Chapter 4SUSTAINABILITY AS A CORE VALUE

We must be the change we want to see in the world.

—MAHATMA GANDHI

NATHALIE—Near the end of 2007, my dear friend Kimberly Wiefling introduced me to ALC Education, a Japanese education company. Through ALC, I started working with Japanese companies to develop leadership skills among their managers so their companies can continue to thrive in the global marketplace. This experience was an eye-opener for me. Many of these corporations have long-term visions, a hallmark of Japanese culture. Because of that, these Japanese corporations are concerned not only with the sustainability of their organizations but also with that of the societies in which they operate. You could say that sustainability is part of their ...

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