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Jasper International Sponsors HEF – Chairman (Presents on Quality in Higher Education at the Higher Education Forum in Mumbai India – on March 12th 2011)

 

 

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Leadership the Productive and Moral Application of Influence !

The 20th century witnessed a lengthy battle between polar opposite views of how to organize and regulate economic activity. Although free market capitalism won that epic struggle decisively, it failed to capture the minds of intellectuals and the hearts of citizens. Corporations are probably the most influential institutions in the world today and yet many people do not believe that they can be trusted. Instead corporations are widely perceived as greedy, selfish, exploitative, uncaring – and interested only in maximizing profits.

Conscious Capitalism is a philosophy based on the belief that a more complex form of capitalism is emerging that holds the potential for enhancing corporate performance while simultaneously advancing the quality of life for billions of people. The Conscious Capitalism movement challenges business leaders to re-think why their organizations exist and to acknowledge their company´s role in the interdependent global marketplace. This thinking is based upon two guiding principles, 1. that business has a deeper purpose beyond maximizing profits and shareholder value, and 2. that business is managed to optimize the value for all of the interdependent stakeholders and because of the interdependent nature of these stakeholders this strategy will result in higher shareholder value.

Leadership as a leader, you have to take personal responsibility for the organisation’s VALUES. Ours is how we can make this organisation and others as HUMAN as the people that work in them. Leadership therefore is the productive and moral application of influence.

Mark Drewell, the Chief Executive of Globally Responsible Leadership

Nick Ellerby, a Director at the Oasis School of Human Relations

Jack Welch: – Final General Electric (GE) MGT Meeting Integrety and Self Confidence

John Francis “Jack” Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.

John Mackey on Conscious Capitalism

Transparent Businesses and Conscious Capitalism

Conscious Capitalism & the Stakeholder Theory of Business

Conscious Capitalism Applied Ethics

Bill Gates Speech at Harvard Commencement Speech Part One

BIll Gates has his own fundation, helping and careing for people. He donats over half of his whealth there. He split his fortune, so that after his death his children will have enough to live on in good condition, but not in riches. They will have to work on their own. In his last will and testiment, about 90% of his money will go to the fundation mentioned here in his speech.

Bill Gates Speech at Harvard Commencement Speech Part Two Inequity

Bill Gates Speech at Harvard Commencement Speech Part Three Complexity Prevents Help and Caring

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Seth Godin on Making Your Small Business Indispensable !

Godin believes that the end of the “TV-Industrial complex” means that marketers no longer have the power to command the attention of anyone they choose, whenever they choose. Second, in a marketplace in which consumers have more power, he thinks marketers must show more respect; this means no spam, no deceit and a bias for keeping promises. Finally, Godin asserts that the only way to spread the word about an idea is for that idea to earn the buzz by being remarkable. Godin refers to those who spread these ideas as “Sneezers”, and to the spreading idea as an “IdeaVirus.” He calls a remarkable product or service a purple cow.

Advertisements on television and radio are classified as ‘interruption marketing’ which interrupt the customer while they are doing something of their preference. Godin introduced the concept of “permission marketing” where the business provides something “anticipated, personal, and relevant”.

Richard Branson Founder Chairman Virgin Group: Learning from Failure

This illustration shows how, human, organisational and social capital works together to create value for a firms customers.

Mary Adams – You Can Grow Like Google

Google: Model of a Modern Company

Vindi Banga: – India’s Leading Export: CEOs Going Global – Right time to move on, Unilever Healthy Again: Vindi Banga

MS Banga, or Vindi Banga as he is more popularly known, is all set to leave Unilever. Banga who was the President of Unilever’s Global Foods, Home, and Personal Care Business, had been with the company for 33 years. He was replaced by Michael B Polk, who was President-Americas of Unilever. Vindi Banga grew up to become a top executive at the food and personal-care giant Unilever, then a partner at the private-equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

Ajay Banga: – India’s Leading Export: CEOs Going Global – MasterCard CEO

MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga talks about his company’s deal to buy a stake in ElectraCard Services of Pune.”I beleive in Partnerships – I don’t beleive I need to own something to do somthing with someone”. His younger brother Ajay, after heading Citigroup’s Asian operations, was last year named CEO of MasterCard

Jack Welch: – Final General Electric (GE) MGT Meeting (1 of 3)

John Francis “Jack” Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.

