CURT NICKISCH: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I'm Curt Nickisch.
There are hard business problems in the world: operating global supply chains, scaling fast, and managing complexity.
Today's guest says truly innovative leaders – what she calls "advanced leaders" work on both: solving problems at their organization and beyond it.
Who are these advanced leaders? For one, she points to the former grocery store executive. Frustrated by the amount of nutritious food his company was throwing into dumpsters, he opened a restaurant and market in a low-income neighborhood.
Many things are taking place:
Intel's pending layoffs will hit multiple business groups, Oregon workers - oregonlive.com
Planned layoffs at Intel will extend into the company's software group and other business units, according to sources inside the company, likely numbering at least several hundred and adding significantly to earlier reports on the pending cuts.
The cutbacks figure to be Intel's biggest job reductions since 2016 , when the company eliminated 15,000 jobs through layoffs, buyouts and early retirements. The cuts now pending won't be nearly that large, according to sources inside the company who asked not to be named talking about their employer.
Business groups back Nebraska public benefit bills
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's top business groups endorsed two bills Tuesday designed to help low-income people transition from part-time to full-time jobs.
The bills seek to eliminate the so-called cliff effect in public benefit programs, an unintended consequence of state law that discourages recipients from seeking higher-paying jobs.
The bills by Sen. John McCollister, of Omaha, and Kate Bolz, of Lincoln, would expand eligibility for many recipients.
Series of Break-ins Leave Acton Business Owners on Edge – NBC Boston
An investigation is ongoing in one Massachusetts town after a series of break-ins targeted businesses in Acton.
A string of burglaries in Acton, Massachusetts, has local business owners on edge as police continue to search for those responsible.
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Surveillance images captured the thief in action at one local business. Like most of the other locations targeted, the store is small and family-run.
"They used my brick of a doorstop to smash the door," said Mark Coddaire, owner of Marx Running and Fitness. "It was completely gone."
In case you are keeping track:
Deloitte BrandVoice: Why Doing Good Is Good For Business
Not too many years ago, the prevailing wisdom was that profit and corporate social responsibility were mutually exclusive pursuits. The idea that a company could improve its bottom line by decreasing greenhouse gas emissions or reducing income inequality had little chance of gaining traction among executives.
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Today, though, smarter technologies and processes are decreasing costs and gradually ushering in a new understanding that doing good for people and the planet doesn't have to come at the expense of net income.
Michigan senator lodges new sexual harassment complaint against Lucido
State Sen. Peter Lucido faces a new workplace sexual harassment complaint one week after a Capitol reporter alleged he made a sexist remark to her — this time from one of his female colleagues in the Michigan Senate.
Sen. Mallory McMorrow said Tuesday that she filed a sexual harassment complaint against Lucido with the Senate Business Office over an incident that occurred 14 months ago during an orientation day for new senators two days after the November 2018 election.
Woodland business walk finds a need to improve and expand workforce programs – Daily
Woodland’s 9th Annual Business Walk found that among 100 business owners surveyed last September most saw a need to improve and expand “workforce readiness programs and opportunities.”
That’s the main takeaway from the event which was held Sept. 25, 2019, according to a report released Monday by the Chamber of Commerce and city of Woodland.
The results are subtly different from previous surveys, where employers reported trouble finding “skilled labor,” which has been a continuing problem.
Expanding nuisance law unfairly targets businesses - Chamber Business News
"Some of these lawsuits are looking to hold companies liable regardless of what was understood at the time that the company sold the products or in some cases even if they complied with government regulations or were approved by the government," Sheets Jarrell said.
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This is a real concern to the business community that is faced with a trial bar association eager to expand a centuries-old public nuisance law into new arenas, she said.
"Automakers could be held liable for accidents caused by drunk drivers, fast food companies could be liable for the cost of obesity, beverage companies could be sued for the cost of cleaning up plastic in oceans."
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