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In this edition

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-       Winners of the GRLI-Net Impact Challenge

-       Banco de la Nación join GRLI

-       Dalhousie University joins GRLI

-       University of Gloucestershire joins GRLI

-       University of Pretoria joins GRLI

-       Rhodes Business School joins GRLI

• LEADING THE SUSTAINABLE WAY AT LA TROBE UNIVERSITY

Carol Adams, James Ayres, & Stephen Muir describes how La Trobe is changing individual mindsets and institutional behaviour to foster responsible leadership. Click here

• EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS: SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS FOR THE 21^ST CENTURY (SB21)

John North and Derick de Jongh argue that SB21 will differentiate itself from the current blueprint of business school education if it delivers and activates a next generation of responsible business leaders.  Click here

• COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS: A COLLECTION OF INTERVIEWS AND REFLECTIONS ON RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP BY SOUTH AFRICAN CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY

Michael Avery reviews Courageous Conversations, a new book which takes the form of 14 hour-long interviews with a select group of current and former CEOs that reflect the South African Diasporas.Click here

• GIVING VOICE TO VALUES: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO VALUES-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP

Mary C. Gentile discuses how the GVV approach asks and helps to answer the questions – “What if I knew what I believed the right thing to do was in a particular business situation? How could I get it done? What could I say and do? How could I be effective?”.Click here

• CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: ISN’T IT AN ENVIRONMENTAL PARADOX

Mark Esposito argues that CSR has gone beyond the old philanthropy of the past, it has moved from a conceptual dimension towards embracing a much broader definition where significant donations towards good causes are transcended. Click here

• SEARCHING FOR INDICATORS OF GLOBALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP

John Alexander argues that honesty, or integrity, or ethical behaviour is at the core of being globally responsible, but becoming a globally responsible leader – like becoming a global leader before it – is a developmental process requiring commitments of time, energy and resource.Click here

• CSR ‘FATIGUE’ AND CHINA'S PERFORMANCE

Henri-Claude de Bettignies contends that the sustainability of the Chinese performance will also be linked to the responsibility of corporate and individual behaviour outside the country. Click here

• WHAT DOES GLOBALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP MEAN TO ME?

Christina Trott, 2010 GRLI – IESEG Summer Academy Scholarship Recipient, define globally responsible leadership as a holistic approach to operate in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner whilst balancing the interests of diverse stakeholders and taking active responsibility as a global leader.Click here

• WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A RESPONSIBLE MANAGER?

Zenaida Pereira, 2010 GRLI – IESEG Summer Academy Scholarship Recipient, points out that a common misconception is that individual efforts do not count, she argues that on the contrary, an individual’s smart choices can make a significant impact on global climate change. Click here

• CORPORATE GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY: KEY NOTE ADDRESS FROM THE 2 WORDLY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, SEPTEMBER 2010

Philippe de Woot states that we are facing a deep systemic crisis that is not only economic or financial but a crisis of meaning. Click here

If you are interested in contributing an article to the future issues of Global Responsibility or have any questions please contact Tavis D. Jules, Editor via email at tavis.jules@grli.org