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Top U.S. CEOS: Stakeholders over Shareholders
Top U.S. CEOS: Stakeholders over Shareholders

The CEOs of nearly 200 companies just said shareholder value is no longer their main objective

The book "Work the Future! Today: A faster path to purpose, passion and profit" predicted this in 2017.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/19/the-ceos-of-nearly-two-hundred-companies-say-shareholder-value-is-no-longer-their-main-objective.html

Main Points

  • The Business Roundtable, a group of chief executive officers of nearly 200 major U.S. corporations, issues a statement with a new definition of the “purpose of a corporation.”

  • The reimagined idea of a corporation drops the age-old notion that they function first and foremost to serve their shareholders and maximize profits.

  • Investing in stakeholders—employees, delivering value to customers, dealing ethically with suppliers and supporting outside communities—are now at the forefront of American business goals.

  • This is the first step from the old bottom triple bottom line of profit, people, planet to planet, people, prosperity. Why? No planet, no people, nothing. And companies that don't stay relevant, die.

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leadership, transformation, innovation, culture, brandBrand New Purposepurpose, stakeholders, shareholders, shared value, community, conscious capitalism, sustainability, regeneration, triple bottom lineComment
LOVING LEADERSHIP: More Heart, Less Head
LOVING LEADERSHIP: More Heart, Less Head

Being Your Own Leader in a Leaderless Era

Earth Day, 2018: The great thinker and liberator Nelson Mandela challenges us by asking:

“Who are we, not to shine?”

So in this blog and those to follow, we’re introducing a new, better and more effective way to be a leader, whether you’re leading 1, 10, or 10 million people.

“Who are we, not to shine?”

This is one of the most important questions for all of us today.

Why?

• Because most of our current global leadership is heartless—and their heads don’t seem to work very well, either.

• Because people, organizations, and entire countries are stuck in systems of ego-driven, expired thinking, and action that is jeopardizing our survival.

• Because schools teach memorizing information instead of critical thinking.

• Because so-called spiritual leaders are trying to co-opt, control, and commodify the Earth and the great mystery of which we’re all a part.

This is happening right now, and it’s been going on for millennia.

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leadershipWork The Future! Todayservant leadership, sustainability, purpose, prosperity, transformation, mindfulness, innovation, community, flow, future of workComment