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Ethics are rising up the business agenda

Posted on 7 June 2011 by

Cross-posted from the Valoro VGW blog. Two different articles highlight the importance of ethics and integrity as corporate considerations. Anthony D’Angelo, writing in Business Week, analyses the curious lack of attention paid to reputation management in business schools: An analysis … Continue reading →

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The emotional context of business

Posted on 12 May 2011 by

Cross-posted from the Valoro VGW blog. Some organisations have a knack for creating great places to work which get the best out of their people. John Timpson, the chairman of the Timpson chain of shoe repair shops, swears by his … Continue reading →

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Valoro VGW launches to advise boards on reputation issues

Posted on 11 May 2011 by

I’m pleased to announce the launch of Valoro VGW, a company I’ve formed with two of my colleagues from the BBC: Michele Grant and Mark Wakefield. From our website: Valoro VGW are experts in reputation: what defines it, where it’s … Continue reading →

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Reputation deconstructed

Posted on 7 April 2011 by

Amazon tops the Reputation Institute’s 2011 survey of the most reputable American companies. Google leads the global survey. In relation to the US study, the RI found that the excellent companies were: 2.5 times more likely to have the CEO … Continue reading →

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The social purpose of business

Posted on 5 April 2011 by

Since the start of 2011, I’ve been noticing increasingly common references to the social purpose of business – an idea which, until recently, many would have regarded as an oxymoron. The first sighting was a Harvard Business Review cover article … Continue reading →

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