Q&A: Saving money with the circular economy | Outdoor LED lighting highlights challenges of early adopters | Using leadership circles to stimulate innovative thinking
Participating in the circular economy through material reuse and recycling saves companies money and minimizes environmental footprints. Read our interview with Andy Mangan of the US Business Council for Sustainable Development for a look at a pioneering pilot on resource efficiency, and join us on July 12 for Andy's webinar on the circular economy. Q&A Outdoor LED lighting highlights challenges of early adopters
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John Miller, council director The American Medical Association's new guidance on street lighting addresses how color temperature affects humans and our environment and demonstrates the importance of understanding the potential impacts of new technology. Blog
Leadership and Strategy
Using leadership circles to stimulate innovative thinking Companies with the need to address overarching strategic issues should consider creating leadership circles to encourage innovative thinking. A leadership circle is an ad hoc group of 15 to 18 people who have no formal authority but work to generate ideas. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (6/23)Leaders in title only are costly Many so-called leaders have a title but won't take risk, Steve Keating writes. They are expensive in two ways: costing more today than someone without the title would and costing more tomorrow because they don't develop anyone, he writes. LeadToday blog (6/26)
Managers are people who do things right, and leaders are people who do the right thing.
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