Corporate social responsibility and making a positive impact

October 24, 2023 00:35:39
Corporate social responsibility and making a positive impact
Vistage Live - Australia and New Zealand - Business and Leadership Insights
Corporate social responsibility and making a positive impact

Oct 24 2023 | 00:35:39

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Show Notes

Debbie Haski Leventhal is an accomplished Professor of Business Management and the MBA Director at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She is well-published with over 60 academic articles, five books, and a TED Talk, dedicated to creating impact and enabling others to find meaning and purpose.

In this fascinating podcast, Debbie Haski Leventhal's talks about her childhood and upbringing in the Kabbalah Centre, a cult-like environment, highlighting the challenges, control mechanisms and the twisted rituals that were practiced, her escape and the difficulties faced by those trying to leave such organizations.

This experience informed her views about the importance of critical thinking which led to her academic and professional pursuits, and the significance of corporate social responsibility in making a positive impact. Her work as a professor, focuses on corporate social responsibility and the positive impact that companies can make beyond their regular business activities. She cites examples of social enterprises and companies that can make a real difference in the world.

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