Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business

ISBN-13: 9781422144206 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 368 str.

John Mackey

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As seen on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday

A New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller

In this book, Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring some of today's best-known companies, they illustrate how these two forces can--and do--work most powerfully to create value for all stakeholders: including customers, employees, suppliers, investors, society, and the environment.

These "Conscious Capitalism" companies include Whole Foods Market, Southwest Airlines, Costco, Google, Patagonia, The Container Store, UPS, and dozens of others. We know them; we buy their products or use their services. Now it's time to better understand how these organizations use four specific tenets--higher purpose, stakeholder integration, conscious leadership, and conscious culture and management--to build strong businesses and help advance capitalism further toward realizing its highest potential.

As leaders of the Conscious Capitalism movement, Mackey and Sisodia argue that aspiring leaders and business builders need to continue on this path of transformation--for the good of both business and society as a whole.

At once a bold defense and reimagining of capitalism and a blueprint for a new system for doing business grounded in a more evolved ethical consciousness, this book provides a new lens for individuals and companies looking to build a more cooperative, humane, and positive future.

Recenzje

“ Conscious Capitalism is full of thoughtful insights and original observations that could help organisations from start-ups to multinationals become better at creating financial and social wealth for all their stakeholders... I recommend it to entrepreneurs and investors everywhere – I strongly suspect it will be one of the outstanding business books of the year." — Luke Johnson, Financial Times

“...at a time when the public reputation of big business has hit a dangerous low, surely the efforts of Messrs. Gates, Porter and Mackey—and even Ms. Nooyi—to make capitalism better can't be all bad. As the authors put it: "Free market capitalism is one of the most powerful ideas we humans have ever had. But we can aspire to even more. Let's not be afraid to climb higher." — Alan Murray, The Wall Street Journal

"... a good read with useful insights for those who are, or aspire to be, entrepreneurial." — Pamela Hartigan, Financial Times

“Even if you don't agree with all or most of Mackey and Sisodia's arguments, their vision—essentially, startups for grownups—seems viscerally compelling, and describes the sort of enterprise that I suspect most would love to join." — David Shaywitz, Forbes.com

“Had [Mackey and Sisodia's] application of higher consciousness been in the boardroom a generation ago, we might have avoided the suffocating regulations of Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank, and the dire straits of companies like General Motors, Sears, Citibank, and even Enron...Conscious Capitalism is still an inspiring blueprint for a better world." — Mark Skousen, BARRON's

“ Conscious Capitalism is a wonderful book, full of fiery passion and incisive insights. So buy it. Read it. Implement it. It's a true guide to future." — Steve Denning, Forbes.com

“Mackey and Sisodia make a valiant effort to redeem a practice often tainted by greed and corruption and show that if the individuals managing the system commit to conscious capitalism, everyone benefits." — Publishers Weekly

“I would place Conscious Capitalism at the top of my list of good reading—by far. It's not just the writing; the intent of the book is very good." — Gilda Chan, Senior Merchandising Planner at Vera Bradley

“ Conscious Capitalism , raises valid points about ‘heroic entrepreneurs' and ‘conscious companies' that are ‘butterflies' as opposed to the normal ‘caterpillar' companies, focused only on profit optimisation and shareholder value." — Outlook Business (India)

“The book is an exceptional guide to best practices in organizational leadership. It is refreshing, high on ideals, and has a fair dose of prescription for creating and operating enterprises with a conscience." — Business World

“ Conscious Capitalism builds the case for free market enterprise, driven by a purpose other than profit." — Mint (livemint.com)

In stark contrast to today's often pessimistic view of capitalism, MacKey and Sisodia defend the old principles while simultaneously urging business leaders to transform how they do business. Business cases ... show that companies are perfectly capable of creating more value for all of their stakeholders, from customers, employees, suppliers, and investors to society as whole and the environment. — Business Digest (France)

“In all the chapters, you'll find how the effects of having a passionate, inspired team build stakeholder relations at a variety of firms in many industries." – Jim Pawlak, Dallas Morning News

“...a must-read, with a message especially appropriate for these times of dysfunctional political polarization, with “red-state" Republicans over-simplistically depicted as conservative and pro-business and “blue-state" Democrats as liberal and anti-business." — Lanny Davis, TheHill.com

“ Conscious Capitalism is in keeping with

O autorze

John Mackey is co-CEO and cofounder of Whole Foods Market and cofounder of the nonprofit Conscious Capitalism, Inc. He has devoted his life to selling natural and organic foods and to building a better business model. Dr. Rajendra (Raj) Sisodia is cofounder and trustee of Conscious Capitalism, Inc. and professor of marketing at Bentley University. He has authored seven books, including Firms of Endearment .