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COP30, the first COP held in the Amazon (and perhaps the first featuring a small fire…), ended November 22 in Belém, Brazil.  A client will soon ask: "Should we be paying attention to what emerged from COP30?" Sharing my notes on what I will be prepared to say.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) challenges us to consider that some things are worth thinking about, while others are not. I want to suggest that if we choose to use AI to replace the necessary effort of human learning, it will make us dumber and co-dependent. And if we allow it to

I have looked for a villain, all around the world and in many areas of society, turned over many rocks-- and I couldn't find one. All I could find were a lot of nice people, taking care of themselves and their families, while destroying the world.

An excerpt from a recent keynote in New York (2018) "Sustainable development" was born from a historic moment and a warning to humanity.  The concept was forged within the 900 days of global listening sessions, the Brundtland Commission held on five continents in the 1980s.  Post WW II,

Build your day like you'd build a wetland. Only then will the wildlife of ideas flourish and the water run clean. I've struggled mightily with this. My days too often were ending with me on the brink of a nervous breakdown. As the saying goes, "

Undigested information. Clogged thoughts. Bloated brain. You can see it in the eyes exposed to too many words, images, memes, videos: distant, distressed, and drained. You just went to the all-you-can-eat Internet giga shop or drank mightily of the social media fountain. I confess: I don't know what

Struggling in the marketplace? Challenged to keep employees engaged? Some recommend a deliberate approach but...that sounds like a lot of work. Here's how to chase shiny objects.

The intersection of tariff policies and sustainability requirements and goals creates friction points for businesses, but also catalysts for positive change. If business leaders stay alert and keep a growth mindset, they may realize the truth of economist Paul Romer's famous observation that "a crisis is a

In a crisis, sustainability needs to be at the table. The matrix of relationships, understanding of complexity, and penchant for courageous innovation among skilled practitioners make sustainability professionals key assets. I will suggest five resources sustainability brings to the table during the crisis, during recovery, and in the renewed world

To save you and I both some writing and reading time, I could summarize my point this way: make it a business meeting, not a sustainability meeting. But you would wonder what I meant....fine. Here's what I mean: Several years ago, I was helping a large pharmaceutical

This idea and concept comes from my wife Dr. JoAnn Foley-DeFiore. She, like mothers everywhere, has put the magic in our holiday gatherings for years and not received nearly enough credit, commendation or compensation.  Let's set the record straight on Christmas: a fat white guy who works one

From the toolbox of leadership, a troubling item has emerged: the weaponization of sincerity. In this story, Brene Brown and others who advocate for open hearted and vulnerable leadership are cast as the brilliant inventors who may have lost control of their creation. The mask of emotion used to manipulate

A quiet leadership crisis is unfolding: the erosion of time to think. Many leaders I work with in corporations around the world express a yearning for deeper thinking time amidst their busyness. They understand when I say the mantra should be to "think slow and act fast." Yet,