It seems pretty obvious that food is a prerequisite to life and prosperity for anyone and everyone. Despite this, more than 850 million people still go hungry. And given rising consumption rates (driven by increasing populations and burgeoning middle classes) combined with natural resource constraints (land, air and water) without...

I've been thinking about this for a long time. I am frequently asked questions about this from students or other female professionals as I represent my company or promote my book around the world. So, this Mother's Day I just had to speak out about combining motherhood with paid employment....

At a State Department impact investing event on Friday (great event, by the way -- go Kris and Lala!), I was asked to speak about why and how companies can engage successfully in long-term impact investing. I've discussed the benefits for companies in an earlier HuffPost blog, so...

I'm not much of a betting person but I am very confident about this. This Wednesday, I attended a reception on Capitol Hill to celebrate the Girl Scouts 100th anniversary. And while that milestone is important and their history is one to be proud of for sure, what I really...

Those "cushy" desk jobs, while nice to have, especially during this time of sustained high unemployment, may be slowly doing us in. Yes, while we're all probably happy to be employed, we can't ignore that many of today's sedentary work environments can produce "heavy" consequences. Overall, workplace safety has pretty...

This week, as world leaders converge on Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, a relatively new topic will be front and center on the agenda for many of the world's largest consumer products companies... namely, how to do more with less.

Yes, while "sustainability" has been and continues...

PPPs are all the rage these days. And with good reason. Done right, they are probably the best chance we have for tackling some of the toughest societal issues we're facing -- from world hunger to obesity to sustainable agriculture. Why? Because PPPs uniquely combine the power of the public...

The first time I was in Indonesia was about 20 years ago. At the time I think the tourism slogan was something like "Amazing Indonesia." And in many ways, the nation lived up to that billing back then. I was working for a travel client and was ensconced in a...

At Davos last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a couple sessions where the talk was about development. My purpose for being in the sessions was to advocate for investment in sustainable agriculture as one of the best ways to support scalable and sustainable economic development. But I...

At an impact investing meeting at the US State Department last week, I was probably the only one in the room who didn't know that only 3 percent of the world's assets/funds were engaged in what's often referred to as "social innovation" or "impact investing." It's apparently known as the...

Ending world hunger IS possible. Davos is part of the process.

In a few days, I'll be heading to the small snowy town of Davos Switzerland, site of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Despite a few comments from friends and family about how cool it...

Want to help your children succeed in the decades ahead? You don't need money. More than anything, building a global mindset is the key to their success. And it's easier (and cheaper) to do than you think!

Like most moms around the world, I worry about how best to...

About this time every year, millions of us take some time out to relax, refresh and reflect... on the year just ending, on our current state of being and on what we want to achieve in the year ahead. As a work in progress myself, I have always found this...

I've been trying to listen to my doctor and spend less time on my computer to help alleviate my carpal tunnel, but when I heard on NPR this morning that early voting has started and that some folks are trying to scare Americans into voting against Barack Obama because he...

Whether for business or pleasure, I suspect few people today travel for up to three weeks at a time with just one carry on bag and a brief case. But, between longer lines, more lost luggage and now higher costs for checking bags -- ANY bags -- it has never...

For years I've pondered the area of religion. My father's family is old Pennsylvania Quaker. My mother is Episcopalian. I went to Episcopal boarding school and Episcopal church. But in college I dated many Catholics. In my thirties, it was atheists and Jews. When I married, it was to someone...

While I too have felt the impact by the rising price of oil, I am at least lucky enough to have the economic resources to cope. Yes, we're driving less; using less air conditioning; recycling and re-using whatever we can, etc. So, we're doing our part -- or at least...

There was a fair amount of reaction to my last blog about the potential benefits of $200 oil. Most of the negativity centered around the fact that many, many folks (truckers, etc) would clearly be devastated by the hardship this would bring were it to come to pass. I...

In 2004, I was teaching at a University in Connecticut. The subject was globalization. In that class, I predicted that based on the rapid development taking place in countries like China and India, we would see $100 oil within 5 years. (If only I'd put my money where my mouth...

For years I've been telling people to go abroad. My argument has been simple: working overseas is personally and professionally transformative. It's good for you, good for your career, good for your company.

This is still true. However, today as never before, there is yet another option that more...