Liz Paxton,former IT Director for Customer Management at Diageo, now a management trainer

CABE gives me the opportunity to consider and debate business issues with my peers,  who largely share similar  aims and values and ethics. The network is diverse and interesting, sympathetic and challenging  and has made me rethink my own approach and leadership attitudes.

 

Resources

Some general resources and topical issues...

Values and Principles

Some sound advice from Peter Shaw as we enter a new decade - What is success?

Uniapac's Declaration on the Financial Crisis was produced at their annual global conference "Values to build a better World".

Uniapac's Corporate Social Responsibility Protocol provides a practical methodology which looks at CSR as an 'inner force' that encourages people within an organisation to live by sound values and principles.

See CABE's ad/articles in the New Statesman: 6 April, 13 April

God and the G20...

Wealth Creation

Read David Miller's paper entitled "Wealth Creation as integrated with faith: A Protestant Reflection"

Business as Mission

Read the notes from Geoff W's overview at the CABE Network in January

Christ-like Leadership

"Indeed, as we consider this picture of Christ-like leadership, we should face up to the complexity of so many of our decisions and situations – a new post with more money, but not one that will best use our abilities; a managerial role requiring the extraction of high targets for delivery that is anything but shepherding the flock ; a work situation that we do because we must, trapped by financial necessity and limited employment alternatives..." Why not sign up for LICC's weekly email and prepare to be challenged.

Faith and Business

"Religion has a key part to play in ensuring economic recovery" suggests Zaki Cooper in the Independent.

Read Zaki Cooper (Director of Business for New Europe)'s article on Faith and Business - a new deal for the modern workplace.

Even debated at the Church of England Synod. Read the background papers and listen to the motion passed that "This Synod affirms daily work, be it paid or unpaid, as essentially a spiritual activity; recognises the importance of Christian values in economic life; encourages bishops and clergy to give greater priority to equipping and resoourcing church members through teaching, prayer, affirmation and celebration, to fulfil their vocations, ministries and mission in their places of work; and commissioned the Mission and Public Affairs Council to convene a symposium and provide resources...

Disscussed at a Level Seven event. Read the report.

God's business or None of His Business? Mark Greene picks up this topical issue.

Managing Faith in the Workplace was the subject of an evening organised by the Chartered Management Institute and the Three Faiths Forum. Read the report from the event held on 5 June 2008.

Got questions on how to manage this in your workplace? The Employer's Forum on Belief might be able to help...

Debated by Lord Griffiths, Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra (chair of Interfaith Relations Committee at the Muslim Council of Britain) and Douglas Murray (director of the Centre for Social Cohesion). Brief overview.

Principles for Business: Group Discussion Template

A useful framework for Christian fellowships, churches or other workplace groups. Is there consistency between the way you behave at work and the way you behave at home/church...? How can you support and encourage each other to put your Christian principles into practice?