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GB Talent Show: GlaxoSmithKline's CEO: Look to the middle for innovation

Nov 19, 2014 | GreenBiz Talent Show, What We Think

This month, I attended BSR Conference for the umpteenth time. Actually, it was the 18th time. My favorite parts were the CEO keynotes from GlaxoSmithKline, H&M, Maersk and Pepsi. While they all were interesting, Andrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, said something...

CSO Back Story II: The Evolution of the Chief Sustainability Officer

Oct 20, 2014 | CSO Research, Our Reports, What We Think

CSO Back Story is back. This time, we compare today with 2011 data and ask the CSOs we published that first CSO report. The full report may be downloaded here.

GB Talent Show: 5 career tips for "retired" sustainability veterans who won't quit

Oct 15, 2014 | GreenBiz Talent Show, What We Think

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the retirement phase of a sustainability professional’s career. Those articles came out of a conversation that Chuck Bennett and I organized with six of his “retired” or “transitioning” sustainability friends. Chuck formally...

GB Talent Show: Why you'll never retire: 7 sustainability veterans explain

Oct 8, 2014 | GreenBiz Talent Show, What We Think

As a recruiter, I am very interested in the arc of one’s career. The piece of this arc I find far too often neglected is what happens after people transition from their corporate roles to other phases of their lives. Are they contemplating a “retirement” in the...