Have you ever heard the saying, “Being first feels an awful lot like being wrong?” Sometimes, a new way of thinking can seem naïve or just plain crazy. In this Harvard Business Review article, Umair Haque urges the businesses of the future to become Meaning Organizations– those that focus their energies (and outputs) on “delivering benefits that matter in human terms.”

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Here’s what we think:

• Every organization should strive to deliver a higher purpose end-result – one where value is not driven by profit, but about personal, everyday fulfillment.
• If you are inspired by your work and what it … read more
  

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.” – John F. Kennedy (September 1962)

Check out this Washington Post article about how Mark Murphy, CEO of Leadership IQ, helps his employees set hard goals for themselves, and how this has … read more

About a month ago, I had the opportunity to spend a whole day with Marines.  And it was one of the most memorable experiences of my life.  I’ve always felt a lot of respect for Marines, and although I had met several in my lifetime, most of my impressions of the Marines came from ads and news stories. I expected a group of men and women who exhibited behaviors consistent with the Marines’ values of “honor, courage and commitment”.  Through a jam-packed day…from 7AM to 11PM, I learned … read more

A shock was sent rippling through the sports world a few weeks ago; LeBron James, the self-proclaimed “King,” left his hometown team of the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat via free agency. There are many opinions on James’ monumental and unprecedented decision to sign on as the last member of the superstar signing class in Miami joining Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. Many (including Cleveland’s owner) believe that the 6-time all-star performer abandoned his team and hometown in a narcissistic and unacceptable fashion. This … read more

For the past few months, I’ve been closely following the development of BP’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and, as most of the world, am outraged by the devastation it has caused. But, there’s also a deeper issue that fuels our anger: we feel swindled that we bought into BP’s image of being ecologically and socially responsible.

In 2000, BP unveiled its new green and yellow Helios logo. On its website, the radiating, sun-inspired symbol is compared to “the living, organic form of a sunflower,” and … read more