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contents
issue TWO
December 2010
RealLeaders
47 | green online
26 | turning waste into profit
42 | aid that lasts
lead
accolade
opinion
global voice
4 FROM THE TEAM
7 Five ways to do well
by doing good
13 we all need leadership!
42 aid that lasts
22 people, planet, profits
34 making a difference
The launch of Real Leaders
aims to inspire you to
become a better leader –
in your business, family
and community.
4 FROM THE CHAIRman
Simon Preston, (WPO
Pennine), former YPO
International Chairman
2009-2010, reflects on
his past year, ponders the
challenges ahead, and
demonstrates why YPOWPO is perfectly placed to
address these issues.
Top entrepreneurs share
their secrets on doing
well by doing good. These
five individuals shone
at the Social Enterprise
Networks awards held
earlier this year.
30 the changing face of vision
Venture philanthropist
James Chen (YPO Hong
Kong) gets all the thrill
of running a succesful
business while bringing
about social change. His
revolutionary eyeglasses
are improving lives, and
profits, around the world.
Lead Story
18 jeff skoll
The first president of eBay explains
to Real Leaders why he believes both
social enterprise and impact investing
provide the best model to deal with
global challenges.
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A unique business
perspective from Lord
Digby Jones, former
Minister of State for UK
Trade & Investment, who
has promoted trade in 31
countries.
The tripling of the
world’s population in our
lifetime requires a new
way of being – and a triple
bottom line approach to
leadership. An interview
with Mark Van Ness.
How do you reconstruct
a society when it has
been decimated by flood
or earthquake? The
International Medical
Corps shows how it’s
done - fast!
A photo essay with a
message of wisdom from
some of the world’s most
recognizable faces in
politics, academia, science
and entertainment.
Real Leaders
Editor-in-Chief Mark Van Ness
President Kevin Maggiacomo
Editor Grant Schreiber
Deputy Editor Neill Duffy
YPO-WPO Liaison Manager Shahnaaz Nasser
YPO-WPO Editorial Consultant Steve Dobbins
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