Leadership

Light novels? No way. Here’s what our experts will be perusing during their time off.

The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics and the Military in Business Association (MiBA) seek to bridge the military-civilian divide in the greater Columbia community.  

Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO of Thrive Global; Founder of The Huffington Post, discusses her thoughts on women board member quotas with Professor Gita Johar, Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business in Marketing at the 2018 KPMG Peat Marwick/ Stanley R. Klion Forum.

“I think that the biggest takeaway I’ve had is that there is no rule book.”

NEW YORK—When government forces the business sector to “do good,” it hurts the bottom line and actually reduces voluntary efforts to be good corporate neighbors. Those are the findings of research unveiled today by Columbia Business School, which examines the viability of mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a business practice, finding that enforced activity –efforts by governments to make CSR spending mandatory by law– is a value-decreasing proposition for shareholders, and a disincentive for corporate good behavior.

“If you don’t have something important or smart to say, give the mic to those who have a voice and a story and need to get something out.”

“Sometimes you need to step outside of yourself and open up a little bit.”

“How I want to measure my life and the impact is what can I do for other people.”

It may seem counterintuitive, but a study lead by Professor Keith Wilcox at Columbia Business School suggests that, up to a point, being made extra busy can in fact increase your motivation and productivity