Posts by Jon Magoch
Firms of Endearment Book Review
Firms of Endearment: How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose
By: Rajendra S. Sisodia, Jagdish N. Sheth, and the Estate of David Wolfe
Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey – Copyright 2014
Review Written by Evelyn Neis
This book shares the business practices of 28 companies (public and private) that have made a conscious choice to go beyond a shareholder/profit only focus to one that includes appreciating the relationship of their business to all its stakeholders equally.
Read MoreDoughnut Economics Book Review
7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist
By: Kate Raworth
Chelsea Green Publishing White River Junction, Vermont – Copyright 2017
Review Written by Evelyn Neis
Kate Raworth is an English Economist and has been on the advisory boards of many institutions throughout the world. She has BA’s in politics, philosophy and economics, and an MSc in Economics for Development from Oxford University.
Read MoreEverybody Matters (The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family)
By: Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and Raj Sisodia, coauthor of Conscious Capitalism
Published by Portfolio/Penguin, New York, New York | Copyright 2015
Review Author: Evelyn Neis
If you are getting ready to become an entrepreneur, have recently started a business, represent leadership in an existing business- large or small, this book is full of practical suggestions and wisdom on how to grow and maintain a thriving organization.
If you are an employee participant of any of the above-listed types of organizations, this book provides practical information and wisdom on how you may be able to improve your role within the operation or help you decide if it’s time to consider moving on in order to find a position that more closely aligns with your career goals and desired work environment.
Read MoreBanking on Intelligence
There is no shortage of content on the web espousing predictions about how Artificial Intelligence will re-shape the workplace and our societies as a whole in the coming years. You would be hard pressed to find many businesses that didn’t adopt their operating practices with the emergence of desktop computing, the Internet or mobile services.
Read MoreBook Review: The Purpose Project (a handbook for bringing meaning to life at work) by Carolyn Tate
Conscious Capitalism is a philosophy about capitalism that reflects the potential of businesses to make a positive impact on the world. They do this through cultivating four tenets within their businesses: Higher Purpose, Stakeholder Orientation, Conscious Leadership, and Conscious Culture. Carolyn Tate is a founding member of Conscious Capitalism Australia.
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