Can conscious businesses change the way capitalism works, or will they always be the exception?

In the next episode of The Conscious Capitalists, Les Szabo of @DrBronner joins Timothy and Raj to explore the question.

Full episode drops Monday, watch this space!

Independence once defined business success. Today, resilience depends on strong relationships.

Join our Indianapolis chapter and CEO Timothy Henry on Nov. 17 to explore how collaboration builds stronger businesses.

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You can delegate responsibility, but not accountability.

As Kate Adams shared on The Conscious Capitalists podcast, leaders should ask:

• Did our teams have the resources to succeed?
• Were expectations clear?
• Did we spot problems early?
• What could we have done better?

An octopus has 2/3 of its neurons in its arms, allowing them to act independently.

At the 18th CEO Summit, Phil LeBrun and Jana Warner shared what leaders can learn from this:

Set clear priorities.

Give teams autonomy.

Encourage curiosity

At the 18th CEO Summit, Dev Patnaik shared why he rejected a 30-page travel policy:

It signaled a lack of trust in employees.

His lessons for growing companies:

Keep policies simple.

Protect a culture of trust.

Encourage good judgment.

As companies grow, trust matters.

In a poll in our weekly newsletter, The Briefing, 38.97% of readers said they want to learn how other CEOs navigate uncertainty.

A better question to ask peers: What's one decision you made without all the answers, and what would you change about it now?

As companies grow, leadership needs change. At our CEO Summit, CoVista CEO Steve Beard shared 3 lessons:

1. Plan for future talent needs.
2. Establish generous severance early.
3. Raise your own leadership standards.

Above all, honor the people who helped you get this far

When a crisis hits, speed can come at the cost of sound judgment.

At the 18th CEO Summit, Amy Fox shared 4 ways CEOs can respond:

• Anchor teams in core values
• Regulate anxiety before deciding
• Run safe-to-fail experiments
• Diagnose problems before acting

At the 18th CEO Summit, Melanie Dulbecco, CEO of Torani, asked leaders to answer two simple questions:

What gave you energy this week? What took it away?

The answers can reveal burnout, misplaced priorities, and opportunities to delegate.

Try asking your team this Friday!

In this AI could create more jobs than it replaces.

But will workers be able to access them?

That's one of the big questions we're exploring in this week's edition of The Briefing. Read the full story here -> fortune.com/2026/10/11/mck…

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Leadership is learned through experience.

Shane Jackson shares how @jacksonhlthcare develops emerging leaders by letting them observe difficult decisions firsthand, connect personal values to their work, & learn through real-world practice.

Read it here: consciouscapitalism.org/story/leadersh…

In this week's The Briefing: Sustainability.

European CEOs are treating the energy transition as a design challenge.

GEA Group helped cut a dairy producer’s energy use by over 50%, showing how sustainability can cut costs & build resilience.

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Data practices shape customer trust.

For leaders, that means collecting only what you need, making consent clear, defining accountability, building ethics into AI governance, and preparing for breaches.

Would customers trust your data practices if they could see them?

In this week's The Briefing: Future of Work.

@GM invested nearly $200M in skilled trades, advanced manufacturing, engineering, and technician pathways, expanding access to well-paid careers that may be more resilient to AI disruption.

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Most organizations measure employee engagement. Fewer ask whether leaders are creating the conditions for it to thrive.

Can employees grow? Do managers coach? Does feedback lead to action? Are recognition and promotion aligned with your culture?

#Leadership #EmployeeExperience

In this week's The Briefing: Conscious Capitalism.

@TonysChocoUS protects its purpose through governance, independent oversight, transparency, & open sourcing.

The lesson: build values into the business before they’re tested.

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