The purpose revolution : how leaders create engagement and competitive advantage in an age of social good

Today people want more than just a good job or a good deal - increasingly, they want to feel like they're doing good as well, that their work and money are contributing to some greater purpose. John Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen call it The Purpose Revolution. The prime focus is on how to activate purpose among employees and how to embed purpose in the culture of your organization. Residence: Vancouver, B.C. Print run 15,000. The Purpose Revolution How Good Leaders Create Engagement And Competitive Advantage In An Age Of Social Good We're In The Midst Of A Purpose Revolution. Customers, Employees, And Investors Are Making It Clear That They Want Companies To Do More Than Provide Good Products, Good Prospects, And Good Profits—they Want Companies To Do Some Social Good Too. Ironically, As This Extremely Timely Book Demonstrates, Purpose-driven Companies Do Better On Nearly Every Traditional Metric: Greater Customer Loyalty, Higher Retention, More Innovation, And A Healthier Bottom Line. But How Do You Become A Purpose-driven Company? Just Crafting An Inspiring New Mission Statement And Starting A Csr Program Won't Cut It, Says John Izzo, Who Predicted The Purpose Revolution In His 1994 Book Awakening Corporate Soul. Purpose Must Pervade Every Part Of Your Organization. In This Thoroughly Researched Hands-on Guide, Izzo And Jeff Vanderwielen Provide A Tool Kit For Deeply Embedding Purpose Into Your Leadership And Organizational Culture. Using Scores Of Real-world Examples And Practical Exercises, Izzo And Vanderwielen Help Leaders Find A Truly Authentic Purpose, One That Is A Natural Fit For Them And Their Organization. They Describe Concrete Actions Leaders Can Take To Ensure That Employees Own It, Customers And Recruits Connect With It, And Every Corporate Action And Activity Reflects It. They Show Leaders How To Avoid Common Pitfalls On The Path To Purpose And How To Use Purpose To Guide All Their Decision Making. In An Increasingly Crowded Economic Landscape, Purpose Gives You A Powerful Competitive Advantage. But It Does More Than That. Finding And Communicating An Inspiring Purpose Will Revitalize The Entire Organization, Top To Bottom. Purpose Makes Business More Rewarding In Every Sense. How Good Leaders Create Engagement and Competitive Advantage in an Age of Social Good We're in the midst of a purpose revolution. Customers, employees, and investors are making it clear that they want companies to do more than provide good products, good prospects, and good profits - they want companies to do some social good too. Ironically, as this extremely timely book demonstrates, purpose-driven companies do better on nearly every traditional metric: greater customer loyalty, higher retention, more innovation, and a healthier bottom line. But how do you become a purpose-driven company? Just crafting an inspiring new mission statement and starting a CSR program won't cut it, says John Izzo, who predicted the purpose revolution in his 1994 book Awakening Corporate Soul. Purpose must pervade every part of your organization. In this thoroughly researched hands-on guide, Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen provide a tool kit for deeply embedding purpose into your leadership and organizational culture. Using scores of real-world examples and practical exercises, Izzo and Vanderwielen help leaders find a truly authentic purpose, one that is a natural fit for them and their organization. They describe concrete actions leaders can take to ensure that employees own it, customers and recruits connect with it, and every corporate action and activity reflects it. They show leaders how to avoid common pitfalls on the path to purpose and how to use purpose to guide all their decision making. In an increasingly crowded economic landscape, purpose gives you a powerful competitive advantage. But it does more than that. Finding and communicating an inspiring purpose will revitalize the entire organization, top to bottom. Purpose makes business more rewarding in every sense. "We're in the midst of a purpose revolution. Customers, employees, and investors are making it clear that they want companies to do more than provide good products, good prospects, and good profits--they want companies to do some social good too. Ironically, as this extremely timely book demonstrates, purpose-driven companies do better on nearly every traditional metric: greater customer loyalty, higher retention, more innovation, and a healthier bottom line. But how do you become a purpose-driven company? Just crafting an inspiring new mission statement and starting a CSR program won't cut it, says John Izzo, who predicted the purpose revolution in his 1994 book Awakening Corporate Soul. Purpose must pervade every part of your organization. In this thoroughly researched hands-on guide, Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen provide a tool kit for deeply embedding purpose into your leadership and organizational culture. Using scores of real-world examples and practical exercises, Izzo and Vanderwielen help leaders find a truly authentic purpose, one that is a natural fit for them and their organization. They describe concrete actions leaders can take to ensure that employees own it, customers and recruits connect with it, and every corporate action and activity reflects it. They show leaders how to avoid common pitfalls on the path to purpose and how to use purpose to guide all their decision making. In an increasingly crowded economic landscape, purpose gives you a powerful competitive advantage. But it does more than that. Finding and communicating an inspiring purpose will revitalize the entire organization, top to bottom. Purpose makes business more rewarding in every sense"-- Provided by publisher "More and more, employees, customers, and investors want their work and money to not only provide for their own material needs but to also help create a better world for all. Bestselling author John Izzo teams up with Jeff VanderWein to show leaders and companies how to transform their corporate culture so they can succeed in the midst of this Purpose Revolution. Discover the Purpose Advantage! Customers, employees, and investors are no longer satisfied with companies providing good products, good prospects, and good profits--they want them to do some social good, too. These "purpose-driven" companies do better on nearly every traditional metric: greater customer loyalty, higher retention, more innovation, and a healthier bottom line. But a nice mission statement and donations to charity won't make your company stand out. Using scores of real-world examples and practical exercises, John Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen help leaders find a truly authentic purpose, one that is a natural fit for them and their organization. They describe concrete actions leaders can take to ensure that employees own it, customers and recruits connect with it, and every corporate action and activity reflects it"-- Provided by publisher Discover the Purpose Advantage!

Customers, employees, and investors are no longer satisfied with companies providing good products, good prospects, and good profits—they want them to do some social good, too. These “purpose-driven” companies do better on nearly every traditional metric: greater customer loyalty, higher retention, more innovation, and a healthier bottom line. But a nice mission statement and donations to charity won't make your company stand out. Using scores of real-world examples and practical exercises, John Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen help leaders find a truly authentic purpose, one that is a natural fit for them and their organization. They describe concrete actions leaders can take to ensure that employees own it, customers and recruits connect with it, and every corporate action and activity reflects it.
Discover the Purpose Advantage! Customers, employees, and investors are no longer satisfied with companies providing good products, good prospects, and good profits they want them to do some social good, too. These purpose-driven companies do better on nearly every traditional metric: greater customer loyalty, higher retention, more innovation, and a healthier bottom line. But a nice mission statement and donations to charity won't make your company stand out. Using scores of real-world examples and practical exercises, John Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen help leaders find a truly authentic purpose, one that is a natural fit for them and their organization. They describe concrete actions leaders can take to ensure that employees own it, customers and recruits connect with it, and every corporate action and activity reflects it