https://youtu.be/CZgM4wwt0wM

The systemic and systematic racial inequality that has led to the #BlackLivesMatter movement has been incredibly impactful over the last few weeks around the world. This has led many organizations (and their leaders) to make public statements of support for the movement. While that is a good start, it’s also imperative that the statement does not stand at odds with what your organization does in practice. This video emphasizes the need to back up your statement with concrete actions in the short-, medium-, and long-term. Two other recent videos provide more depth to this thinking:

Organizational Design 101: https://youtu.be/5qGcbqsWUn0

Creating Vision Statements That Matter: https://youtu.be/ywA0xNAS8rI

https://youtu.be/5qGcbqsWUn0

Most of what goes wrong in organizations can be traced back to a drift away from what’s really important (the organization’s purpose and core values) to a fixation on keeping track of a series of isolated outcomes. What results is a backwards looking, slow-to-react, rigid organization (and organizational culture) which is always struggling to keep up with a rapidly changing world. If you get your structures, culture, and people focused back to purpose and core values, you start to weed out outdated processes, generate more diverse viewpoints, and develop the ability to change more quickly and with less trauma. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?!

https://theconversation.com/what-the-south-african-kpmg-saga-says-about-shareholder-activism-84540

https://www.fin24.com/Opinion/how-to-avoid-becoming-the-next-kpmg-20171101

https://cfo.co.za/article/tim-london-leadership-essentials-ethics-goes-beyond-legal-considerations

https://cfo.co.za/article/tim-london-a-good-story-will-help-your-staff-to-make-sense-of-facts

https://cfo.co.za/article/getting-your-vision-mission-and-purposes-statements-in-shape-for-success

https://cfo.co.za/article/do-the-right-thing-cfo-summit-discusses-risk-and-reputation