True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business
Leading a Values-Based Business
$36.66
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2018
Summary
The bestselling author “frames his advice in terms of compassionate, socially responsible leadership, though a lot of it is just plain good management” (Publishers Weekly).How do you build the kind of company you’ve always wanted to work in-one that serves people and the planet while being financially successful, too? What do you do when you believe that business should serve the common good, but everyday business pressures-meeting payroll, battling competition, keeping customers and investor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781576753781 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1576753786 |
| Author: | Mark Albion |
| Publisher: | Berrett-Koehler |
| Imprint: | Berrett-Koehler |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 142mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Social Venture Network |
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Critics Review
“A perfect blend of inspiration and instruction. A must-read manual for anyone who aspires to a position of leadership.“
—Alan M. Webber, Cofounding Editor, Fast Company
“If you want to build a values-based business, as I did with Kinko’s, Mark Albion provides you with the practical know-how to avoid mistakes and lead your company’s growth.”
—Paul Orfalea, Founder and Chairperson Emeritus, Kinko’s
“If you want to build a business with social conscience, a company that reflects your core values and that people are proud to work for, True to Yourself will help you pour your heart into doing just that.”
— Howard Schultz, Chairman, Starbucks Coffee Company
“It is critical that [women] have equality in business as well as in education and politics, as we recognize the social and environmental challenges we face and develop the courage to confront them. True to Yourself offers the practical guidance and support to allow us to meet these exhilarating challenges.”
— Susie Tompkins Buell, Cofounder, Esprit Clothing Company
About The Author
Mark Albion
Mark Albion is a social entrepreneur who has cofounded seven organizations, including Net Impact, an international network of MBA students and professionals committed to using the power of business to create a better world. He wrote the New York Times business bestseller Making a Life, Making a Living based on his twelve-year-old monthly Making a Life e-newsletter, which is read in eighty-seven countries. Formerly, Albion was a student and professor at Harvard University and its Business School for eighteen years. He was profiled on 60 Minutes, praised by leaders as diverse as Ronald Reagan and Mother Teresa, and dubbed “the savior of b-school souls” by Business- Week for his efforts to nourish our next generation of business leaders.
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