Why a Mission-Driven Leadership Approach Can Pay Dividends
Brian Peckrill, head of the McGowan Charitable Fund, says ethical leadership is essential. He told BI that organizations that invest in their people do better in the long term. This article is part of " Culture of Innovation ," a series on how businesses can prompt better ideas. As artificial intelligence promises to accelerate the speed at which many businesses can move, it could leave less time for focusing on ethics and values. Yet forgoing those discussions is a risk companies shouldn't take, said Brian Peckrill, executive director of the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, a family foundation focused on what it describes as compassionate philanthropy and ethical leadership — the idea that there's more to consider than just the bottom line. William McGowan was the founder of MCI Communications, a telecom company whose legal fights with AT&T preceded Ma Bell's 1984 breakup on antitrust grounds....