Last week Gary Vaynerchuk, author of Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook and The Thank You Economy posted an insightful article to LinkedIn about a dramatic shift that our society is experiencing right now that can be observed readily in pop culture […]
University of Chicago, Helps Parents, Reverses Some of Friedman’s Damage
Since the 1960s Milton Friedman taught economics at the University of Chicago’s College of Economics and was even awarded a nobel prize for his theories. I highlighted in November that he was not the only one with a idea and […]
Scarcity Creates Similar Thought Patterns for Rich and Poor
Often we are shown the differences between how rich and poor people think, act, and react to certain life events and situations. “Wealthy people think… while poor people think…” etc. In an NPR interview last week Sendhil Mullainathan begins to […]
Drucker: The Purpose of Business: To Create a Customer…
November 16th marked the seventh anniversary of the death of economist Milton Friedman, whose influence on the world’s economy through his teachings at the Chicago School of Economics was profound – he was awarded the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in […]
In Welcoming Amazon, Remember the Call Centers
Amazon’s more than 1,000 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits at new fulfillment centers in Hillsborough County and Lakeland, Florida are welcomed additions to central Florida’s economy right now as the economy continues to recover. However while we can celebrate a win […]
Time Magazine: Why “Maximizing Shareholder Value” Is On Its Way Out
When discussing the higher purpose focus of Conscious Capitalism and balancing the needs of all stakeholders questions often come up about measurement of non-measurable “purpose” decisions and how they translate to the bottom line. Parts of my response are as […]
Conscious Culture at Publix Creates the Wal-Mart Slayer
Forbes Magazine in August covered Publix and how their Conscious Culture and employee ownership is helping them win the grocer war in Florida. Publix’s president, Todd Jones, who started out as a bagger 33 years ago stated, “We believe that there are […]
Conscious Capitalism Requires Corporate Empathy
“Corporations embody the human spirit of life (profitability), liberty (free enterprise), and the pursuit of happiness (improving our human experience).” – Vinny Tafuro It has been two months since I published the Kindle version of Corporate Empathy and the discussion it […]
Zuckerberg protected the mission of Facebook and himself from Jobs like ouster
As Facebook has gone public this year there has been debate surrounding Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership abilities and what his role should be going forward. There has even been commentary on whether he should remain CEO as illustrated below. However, Zuckerberg’s […]
Sheryl Sandberg’s Book and Her Influence for Gender Equality
I firmly believe that “Sheryl Sandberg will likely be one of the most influential people of the technology and digital age” and was pleased to learn last week that she would be releasing a book titled Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will […]