Having seen my message, I now realize that you can easily read the full
message and may not even have the book title. My apology: I don't post
very often to lists.
Here's the info on the book, from its website:
http://carolsanford.com/about-the-book/. I've read portions pre-publication
and found it quite interesting.
The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success, by Carol
Sanford. Jossey-Bass, March 2011.
Some excerpts about it:
What is this book about? The future of business and changing the
conversation we are having about responsibility. We move the conversation
* From a Position Approach to a Pervasive Approach (e.g. from a CSR
department or officer TO HOW we do business in everything) We would not
manage the development of people or costs as though a function did it for
the whole company. It is the responsibility of every manager and
employee.(Reimagining Responsibility)
* From Measuring Efforts TO Measuring Effects (e.g Stop measuring and
reporting activities and practices; instead measure and report what was
change in stakeholders lives) (Reimagining Success)
* From "Giving back" TO "Giving as"- e.g The future of giving is in "how" we
do business everyday and not what we do afterward, besides that, or in
addition to (Reimagining Giving)
* From Less Harm TO Increased Vitality: of ecosystems, communities,
customer's lives, suppliers' success, employees' meaning, and investors'
role in pervasive responsibility. It is not about doing less harm or even
doing good. It is important to work with each system to increase its
capacity to be alive and contributing; as well as evolving vitality and
viability every day.(Reimagining Wholes)
* From Fragmentation TO Incorporation - e.g. instead of dozens of
certifications from third parties, that fragments the work to stay
certified, responsibility is incorporated into the business and reported by
effects achieved. The root of the term "Corporation" means the Body of the
Whole, not the sum of the parts. (Reimagining Corporate)
* From Triple Bottom Line TO Quintessential Top Line - Bottom line is three
arenas, which get measured and reported separately (2 in terms of less harm
[social and environment] and one [investors] which is reported in terms of
increased wealth. These arenas are still within the limits of the old
choices). To move to a systemic web of five stakeholders that put the
customer and their life back in, see communities as unique living entities
to be evolved, and embraces suppliers as co-creative partners, not merely
links in a chain is added considered. A Bottom Line is what is left after
all is made and sold. Top Line is the growth of health of the stakeholders
and the system that "makes them up" as it works together. The System of Five
working together to make it better for all through time is the
Quintessential Top Line.
Much more information on the website and in the book....
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