A Call To Action

Closing the Responsibility GapA Call to n o i Act

$27

Grameen Bank cumulative loans (billions, $US)

Self-reported poverty in Bangladesh Always enough to eat

Never enough to eat

Sources: Grameen Bank; World Bank

“There is no reason why people should remain poor. Our problem is one of management, not lack of resources.” – Muhammad Yunus

24,000 per day Sources: United Nations Hunger Project; CARE

1.8 million each year Source: U.S. News & World Report

20,00 0 loose nukes Sources: International Herald Tribune; Council on Foreign Relations

“An organization is not an end in itself... An organization is an organ of society and fulfills itself by the contribution it makes to the outside environment.” – Peter F. Drucker

Photo ©1983 Steve Smith/stevesmithphotography.com

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The Responsibility Gap

Above all, do no harm.

$1 trillion Sources: World Bank; Transparency International

56%

Source: BusinessWeek

$50 trillion 50 million 1 billion Sources: Asian Development Bank; International Labor Organization; United Nations

“Any organization… needs a commitment to values and their constant reaffirmation, as a human body needs vitamins and minerals.” – Peter F. Drucker

Source: BusinessWeek.com

78%

Sources: Energy Policy; Harvard Magazine

80%

Source: Gartner Research

3x

Source: IBM

“Flashes of genius are uncommonly rare.” What really drives innovation is “analysis, system, and hard work.” – Peter F. Drucker

67%

Source: American Psychological Association; WebMD; MSNBC

344 years Sources: Institute for Policy Studies; United for a Fair Economy; The Wall Street Journal

15%

Source: United Nations

Assets

Liabilities

Property, plant & equip.

Short-term accruals

Securities

Discontinued operations

Receivables

Pensions

Inventories, net

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Personnel

“No organization can do better than the people it has. The yield from the human resource really determines the organization’s performance.” – Peter F. Drucker

$10 billion

Source: U.S. Congre

31%

Sources: Proudfoot Consulting, Salary.com

½ Source: Edelman Trust Barometer

“It is fundamentally the confusion between effectiveness and efficiency that stands between doing the right things and doing things right.” – Peter F. Drucker

Photo: Jean-Christian Bourcart

“Don't tell me you had a wonderful meeting with me. Tell me what you're going to do on Monday that's different.” – Peter F.

1. First, do no harm How are you ensuring that you and your organization are living up to this

2. Values What are your organization’s values? How are they reflected in your work?

3. Innovation How are you and your organization driving innovation—that is, endowing existing resources with a new capacity to create

4. People Are you focused on the strengths of the people you work with—or on their weaknesses?

5. Effectiveness How does your organization measure its effectiveness? Is it measuring the right things?

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