A key note speech given by Mark Goyder, Founder Director of Tomorrow's Company at the Strategic Planning Society's 2009 'Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards'.

The Tomorrow’s Global Talent report is the result of a long term collaborative inquiry process which sought to answer the question, ‘How do leading organisations create value through people?’. This audio piece documents the launch of the report at BT Tower, London. Mr. AS Lakshminarayanan, Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services (UKI Country Manager) was the key note speaker, and the other speakers and panellists included Sir Mike Rake and representatives from all the partner organisations involved in  the report.

In this interview Terry Holloway, Director of Community Affairs at Marshall of Cambridge, explains some of the key elements to how his company acts as a force for good. In it he explains the ethos and values of a family run, community orientated business that focuses carefully on developing talent over the long term.Marshall of Cambridge are longstanding members and supporters of Tomorrow's Company. For more information please see www.marshallgroup.co.uk

This recording is taken from the 2009 Tomorrow's Company Parliamentary Reception a the House of Lords. Speaking at the event were C.S. Kiang, Chairman of Peking University Environment Fund and a Council member of the World Future Council, Rajeev Dubey, Member of the Group Management Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd,  as well as Tony Manwaring and Mark Goyder of Tomorrow's Company and Lord Haskell, who kindly hosted the event. Through two fascinating and complimentary speeches, Rajeev and C.S. provided a fresh understanding of the challenges facing the new world economy and the opportunities to create value through achieving sustainability.

 Tony Manwaring interviews Swami Parthasarathy, a man whom Time magazine described as giving “a new meaning to the phrase business guru”. This pre-eminent philosopher popularly known as 'Swamiji' is widely acclaimed as the greatest living exponent of Vedanta, the ancient philosophy of life and living.It’s a fascinating conversation where the true values of success gently bubble to the surface. Swamiji proves the importance of developing the mind and intellect as the prerequisite to success – a subtle and subversive spin on how businesses can be a force for good. As a global leader his authority does not rest on his multiple degrees in literature, science and international law. Nor on the lucrative corporate career he renounced in order to dedicate himself to the vision of Vedanta.If you can’t manage yourself you can’t manage anything else. To this end, Swami Parthasarathy travels the world talking to leaders of government and business, individually and through corporate seminars...