Many of the timeless tropes of Passover and Easter that millions of people celebrated last week parallel those of Coronavirus today. The ritualistic washing – in Easter, the feet; in Coronavirus, the hands. The sickness – in Passover, the plague; in Coronavirus, Covid-19. The redemption – in Easter, resurrection from the dead; in Coronavirus, rebounding […]

When the going is relatively smooth, examples abound of noble causes, good behavior, higher purpose, and laudable values. Such was the case of the last 10 years of relative health, prosperity, and growth in the global economy. In business, purpose beyond profit became chic and most of the chief executives running the world’s largest companies […]

Until late last year, I had enjoyed a 15-year career on both the buy side and sell side of Wall Street. Today I work with an organization whose mission is to prepare corporate leaders for the future new normal. Prior to joining CECP’s CEO Investor Forum, I worked at UBS advising Investor Relations Officers (IROs) […]

While each company is addressing its urgent needs in different ways–from health and safety precautions to tech platforms to the balance sheet–several encouraging trends are emerging. If ever there was a time for purpose-driven leadership and a broader stakeholder focus, it is now.     Principles of Purpose-Driven Leadership Leading CEOs are out in front […]

We’re going to want to reach for the pitchforks as we watch baggage-charging, space-squeezing airlines get a chunk of taxpayers’ money as part of the Covid-19 stimulus package, with very few strings attached. Particularly so after a decade of airlines shipping cash out the door in share buy-backs at an extraordinary scale. As a result, […]

In CECP’s 2020 Look Ahead blog, our annual examination the corporate social engagement field, Collaborative Action was one of five themes for the upcoming year. CECP noted that in seeking to address time-sensitive global issues, companies will move quickly together for mutual benefit. The fast-moving global Covid-19 pandemic was far from our minds when drafting […]

Many of the lessons learned from 9/11, the 2008 recession, SARS, natural disasters, and other times of crisis have provided companies with a strong foundation for the response to Covid-19. The world’s leading companies know this is a time to focus on corporate purpose and values and to think about the way they lead today […]