Strategic Sustainability and Risk Management (SS&RM) for Liveable Cities
Dr. Ian R Kirkwood PhD, MBA, DipMechEng, MAICD, JP Associate Dean – MBA program, James Cook University, Brisbane. Trainer, Coach & Consultant www.iankirkwood.org This article is about creating and maintaining ‘Smart Businesses”. Smart businesses are businesses that are wholesome and knowingly sustainable in all dimensions: ethically, socially, ecologically, economically, and with sound ongoing governance. Unfortunately, a high percentage of managers and owners are untrained in this aspect of business management. In his management career, Ian Kirkwood was involved in two separate company ‘turn-arounds’ where both companies were considered ‘normal’ but in reality, were making losses and heading towards ultimate closure. …
