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The other evening I was at home relaxing watching television and an old episode of ‘Airport’ came on. I always enjoyed the series. It always reminds me of my times of travel and excitement and of seeing people bustling on the concourse and feeling my hopes rising and feeling as though my dreams are appearing through the mist of uncertainty and becoming more solid. Watching the screen you see such a diversity of travellers and then all the staff of Heathrow [it could be any airport really]. The end credits to ‘Love Actually’ always come to mind as well when watching this program.

Increased land fill taxes. Rising energy prices. Emissions taxes. Unpredictable weather.  For most of our lives the environment has been a more or less free resource to be used and abused at will. That situation has changed and that means changes in the way we run our businesses.

We cannot live only for ourselves.  A thousand fibres connect us with our fellow-men, and along those fibres, as sympathetic friends, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects. Herman Melville

Going nuclear or going renewable for our energy requirements is a question of leadership and authenticity.  This fascinating and unusual article explores what we can do to avoid going nuclear and how sustainability is also a question of authenticity.

If you could see me today in the guise that I wanted to present, you would see a mature man of not inconsiderable tall physical stature. If you listened to what I have to say about my personal journey you would hear such stories of incredible people, places and events. If you closed your eyes and listened I could paint for you visions with such rich hues creating that ‘tapestry of life’ you’d want to avoid.

Authentic businesses flourish at a size and in markets where conventional rivals flounder. Why is this? What enables these businesses to make a profit where others cannot; to grow where others shrink, to fly were others fall? And how might this apply to other businesses or organisations? Having worked with authentic businesses for three years and written about them in his new book – Authentic Business, how to create and run your perfect business, Neil Crofts thinks he knows the answers.

Making this world a better place can be as easy as having another cup of coffee. Max Havelaar has raised the awareness of the Dutch population about fair trade principles by getting into their kitchen cabinets. With more products to follow the route coffee has gone, even the world’s biggest food corporations are beginning to take an interest – Rinze Terluin reports

The Glue That Binds Successful Organisations

There are, I believe, three main drivers of long term business success: Creativity, Relationships and Sustainability. The key to ensuring these drivers generate maximum benefit for the organisation is to bind them together so that they can work in harmony. This is most effectively done when there is a powerful sense of purpose which is at the heart of the business*.

Seb Ross - Client Relations Director at ethical communications design supremos - Ethical Media gets passionate and challenging about the role and responsibilities of communications agencies.

The trouble with hierarchical systems is that most of the time the leader is not the most appropriate person for the job. If the hierarchical leader has been voted for in a democratic system then there is the added problem that the candidates are self selected in the first place, so instead of the leader being chosen from the entire pool they are only chosen from those who have decided that it is something they want to do.