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Money and planet
World

Don’t Pit Money and the Planet Against Each Other

If we pit money against the planet, the planet will lose every time.
The Edit

The Edit: World Values Day

How core values can transform your business, the countdown to COP26 and more in this week’s #TheEdit.
Leadership

The Weight of the Worldview, Part 3: Loving to Lead

A robust worldview is the wellspring of an affirmative practice of leadership. How can developing leaders build leadership to last?
My Life on Purpose

Douglas Johnson-Poensgen: My life on purpose

We talk to Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, Founder and CEO of Circulor about his life on purpose.
The Basics

How Can We Benefit from an Infinite Mindset?

The Basics is a series that explores the essential questions of purposeful business.

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The Purpose of Capitalism

The Purpose of Capitalism: Premiere Highlights

The highlights from the London premiere of The Purpose of Capitalism: Lessons from Japan.
The Purpose of Capitalism

The Weight of the Worldview, Part 1: The Heavy Lift

Learning how to articulate your personal worldview is a leadership imperative.
Jeff Bezos next to Blue Origin spacecraft
World

Billionaire Space Race: The Ultimate Symbol of Capitalism’s Flawed Obsession With Growth

Ecological Economist Tim Jackson argues that the billionaire space race epitomizes everything that is wrong with capitalism today.
Lynn Forester de Rothschild
The Purpose of Capitalism

The Essence of Inclusive Capitalism with Lynn Forester de Rothschild

What is it? Why does it matter? And could it really be the answer to the problems we face on our planet today?
The Basics

What is the Friedman Doctrine?

The Basics is a series that breaks down the essential questions of purposeful business.

The Purpose of Capitalism

Can capitalism be done differently, and better? Our new documentary, The Purpose of Capitalism: Lessons from Japan, is airing on CNBC this Autumn.

Leadership

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The Edit

The Edit: Lessons in Leadership

What we can learn about leadership from football, the importance of intergenerational leadership on climate change and more in this week’s edit.
Sustainable business
Purpose

How Patagonia and Allbirds Set the Pace on Their Journey as Sustainable Leaders

The CEO’s of Patagonia and Allbirds discuss how they’re tackling the climate crisis while sharing innovative practices and materials.
Women leaders: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Leadership

In 2021, We Need Female Leaders More Than Ever

As we face the pressing issues of the 21st century, we need a multi-dimensional style of leadership.
The Leaders Series

Why faux-purpose will not last: episode one of the ‘Leaders Series’

How do you maintain both authenticity and contemporary relevance?

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The Purpose of Capitalism

The Purpose of Capitalism

The Weight of the Worldview, Part 1: The Heavy Lift

Learning how to articulate your personal worldview is a leadership imperative.
The Purpose of Capitalism

The Weight of the Worldview, Part 2: Scaling Up

Worldview can influence organisational raison d’être; consider the pro-social orientation of many Japanese companies.
Bonsai tree
The Purpose of Capitalism

What Can a Bonsai Tree Teach Us About Business?

The resilient bonsai tree is the perfect metaphor for the lasting power of Japanese business.

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The Thinkers Series

Johan Norberg: Open

We asked five of the world’s leading thinkers what one quality they thought was key to a kinder, more equitable, and greener world.
My Octopus Teacher
Climate

Ellen Windemuth: My Octopus Teacher and the Importance of Storytelling

Ellen Windemuth – producer of the BAFTA and Oscar winning documentary, My Octopus Teacher – discusses our relationship with nature and the incredible power of storytelling.
man looking at trees
Mental Health

Josh Roberts: Breaking Down the Stigma Around Men’s Mental Health

Josh Roberts, author of Anxious Man, discusses his experiences with anxiety and how we can de-stigmatise men’s mental health.
Work

Home Evasion

“Hybrid working” is in its honeymoon phase, but employer-worker relationships will shatter in the long-term without creating mutual trust.

The Workplace

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Work

The Myth of the Hero CEO

To serve all stakeholders, companies need systems change, not just one committed leader. The ousting of Danone’s chief executive shows why.
Silhouette of person walking representing overwork
Balance

The Fallacy of Long Hours: Why Working More Doesn’t Get The Job Done

Employees are crashing. Can we redesign the way we work to do better?
wooden man watching ocean
Mental Health

How to Deal With a Year of Accumulated Burnout From Working at Home

After a year of working from home, how can we combat the mental exhaustion of working in a pandemic?
empty office chairs
The Edit

The Edit: Permanent Change

Post-lockdown anxiety, resistance to returning to the office, the pursuit of purpose and more in this week’s edit.

Leader Series

The Leaders Series

Episode 4: Navigating Adversity With Purpose

Businesses now accept that they have a responsibility to consider climate change. But can they really steer the solutions?
The Leaders Series

Episode 1: Investment is Personal

What does it really mean to live by your values when money is at stake?
The Leaders Series

Why faux-purpose will not last: episode one of the ‘Leaders Series’

How do you maintain both authenticity and contemporary relevance?
The Leaders Series

Episode 2: Solving Supply Chain Transparency

As scrutiny on supply chains increases and the ethics of trade are being questioned, how can businesses improve their transparency?

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  1. How can we rise above the blame game?
  2. In 2021, We Need Female Leaders More Than Ever
  3. Exploding the myth of the scientific vs artistic mind
  4. The Edit: How Do We Want to Live in a Post-pandemic World?
  5. From fear to flow: how a flow state can help you get through lockdown
My Octopus Teacher
My Octopus Teacher
Climate

Ellen Windemuth: My Octopus Teacher and the Importance of Storytelling

Ellen Windemuth – producer of the BAFTA and Oscar winning documentary, My Octopus Teacher – discusses our relationship with nature and the incredible power of storytelling.