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In our annual publication TOKYO2019, we interviewed Simon Sinek, the author of the global bestseller Start With Why – How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. #4 of 4 Purpose Key Person Interview – Simon Sinek (→ #1 #2 #3) SMO: Lastly, in light… Continue Reading →
In our annual publication TOKYO2019, we interviewed Simon Sinek, the author of the global bestseller Start With Why – How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. #2 of 4 Purpose Key Person Interview – Simon Sinek (→ #1) SMO： In the… Continue Reading →
In our annual publication TOKYO2019, we interviewed Simon Sinek, the author of the global bestseller Start With Why – How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. Simon Sinek – an unshakable optimist He believes in a bright future and our… Continue Reading →
In 2008 three American companies were fighting for their lives. Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, the Big Three of the automotive industry in US, were running out of cash. To bail them out of the crisis, the government offered them… Continue Reading →
From the overview of RIMOWA in their job description: Welcome to RIMOWA, the first German Maison of the LVMH Group. We are a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create the essential tools for a lifetime of travel. For… Continue Reading →
Our annual publication “TOKYO 2019” is available now on our website. Leadership Essentials: Purpose and the Skill of Foreseeing the Future, this is the theme of this issue. It is filled with insights from interviews, original research, and future scenario… Continue Reading →
LINK: Innovator to Innovator: Apple CEO Tim Cook Interviewed by High School Senior Rebecca Kahn A quick read to hear Tim Cook talk about purpose and philosophy behind how he runs Apple. My favorite quote from the article: Whenever he… Continue Reading →
I have a friend who loves Pokémon Go. He plays the game and collects Pokémon whenever he gets the chance. I, on the the other hand, collect purpose statements. Whenever I come across one, I add it to my collection…. Continue Reading →
Over at HBR, John Coleman addresses three misconceptions about purpose: Purpose is only a thing you find. Purpose is a single thing. Purpose is stable over time. My favorite quote from the article: In achieving professional purpose, most of us have… Continue Reading →
From the feature article, Creating a Purpose-driven Organisation of Harvard Business Review July-August 2018 issue about discovering purpose: At a global oil company, we once met with members of a task force asked by the CEO to work on defining… Continue Reading →
Amy’s Drive Thru is a different kind of fast food restaurant. It’s striving to be the first 100% vegetarian national fast food chain. (Here’s an article about this at Business Insider.) Starting with Why Visit their website and you will first come across… Continue Reading →
Over at IDEO U I recently came across a great article highlighting five reasons backed with research and studies on why purpose matters. It boils down to this: But the research is clear, individuals are more fulfilled and organizations perform better when they’re rooted… Continue Reading →
An important element to uncovering your purpose is understanding your strengths. SYPartners has recently released an app to do just that. The app is called Superpowers, and they describe is as: Superpowers is a tool to help you… Continue Reading →
LINK: Why Reflective Leadership Is the Key to a Successful Purpose Transformation Adam Fridman, Founder of Mabbly, writes for Inc.: Perhaps more than any other generation, purpose is what inspires younger generations of workers to engage and put forth their… Continue Reading →
I came across this article in The November 2017 issue of Inc Magazine. It had stories about how travel was a source of inspiration for big ideas. It included stories from Tatcha, Lyft, TOMS, and Warby Parker. What caught my… Continue Reading →
Just learned Fiasco Gelato from The Society of Cult Brands. Fiasco was added to their list of Emerging Brands. Here’s how they introduced Fiasco Gelato: The purpose driven team at Fiasco stands by its mission to enrich people’s lives. They… Continue Reading →
I’d gone through my notes from 2017 and here are info and insights from 2017 that I think you’ll find helpful. White Paper / Report Purpose with the Power to Transform Your Organization (Boston Consulting Group) If I had to… Continue Reading →
Brought to you buy Imperative and NetImpact, the Purpose 2030 conference will be held in October this year in Phoenix. Their goal: BY 2030…we are setting out to ensure the majority of our workforce is fulfilled. Leaders from around the… Continue Reading →
Just came across this white paper from The Boston Consulting Group. Published this year in May, it covers why purpose matters so much today, the definition of purpose, and how an organization can bring it to life. Found the use… Continue Reading →
Purpose is not just for big corporations. Nick talks about harnessing the power of purpose at his two pizza restaurants in his TED talk below. He has a great explanation on the difference of “Purpose” and “Mission and Vision” (around… Continue Reading →
Gary Hamel, the originator of the concept of core competence, said on his Wall Street Journal blog in 2009: Ensuring that managerial work serves a higher purpose. Management, both in theory and practice, must orient itself to the achievement of… Continue Reading →
Just came across this article on Unilever’s plan to become a B corp on Guardian. Here are some quotes highlighting the movement of businesses becoming purpose-driven: The movement to put purpose at the heart of business strategy has received a… Continue Reading →
From Fast Company’s article about 20 moments from the past 20 years that moved the world forward: Businesses focused on social good have been around for decades, but the concept really took off in 2012, as new laws in several… Continue Reading →
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