When corporate culture junkies gather around the fire, we tell stories and recount legendary figures in our mythos like Herb Kelleher, the former CEO of Southwest Airlines, who offered to competitors all details of his business knowing that without Southwest’s culture–the focal point of its business–competitors would never gain traction. Drawing us around the fire […]
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Conscious Capitalism Conference: Life Altering? It Was for Me
I flew up to Boston for the Conscious Capitalism® Conference last year out of curiosity, not with the expectation that two days of speakers and conference hobnobbing would shift my work and life. But it did. It offered up a community, framework, and lexicon that were both inherently natural and alluringly new. This year’s conference, […]
Understanding Conscious Business–with Richi Gil
Perhaps you’ve noticed a slight twist in topic, unfamiliar terms and different companies referenced in recent posts. I’ve become enthralled by the concept of conscious business, which I view as an extension of cause capitalism to include organizational culture and structure, leadership, and communication. I’ve always explained cause capitalism as the merger of business and […]
To Go from “Good to Great,” Be Endearing
.. . . Do you– 1. Operate from a higher purpose and make decisions from this place? 2. Act on behalf of all stakeholder groups (society, partners, investors, consumers, employees and the environment)? 3. Lead from a place of consciousness? 4. Create a culture, management team, and systems that maximize the values and purpose of […]
What They Know About Business is Wrong
Mainstream business leaders don’t understand the revolution that’s going on in business. The more progressive of them are still oriented toward CSR, which is independent of purpose and often cobbled onto core business objectives. Here are a few big ideas from the Conscious Capitalism Conference that are core to a handful of businesses now, and of […]
‘Love needs to come out of the closet’: 10 Takeaways from the Conscious Capitalism Conference
With support from Axialent and the Conscious Capitalism Institute, I attended the Conscious Capitalism Conference last month. For two days, I immersed myself in learning and in true, unabashed conversations on topics I had felt, but hadn’t yet developed the vocabulary for or a real awareness of. The teachers ranged from CEOs of publicly traded […]
I'm Olivia Khalili. I created Cause Capitalism to show you how to grow your business by incorporating a social mission. I've worked extensively with both nonprofits and for-profits. I found that when you combine the two, you grow your profits, impassion all your stakeholders and do good in the world. Read more.
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