Inclusion or Exclusion: Know yourself; know your neighbour
This is the first of four articles inspired by the confluence of a personal mission to promote integrity in business and society and the outrage that drives the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) is the new paradigm of company direction and business management that have gradually gained currency...
The US #BLM Sickness: Why Europeans are Throwing Stones in Glass Houses
The editor of the Miami University Dolibois European Center newsletter asked me to write to our US students a piece to explain my motivation for participating in a #BlackLivesMatter demonstration that took place on a wet and cold Friday afternoon outside the US embassy in Luxembourg. Under the circumstances,...
MGT291 VideoCast Sem2 Ep11 – A Semester Like No Other
Professors Michael Schweiger & Anthony Smith-Meyer conclude the 2nd semester of casts in conversation with MGT291 students Ali Von Erden & Emily Stegmeyer about “A Semester Like No Other”. Looking back, glancing forward at what its like to be a Corona Age student and professor at Miami University in...
The Business of Ethics in the Corona Age
How does business ethics mutate under the pressure of a crisis? Where are the pressure points and what will be the reaction of regulators in terms of focus? Have we finally reached a point where public sector compliance surfaces and what are the challenges facing a disrupted compliance landscape?...
MGT291 VideoCast Sem2 Ep10 – Ethics in Crisis
Any catastrophe reveals the base instincts of its victims. Co-Professors Michael Schweiger and Anthony Smith-Meyer discuss the ethical challenges of the Covid19 crisis to companies and governments fighting for survival. How do we strengthen ethical resolve and support our internal control functions? (Cast inspired by questions raised by Richard...
MGT291 Sem2 Ep9 – Crisis, Change and Leadership
As organisations start to consider their “confinement exit” strategies, Co-Professors Michael Schweiger and Anthony Smith-Meyer reflect on the types of change firms will have to face and the importance of leadership styles when acting on them. https://vimeo.com/409460268
Mgt291 Podcast Sem1 Ep8 – Leadership (Repeat)
https://media.blubrry.com/thegovproj/p/content.blubrry.com/thegovproj/MGT291_Ep008.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:55 — 21.9MB)Subscribe: Android | Email | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreAnthony Smith-Meyer is on his own this week as Michael Schweiger practices leadership skills elsewhere. What is leadership, what does it take to be a leader, why do we...
Covid19 – Pandamonium in the Boardroom?
The Financial Times newsletter, Moral Money, has been on a mission these past weeks, running a list of Saints and Sinners relative to the Environmental, Social and Governance actions of companies. As the title might suggest, it is both uplifting and depressing at the same time. As a football...
MGT291 (Video)Podcast Sem2 Ep7 – Environment, Social & Governance in the Age of Corona. Now what?
Co-professors of Organisational Behaviour, Michael Schweiger and Anthony Smith-Meyer leverage remote working to try their hand at a Videocast https://vimeo.com/402196143 to discuss what company boards should be thinking about in the ongoing Covid19 crisis situation. Is ESG a lost cause or an opportunity? No prizes for guessing the gist...
MGT291 Podcast Sem2 Ep6 – It’s Bonus Time! Motivated?
https://media.blubrry.com/thegovproj/p/content.blubrry.com/thegovproj/MGT291_Sem2_Ep6.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:24 — 19.6MB)Subscribe: Android | Email | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreAs Michael Schweiger awaits news on his bonus, Anthony Smith-Meyer joins him to discuss the role of incentives and personal motivation at work. Does it really have the impact...
