Dr Bob Every, Chairman - Boral and Wesfarmers talks about Responsible Leadership

Yesterday I met with Dr Bob Every, Chairman of Boral and Wesfarmers.

We have written an article on Bob's thoughts about leadership previously that you can read here

Today we spoke specifically about the element of Responsible Leadership.

Bob covered many points including the common elements that responsible leaders need to be responsible to all stakeholders and look towards the long term.

Bob also covered interesting concepts like how Wesfarmers, with over 200,000 staff are working towards improving aboriginal lives through employment options.

Bob also talked about the importance of philanthropy - particularly with sectors like the arts.

Another area Bob discussed was that businesses need to make a decision on where they stand in regard to key issues like climate change and make a stand on them and communicate and debate their point of view.

Download the podcast with Bob here