Author: Claire
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Communicating Towards Consciousness: PR Leaders in Conscious Capitalism
By Alessandra Simkin, Board Member, Conscious Capitalism CT Public relations professionals are too often known as the people you need to call when you have a scandal that needs cleaning up, but I argue that this stereotype is outdated and generally inaccurate. In fact, PR leaders are really the people at the table who aim…
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Friday Reads: How to design a Sailing Ship for the 21st Century by Kris De Decker
For today’s Friday Reads, I decided to offer a close read of two significant lines that have been tumbling about in my head this week. One is from David Sloan Wilson and the other is from David Attenborough. I think these may have given me a new and simpler way to explain the benefits of…
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Friday Reads: Power to the Edge by David S. Alberts & Richard E. Hayes
In my work in the Agile business community, I have long been fascinated by the “hidden gem” nature of this report. Its findings support so many of the points Gavin Watson has been making in his Friday Reads series.
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Conscious Leadership Through the Lens of Two Simple Quotes
For today’s Friday Reads, I decided to offer a close read of two significant lines that have been tumbling about in my head this week. One is from David Sloan Wilson and the other is from David Attenborough. I think these may have given me a new and simpler way to explain the benefits of…
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Musings on Conscious Capitalism Strategy
Today I started a 12 month course on becoming certified as a Conscious Capitalism Consultant. As all good first days of a course should be, it provoked some new thinking for me. A question was raised. How do we as consultants expect to transform business into something more Conscious?
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Gavin’s Friday Reads: Mismatch by Ronald Giphart and Mark van Vugt – Part 2
This is the same book I reviewed last week. Last week’s review was about ancient human societies, and the contrast with our modern work culture. It was about the autonomy and egalitarian systems we crave that will also lead to high performing workplaces.
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Gavin’s Friday Reads: Mismatch by Ronald Giphart and Mark van Vugt – Part 1
Mark van Vugt is an Evolutionary Psychologist. Evolutionary Psychology is the study of our evolution as a species and how that has determined how our brains function and our behavior. Ronald Giphart is a novelist.
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Gavin’s Friday Reads: Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn
This book has been around for 25 years, challenging the old “carrot and stick” philosophy of how to motivate people. It’s still one of my favorites, and in my opinion deserves a read and a place on every manager’s shelf.
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Dr Dolittle and Kermit: A Conscious Capitalism Rainbow Connection
One of my favorite song lines is from the original Dr. Dolittle movie. Matthew is singing to young Master Stubbins, and one of the lines goes: “I know that what the Doctor tells me isn’t all together true, but I love every tale he tells me. I don’t know of any better ones, do you?”
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Gavin’s Friday Reads: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
This was the most shocking thing I read in this book. I had to stop and read it again. Crocodiles swimming north of the arctic circle. The vision of crocodiles comfortably swimming where polar bears still do now was a shock to me.