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The Leadership Challenge

March 27, 2011

Most people think that there is a lot of competition for leadership roles. Despite the competition, there are more people who are not willing to lead – than there are people willing to step up to the leadership challenge.

Taking the lead means you put your reputation and your ego on the line. You take the risk that things may go wrong and you may end up with a learning experience… a public one!

Avoidance of the risks associated with leadership has a lot of potential leaders taking a back seat and waiting for someone else to step up. The people and companies who succeed and end up dominating businesses and markets – are those who have taken more calculated risks than others.

Is it time for you to step up and take more risks?

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Bisphenol A Resolution

April 22, 2010

It is interesting that the world’s largest beverage company is still producing cans with Bisphenol-A. Commonly known as BPA, the chemical is used in many plastics that has been found to leach into the liquid contents.  The FDA discovered it could cause many medical problems including cardiovascular disease, liver disease and diabetes.

Many organizations have recalled products using BPA – but not Coca-Cola. Don’t get me wrong – I am not anti-Coke per se.

What interests me is that it’s taking the shareholders pushing a resolution to encourage the company to remove BPA from Coke cans. There can be only one conclusion as to why Coke is lagging the industry with regard to BPA…

Read the Shareholder Resolution here >>>

If you are interested in this subject, check out this site for a list of 2010 Shareholder Proxy Resolutions, where the shareholders are promoting changes in various companies via resolutions >>> and also a short description of Shareholder Activism >>>

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