If leadership is the 'Invisible Elephant' in the room, so we dare to believe this work of John Knights' is a hidden gem that can not only reveal but also change what leadership is, means and needs to be for the 21st century. The real wealth of insight - 'the pyramid treasure' - is contained in the 'Eight Integral Competencies of Leadership', which forms the heart of the work.  It plots a course from the personal along a pathway to 'Transpersonal - beyond the ego Leadership', that recognises the needs of others. Along this road we develop compassion and wisdom, wit and humour, deep insight and the courage needed for those who are leading now and in the future.

On 15 November 2011 Tomorrow's Company launched the first report in a programme on employee voice being undertaken in partnership with the Involvement and Participation Association (IPA). The report ‘Rethinking voice – for sustainable business success’ describes how employee voice is critical for the future of UK plc. Employee voice involves a two-way communication and an honest and trusting relationship between the organisation and its staff. Other project partners include BAE Systems, British Gas, HSBC, IAC Group, Thomson and Unipart, who enrich the report with their own experiences and challenges of voice.  Finally it sets out a framework that pulls together the factors that we think impact on the quality and effectiveness of employee voice in organisations.

Tomorrow’s Corporate Reporting: A critical system at risk focuses on the systems architecture and the behaviours and values of its stakeholders. Not on the content of the ‘ideal corporate report’. By corporate reporting we mean all the mechanisms by which companies communicate their performance and activity to their stakeholders, with a particular emphasis on the flow of information into the investment community.The study looked at:What aspects of the system are preventing or supporting the effective development of corporate reporting? And what changes are needed to make the system fit for purpose for the future? During the research, 145 individuals provided evidence, were interviewed or engaged through roundtable discussions, representing 118 organisations from 22 countries across five continents. The report explains the components of the current system and highlights that very few, if any, stakeholders see it as a system – rather they see particular pieces of the jigsaw. The...

This briefing summarises projected growth patterns of the Global Green Economy, which in turn provides a case for businesses to invest in the emerging green industry which is predicted to be a dominant economic force. This paper does not focus on the pragmatic details of “greening an individual business” but rather provides an overview of the Green Economy as a whole entity.

This Briefing Document, by Tomorrow’s Company, summarises the key statements and recommendations presented in the upcoming UNEP policy brief “Global Green New Deal”, which makes a strong case for the active ‘greening’ of proposed fiscal stimulus packages, backed by necessary changes in international and domestic policy architectures.The Tomorrow's Company Briefing Documents are intended to provide the reader with a comprehensive introduction to a particular topic. You can find the full list of Briefing Documents on forceforgood.com here.