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The charm of ethics: from fashion to real change factor

For some time now, advertisements, company mission statements, and marketing and communication strategies in general are going through a process of “whitewashing” and are focusing on spreading an “ethical” message. Therefore, here is our opinion on the increasingly common trend of adding the word “ethical” to business.

29/01/2024

Business in Love

Doing business with heart: moving from words to deeds in business ethics

Business ethics. In this article we would like to provide you with a compact vademecum for doing business with heart.

28/02/2022

Business in Love

Engaging the Heart in Business

The English version of our book Business in Love has been available in all countries for a few weeks now, with a very charming title: Engaging the Heart in Business: A Revolutionary Market Approach Based On Love. I take this opportunity to reflect on the reasons that led us to write this text, which are deeply connected to the social and economic changes that we are experiencing - including the pandemic, the lockdown, the shift to remote working - and to the way we are facing these new challenges, seizing their evolutionary opportunities.

28/09/2020

Human skills

Punctuality as a choice: maintaining elegant and efficient relationships

While walking in the streets of Milan we came across an advertising poster of a well-known tailoring company, which said “A gentleman knows the value of time”. This expression made us think about an important issue: the value of punctuality. This healthy but often neglected habit, which Calvino described as necessary to social order, not only has the power of making our days more productive, but it can also add respect and elegance to our relationships. Here are some tips to learn how to be punctual and some of the resulting advantages.

21/09/2020

Sales Ethics

“Giving voice to what you believe in”: Interview with Mary Gentile, PhD.

by Alice Alessandri e Alberto Aleo We arrived in Newburyport near Boston on a late spring day to interview our friend and mentor Mary Gentile. It is always a joy to meet up with her as we are bound to…

18/09/2017

Sales Ethics

Talking about Conscious Capitalism with Raj Sisodia

by Alice Alessandri and Alberto Aleo Raj Sisodia is FW Olin Distinguished Professor of Global Business and Whole Foods Market Research Scholar in Conscious Capitalism at Babson College, and Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Conscious Capitalism Inc. Raj is co-author of the…

09/11/2015

Best of ethical selling techniques

Are you an ethical seller? Try out this test to find out …

Find out how ethical you are when conducting a sale and what distinguishes an ethical salesperson from a traditional one.

31/08/2015