What If We Get It Right?

Alison Taylor is a clinical associate professor at NYU Stern School of Business, and the executive director at Ethical Systems. She has written a book about the new landscape for business ethics, for Harvard Business Review Press called Higher Ground.

With ideas changing on what it means to be a good business, Alison Taylor says we need collective agreements on what is good and what is bad. And we need the right words to talk about these subjects. Her interview was part of our full story on activists and innovators in business.

We talk about what is needed to be an ethical organisation, which according to her doesn’t exist without employee participation, understanding and belief that speaking up lines are actually real – and not just performance the senior leadership is putting on.

In fact, Alison sees a huge expansion in what employees want in terms of raising their voice, making their opinions felt having a role in shaping the values and priorities of the organization. So, why are organizations not responding very well tot his? And what should they be doing?

Listen to the full interview with Alison Taylor and hear about best practices by organisations who see the advantage of including employee voice and employee opinions.

Alison’s previous work experience includes being a Managing Director at non-profit business network Business for Social Responsibility and a Senior Managing Director at Control Risks. She holds advisory roles at ESG and risk consultancy Wallbrook and sustainability non-profit Business for Social Responsibility.

She has expertise in strategy, sustainability, political and social risk, culture and behavior, human rights, ethics and compliance, stakeholder engagement, anti corruption and professional responsibility. Alison received her Bachelor of Arts in Modern History from Balliol College, Oxford University, her MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago, and MA in Organizations Psychology from Columbia University.

https://www.ethicalsystems.org

Twitter: @FollowAlisonT

Selected links from episode

Re_generation Canada - Canada’s largest platform to inspire youth in sustainability

Clean Creatives - A movement of advertisers and clients cutting ties with fossil fuels.

Undercover Activist - A learning hub for employee-led change.

With many businesses confused about what ‘doing good’ actually means, employees are stepping up and pressuring their organisations to act on behalf of an interest greater than their company’s profits. They want to see their leadership take action and are speaking up as a political act of resistance. Employee activism is increasing globally with people are voting on their feet, ready to leave their jobs when their companies don’t perform. Join us as we explore how employee activism can be a force for good.

Are employees the social innovators and intrapreneurs organisations now need to lead by example? One thing is clear, innovators alone will not be able to drive the systemic change we need to address climate change and achieve social justice. The corporate world is being challenged from within - by activist shareholders and employees - to play its part. Join us as we explore the world of business and how resistance is necessary to make business a force for good.

Impossible and Tessa Wernink come together to showcase positive stories in business. They speak to entrepreneurs and business people from around the globe, whose curiosity has led them to question current systems and develop ethical and sustainable business practices.

Season Two takes the listener to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to discover the power of social entrepreneurship and planet-centric thinking to build economic value, serve community needs and contribute to long-term stability and peace.

Season One hosts interviews with 17 entrepreneurs who have put the Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of their business and who show us how to build mission-driven businesses.

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Impossible and Tessa Wernink come together to showcase positive stories in business. They speak to entrepreneurs and business people from around the globe, whose curiosity has led them to question current systems and develop ethical and sustainable business practices.

Season Two takes the listener to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to discover the power of social entrepreneurship and planet-centric thinking to build economic value, serve community needs and contribute to long-term stability and peace.

Season One hosts interviews with 17 entrepreneurs who have put the Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of their business and who show us how to build mission-driven businesses.

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Impossible and Tessa Wernink come together to showcase positive stories in business. They speak to entrepreneurs and business people from around the globe, whose curiosity has led them to question current systems and develop ethical and sustainable business practices.

Season Two takes the listener to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to discover the power of social entrepreneurship and planet-centric thinking to build economic value, serve community needs and contribute to long-term stability and peace.

Season One hosts interviews with 17 entrepreneurs who have put the Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of their business and who show us how to build mission-driven businesses.

Don't forget to subscribe to never miss an episode of the What If We Get It Right podcast.  https://www.whatifwegetitright.com/

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Impossible and Tessa Wernink come together to showcase positive stories in business. They speak to entrepreneurs and business people from around the globe, whose curiosity has led them to question current systems and develop ethical and sustainable business practices.

Season Two takes the listener to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to discover the power of social entrepreneurship and planet-centric thinking to build economic value, serve community needs and contribute to long-term stability and peace.

Season One hosts interviews with 17 entrepreneurs who have put the Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of their business and who show us how to build mission-driven businesses.

Don't forget to subscribe to never miss an episode of the What If We Get It Right podcast.  https://www.whatifwegetitright.com/

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Impossible and Tessa Wernink come together to showcase positive stories in business. They speak to entrepreneurs and business people from around the globe, whose curiosity has led them to question current systems and develop ethical and sustainable business practices.

Season Two takes the listener to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to discover the power of social entrepreneurship and planet-centric thinking to build economic value, serve community needs and contribute to long-term stability and peace.

Season One hosts interviews with 17 entrepreneurs who have put the Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of their business and who show us how to build mission-driven businesses.

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Impossible presents Tessa Wernink in a journey across 17 interviews to meet entrepreneurs and business people from around the globe, whose curiosity has led them to question current systems and develop more ethical and sustainable business practices.

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Impossible partners with Tessa Wernink in a journey across 17 interviews to meet entrepreneurs and business people from around the globe, whose curiosity has led them to question current systems and develop more ethical and sustainable business practices.

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