Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics

Former CEO of Honeywell International, David Cote, discusses his new book "Winning Now, Winning Later" and opens up about becoming the leader of a company that was on the verge of failure.

Dr. Roy Vagelos ’54PS shares his perspective on the current pandemic as well as leadership insights from his long-storied tenure as CEO of Merck & Co.

Angela Rossetti ’80, a guest lecturer at Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, brings to light businesses’ evolving ethical compass by comparing the dishonorable business decisions of the 1918 flu pandemic with the collaborative, moral commitments made by today’s business leaders in the time of Coronavirus.

Top executives discuss leading through the COVID-19 crisis while striking the proper balance between personal and professional.

Bernstein Faculty Leader and David W. Zalaznick Associate Professor of Business, Dan Wang, explores the power behind creating, maintaining, and leveraging meaningful relationships in today’s altered social climate.  

"I have always thought that the relationship between the CEO and the General Counsel is the most important partnership that exists," said Reuben Mark, former CEO of Colgate-Palmolive for nearly two and a half decades. 

The Bernstein Center looks back at this year's Leadership and Ethics Week. 

James Keyes '80, Chairman of Wild Oats Marketplace and member of the Board at Columbia Business School, cycles through his greatest professional wins and learnings to provide three key pieces of advice for leading through a crises.

President and Chief Executive Officer of outdoor apparel company Patagonia discusses leading a company at the forefront of strong social change and environmental activism.

Reuben Mark, former Chairman and CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, shares a specific set of leadership lessons around steering a company through uncertainty and change and explains how an established culture makes it easier to navigate any crisis situation.