As part of my master’s thesis on the qualities and traits of sustainability leaders, I, of course, have been studying up.  One thing I’m paying attention to is whether sustainability leadership is really that different from exemplary, pre-sustainability awareness, leadership – and, if so, how.  What strikes me so far … Read on >

The following first published in the March 2011 issue of The Solutions Journal.

The crucial move toward sustainability may not come easily for either huge corporations or the average consumer, but we can hasten this evolution by identifying and nurturing the personality traits that most naturally … Read on >

Since I’m starting to interview internal corporate sustainability change agents for several projects, I thought it’d be a good time to just launch a series of “initial insight” note posts.  I have a feeling, like this time, I’ll get off the phone or complete the interview and be really excited … Read on >

Social media expert Mitch Joel recently spoke to a business lunch audience here in Burlington, and one big point he made may have burst a little bubble for many a company considering a jump onto Facebook or Twitter because … Read on >

With a foot in both the academic and business worlds currently – I find myself intrigued that a lot of colleges/universities are taking such a lead in committing their facilities and community to new journeys in sustainability, while corporations are lagging way behind.   Some companies may be ramping up  … Read on >

New “Shared Responsibility” research from Cone LLC finds that companies are failing to engage consumers in their social responsibility efforts. Has your company already begun to address this, or is it one of the slow starters?   What, praytell, are you waiting for?

Some of the Cone numbers that prove … Read on >

These days “the next big thing” apparently matters a lot less to consumers, and this cultural shift should certainly influence the way brands develop products and marketing strategies for the near future.  Consider what Nancy Koehn writes in a Harvard Business Review article entitled “American Consumption and the New … Read on >

A few years ago, the trend predictions were that consumers and businesses would start to go “green.” How true it was! Today, “green” has morphed into “sustainability,” and that concept is by no means a short term trend, but a much longer term movement.  Because of that, many brands (but … Read on >

A few trends are aligning that have already and individually been making a difference in the world of marketing.   They have to do with consumer gender, corporate responsibility and values-based humans (as consumers and employees).  While addressing these will be challenging for marketers, I believe it will be worth … Read on >

Since about 2001, this marketing to women path I’ve been on has been an interesting ride.  Where I expected to get more and more focused on the ‘business” end, I have instead gone broader and broader with the “whys” of gendered consumer behavior.  If I think about my background and … Read on >