Values-Driven Exemplars

The 1984 Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu discusses what makes a good leader. He touches on having the heart of a servant, understanding suffering and the ability to inspire others here. He touches on having the heart of a servant, understanding suffering and the ability to inspire others here. (2007, 3:44 min)

Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE, speaks at the BSR Conference in 2008 about the importance of social responsibility and how GE approaches it strategically. Watch it here. (2008, 6:51 min)

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, explains Google's principle-driven "culture of yes." http://fora.tv/2008/06/09/Google_CEO_Eric_Schmidt_on_the_Future_of_the_Internet#Eric_Schmidt_Explains_Googles_Culture_of_Yes (2008, 6:13 min)

Herman Miller's values-driven philosophy is to "design and build a better world," and it is built on values such as innovation, community service and environmental advocacy. This relatively small company in Michigan has been recognized for its remarkable success. Watch it here. (2009, 6:13 min)

David Williams, CEO of ShoreBank Pacific talks about the ROI on values. Watch it here. (2009, 2:29 min)

Comments on Bob McDonald's, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, P&G, receiving the inaugural Leadership Excellence Award, presented by Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy and Harvard Business Review. Watch it here. (2009, 5:59 min)

Pitney Bowes CEO, Murray Martin, talks about why management's values attract the best employees. See it here. (2009, 0:32 min)

Gil Casellas, Dell's Chief Diversity Officer, discusses being named to Working Mother's Best 100 Companies list. Watch here. (2009, 2:11 min)

Texas Instruments values-driven business approach to corporate citizenship impacts business practices throughout the company. View the company's Corporate Citizenship video for details. (2008, 2:50 min)

Walter Massey, chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the McDonald's Board of Directors, talks about why CSR is important to McDonald's and how senior leaders, living the companies values, enable it to flourish. Watch it here. (2009, 2:22 min)

On June 24, 2009, Brian Dunn became CEO of Best Buy. This 4-part video interview provides insight into the growth, development and character of a values-driven leader as Dunn shares his journey and what it takes to take the reins of a Fortune 100 company. View Part 1 (2009, 10:00 min)

On June 24, 2009, Brian Dunn became CEO of Best Buy. This 4-part video interview provides insight into the growth, development and character of a values-driven leader as Dunn shares his journey and what it takes to take the reins of a Fortune 100 company. View Part 2 (2009, 10:00 min)

On June 24, 2009, Brian Dunn became CEO of Best Buy. This 4-part video interview provides insight into the growth, development and character of a values-driven leader as Dunn shares his journey and what it takes to take the reins of a Fortune 100 company. View Part 3 (2009, 6:47 min)

On June 24, 2009, Brian Dunn became CEO of Best Buy. This 4-part video interview provides insight into the growth, development and character of a values-driven leader as Dunn shares his journey and what it takes to take the reins of a Fortune 100 company. View Part 4 (2009, 8:41 min)

Charlie Rose interviewed Howard Schultz, Chairman, President and CEO of Starbucks, on January 16, 2007. In this interview, Schultz speaks about his values-driven leadership philosophy and how that impacts all of the company's business practices. Watch it here. (2007, 33:05 min)

The Gap Inc. is committed to people around the world and the planet. Watch it here. (2009, 2:29 min)

Arlin Wasserman, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship, speaks about global sustainability at Sodexo. Watch it here. (2008, 3:04 min)

Baxter's Asia Pacific operations developed a talent management initiative desgned to ensure a 50/50 gender balance in critical management positions in 14 countries across the region. Watch it here. (2009, 3:00 min)

Jill Smart, Chief HR Officer at Accenture, discusses how the firm’s core values such as “respect for the individual” drive innovative best practices in work/life balance. Watch here: (2009, 4:45 min)

Seth Goldman, founder and TeaEO of Honest Tea, left a well paying job at a mutual fund company to follow his dream and start a responsible beverage company. In this 3-part video overview, Seth and others in the company talk about the start of the company in 1998 and chart its progress over the following 10 years on the way to a $25 million dollar business. See part 1 here: (2008, 4:16 min)

Seth Goldman, founder and TeaEO of Honest Tea, left a well paying job at a mutual fund company to follow his dream and start a responsible beverage company. In this 3-part video overview, Seth and others in the company talk about the start of the company in 1998 and chart its progress over the following 10 years on the way to a $25 million dollar business. See part 2 here: Seth Goldman - Part 2

Seth Goldman, founder and TeaEO of Honest Tea, left a well paying job at a mutual fund company to follow his dream and start a responsible beverage company. In this 3-part video overview, Seth and others in the company talk about the start of the company in 1998 and chart its progress over the following 10 years on the way to a $25 million dollar business. See part 3 here: (2008, 8:07 min)

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob McDonald explains how the power of Proctor &Gamble’s purpose—touching and improving people’s lives in meaningful ways—drives the company’s actions every day. Watch it here. (2010, 1:12 min)

Steven Ballmer - CEO of Microsoft – discusses values, culture, leadership and inspiration at the company. See him here. (2009, 24:42 min)

Safeway sees the pursuit of truly sustainable, responsible business practices as a journey. The company’s commitment to community, people, products and planet are the pillars of their CSR efforts, but they also speak to the values-driven philosophy of Safeway. Watch it here. (2009, 5:31 min)

HSBC is committed to running a sustainable business. Executives in the company discuss their organization’s value-driven approach. See it here. (2010, 6:00 min)

An Eaton employee shares her perspective on the benefits of being part of a "corporate culture that cares." See it here. (2010, 1:18 min)

Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo Chairman and CEO, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington DC on May 12, 2009 about the five key characteristics required by today’s CEO in order to successfully lead in the future. Choose more speakers and scroll through speakers: Watch it here. (2009, 20:00 min)