Martin Smith

Sep 22, 2023 | gsb.stanford.edu | Martin Smith

Intrigued by a question about her approach to leadership development, executive coach Rebecca Zucker offers a quote attributed to Russian writer Leo Tolstoy: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” “A big part of what we do is help people reach new levels of leadership maturity and expand their individual and collective leadership capacity,” says Zucker, a cofounder of San Francisco-based Next Step Partners who works with organizations, teams, and...

Sep 21, 2023 | wonkhe.com | James Coe |Mark Leach |Jessica Corner |Martin Smith

There is no objectively right weighting for the people, culture and environment, element of REF 2028. One of the difficulties in alighting on the right weighting is that measuring people, culture and environment, is different to measuring impacts and outputs. People, culture and environment is an input. It is possible, albeit statistically unlikely, to be a great place to work and produce less than stellar research. Equally, poor workplaces can produce good research.

Sep 13, 2023 | ajc.com | Martin Smith

Georgia has consistently won national and international acclaim for its business environment over the past decade. Many leaders – including Gov. Brian Kemp and our business and legislative leaders – deserve credit for this accomplishment, which has helped Georgia move to the head of the class when it comes to economic development. It turns out that Georgia’s economic development prowess goes beyond the boardroom or factory floor.

Sep 6, 2023 | fa-mag.com | Martin Smith

Most RIAs are well aware of the racial wealth gap in the United States, and many wonder how to harness our expertise to support our clients who are seeking to heal from the past, present and future of this lived reality. It’s a tough discussion to navigate but, fortunately, one that enough advisors are stepping up to address in their financial practices. A simple question that many may ask is, “What can we do?” given that the problem is much bigger than any one individual.

Jul 13, 2023 | ier.org.uk | Martin Smith

IThis is the time of year when the Labour movement gathers to remember the sacrifice of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. As they do so, a newly published book reminds us of the continuing persecution of farmworkers and their families, tracing the story of the ‘Ascott Martyrs’. The latter were a group of sixteen women and two infants from Oxfordshire who were jailed in 1873, also for trade union related activities.