem. Here are three familiar concepts repurposed to create something new, exciting, and profitable. Look around: What other products have potential to become something new? 01 Urban Farming Inside Shipping Containers You’re already familiar with the sight of shipping containers on trucks, taking fresh produce to stores. But what if containers […]
The Surprising Path to Becoming Impact’s Investment Bank
When the co-founders of Big Path Capital, Shawn Lesser and Michael Whelchel, decided to launch an investment bank in the teeth of the brutal 2008 financial crisis, their friends and families thought they had lost their minds. “My father was really concerned. He said, ‘Are you sure that’s a good idea? It’s one thing to start a company in the best of times, but to start […]
Are You Ready to Transform to an Impact Economy?
We are at the beginning of an unprecedented global transformation, where humanity will have to figure out how to live sustainably within the carrying capacity of a finitely resourced planet. And we don’t have a whole lot of time to do that! During this transformation to an impact economy, all systems will have to change, especially the […]
4 Strategies for Impact Investing With Confidence
Impact investing has moved from fringe to mainstream, but individual investors still have many moving parts to consider. Above: Jed Emerson: “SDG Heroes” is an original SDG Photography series by Ralph Reutimann If you’re committed to impact as well as wanting to protect your financial future, you can attain various levels of financial return together with […]
How to Reinvent Yourself: The Story of a Reformed Capitalist
Guy Spier started his finance career with the right pedigree, from Oxford University to Harvard Business School. But when he took a job at an ethically challenged Wall Street firm (a number of its top leaders later pleaded guilty to fraud charges), he was ashamed. Spier didn’t participate in the malfeasance, but he felt embarrassed and […]
Using Influencers For Good To Build Your Brand
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 […]
