Want to play a little game? Yesterday, the Business Roundtable, a group of nearly 200 of the most powerful CEOs in America, made a pretty big announcement. It's called "Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation." Before reading it, see if you can see what's changed by quickly comparing just 2 sentences. This one is from a statement made by the organization way back in 1997: "In the Business Roundtable's view, the paramount duty of management and of boards of directors is to the corporation's stockholders; the interests of other stakeholders are relevant as a derivative of the duty to stockholders." And this one's from yesterday's statement: "While each of our individual companies serves its own corporate purpose, we share a fundamental commitment to all of our stakeholders." Did you notice the difference? Basically, it comes down to 2 words. In today's column I break them down, and examine the implications of this change. #leadership #management #BestAdvice #BusinessIntelligence #careers #Apple #Amazon #WalMart #Target #BestBuy #JeffBezos #TimCook #EmotionalIntelligence #EQApplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more