Jack Welch: – Final General Electric (GE) MGT Meeting (2 of 3)

John Francis “Jack” Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.

Jack Welch: – Final General Electric (GE) MGT Meeting (3 of 3)

John Francis “Jack” Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.

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Sir Ken Robinson: – RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms !

This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin Award.

Sir Ken Robinson: – TED – Bring on the Learning Revolution!

In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.

Dan Pink Drive: – RSA Animate -The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

Steven Johnson: – RSA Animate -WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM

Steven Johnson one of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from?

INSEAD the Business School for the World

At INSEAD, you will have one year to challenge your thinking, change your outlook and choose your future. They invite you to learn more about how INSEAD can help you achieve your desired success from an international perspective.

Jack Welch: – How to Hire People

John Francis “Jack” Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. In 2006

Jack Welch: – Self Confidence

John Francis “Jack” Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. In 2006

Jack Welch: – Teaching The Human Equation

John Francis “Jack” Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. In 2006

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Leadership the Productive and Moral Application of Influence !

The 20th century witnessed a lengthy battle between polar opposite views of how to organize and regulate economic activity. Although free market capitalism won that epic struggle decisively, it failed to capture the minds of intellectuals and the hearts of citizens. Corporations are probably the most influential institutions in the world today and yet many people do not believe that they can be trusted. Instead corporations are widely perceived as greedy, selfish, exploitative, uncaring – and interested only in maximizing profits.

Prof. Roger Steare talks on the – Insights into the Moral DNA of the Human Corporation at Zermatt Summit 2011

Roger Steare is an expert in the development and delivery of Leadership, Culture and Ethics programs for organisations such as BP, HSBC and PWC, where he acts as a trusted advisor. His programs for these and other groups have been endorsed by the UK Financial Services Authority, the UK Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice. Roger is also Visiting Professor of Organisational Ethics, and Corporate Philosopher in Residence at the Cass Business School in London. He is a Fellow of the influential cross-party policy think tank, Respublica, and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. Roger was a member of the Expert Drafting Committee for Rights and Humanity, invited by the British Government to prepare recommendations for the G20 London Summit in April 2009. His book “ethicability®: how to decide what’s right and find the courage to do it”, has been endorsed by British Prime Minister David Cameron. As a recognized media expert on ethics issues, Roger Steare has appeared regularly on the BBC, CNBC Europe, in the FT and The Times. He studied the History of Western Philosophy with the late Conrad Russell, son of the great British philosopher Bertrand Russell.

Mr Walter Frust

Ex. Director Global Humanities Forum. President of the Global Ethics Net Board

Huguette Labelle

Chair Transparency International

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Systems Thinking !

Systems thinking is the process of understanding how things influence one another within a whole. In nature, systems thinking examples include ecosystems in which various elements such as air, water, movement, plants, and animals work together to survive or perish. In organizations, systems consist of people, structures, and processes that work together to make an organization healthy or unhealthy.

Systems Thinking has been defined as an approach to problem solving, by viewing “problems” as parts of an overall system, rather than reacting to specific part, outcomes or events and potentially contributing to further development of unintended consequences. Systems thinking is not one thing but a set of habits or practices within a framework that is based on the belief that the component parts of a system can best be understood in the context of relationships with each other and with other systems, rather than in isolation. Systems thinking focuses on cyclical rather than linear cause and effect.

In science systems, it is argued that the only way to fully understand why a problem or element occurs and persists is to understand the parts in relation to the whole.

If Russ Ackoff had given a TED Talk

This presentation is from a 1994 event hosted by Clare Crawford-Mason and Lloyd Dobyns to capture the Learning and Legacy of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Russ knew Dr. Deming and speaks here about the difference between “continuous improvement” and “discontinuous improvement” as seen through the lens of systems thinking.

Russ was going to give a TED talk in Monterey, CA in 2005 and had to cancel because he was recovering from eye surgery. If he had given one, this is probably what he would have said… because there’s a powerful and unexpected lesson at the end. Enjoy!

Russell Ackoff (More)

February 12, 1919 -October 29-2009. Dr. Ackoff was a pioneer in Systems and Management Science.

Peter Senge: 2010 Systems Thinking in Action Health Care

Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, was a keynote speaker at the 2010 Systems Thinking in Action Conference in Boston.

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