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Betterness: Economics for Humans (Kindle Single)
Ed said companies should “create constancy of purpose.” By this, he meant an aim, direction, or purpose—a desired outcome. Eliyahu Goldratt named his book The Goal after this concept. Bestselling author Simon Sinek calls it the why. Most modern organizations have mission statements that pay lip service to this idea, but few truly have a purpose. Fe
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the definition of the responsibility of business must: Advance a purpose: Offer people a sense of belonging and a feeling that their lives and their work have value beyond the physical work. Protect people: Operate our companies in a way that protects the people who work for us, the people who buy from us and the environments in which we live and w
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Ed said companies should “create constancy of purpose.” By this, he meant an aim, direction, or purpose—a desired outcome. Eliyahu Goldratt named his book The Goal after this concept. Bestselling author Simon Sinek calls it the why. Most modern organizations have mission statements that pay lip service to this idea, but few truly have a purpose. Fe
... See moreJohn Willis • Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future
Many of the organizations we work for now already have some sort of purpose, vision or mission statement (or all of them) written on the walls that our leaders hope will inspire us. However, the vast majority of them would not qualify as a Just Cause. At best they are uninspiring and innocuous, at worst they point us in a direction to keep playing
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