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Book Review of “Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era”

The Practical Leader

Globally, 56 percent of people want a job that allows them to give back to society versus 44 percent who value personal achievement more…” Two of the authors, Laurie Bassi and Dan McMurrer, are organization effectiveness researchers, consultants, and run an investment fund based on the principles outlined in Good Company.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10 and generated 50% more earnings.

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How the Internet Saved Handmade Goods

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, it’s part and parcel of the digital disruption remaking every aspect of the global economy. Etsy’s creators benefit from global markets for sourcing raw materials, for example. That vestiges of old technologies linger on, capable of being resurrected into viable businesses again, doesn’t seem strange to us.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

I know because I ask a second question: On a scale of one to five, how would you rate the quality of your current network? Your network’s strategic advantage and, therefore, the extent to which it helps you step up to leadership, depends on three qualities: Breadth: Strong relationships with a diverse range of contacts.

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