Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Ethics must be based on principles and integrity must be aligned with these principles. Hence something has failed at Volkswagen... I have been always been impressed by Volkswagen's ads for their "intelligent humor." Unfortunately, the engineers of the German automotive group have not learned anything from their colleagues in marketing. I don't know if they…
Africa Present and Future
The CEO of an important financial institution in Kenya told me once, “If the head of the family isn’t well, then the whole family stops to look at this guy who isn’t well. Now if he isn’t well then the kids are not going to school, and if they aren’t going to school then their…
Sustainability
In a second post on the unfolding VW scandal the troubled history and doubtful future of diesel technology is explored.
Leadership and People Management
Approximately six months ago in my blog post about gender inequality I concluded that ‘the global business world continues to be too slow at closing the gender gap’. Naturally, within these six months, nothing drastically has changed. Taking stock at where we currently are in terms of gender equality, McKinsey professionals reaffirm that the progress…
