Fundamentals of Level Three Leadership

38. The Importance of Global Business Leaders

Concept

Many people malign large corporations. And there is much that needs improving in them, not the least of which is the proportional divide between extractors and contributors. Many scholars, consultants, ethicists, and observers have worked hard to bring Adam Smith’s men of good character more prominently into the capitalist model.

That said, I don’t see how the political and religious leaders will save the world. If anything, they contribute to most of the world’s conflicts. I have become convinced that it is the global business leaders who are and have been most likely to knit the world together into a global economy that is tolerant of cultural differences, religious differences, and willing ...