by Chantell Haines Today’s companies are being tasked with the impossible: How can we make money for our shareholders, pay our employees well, and positively impact the environment and society as a whole? The purpose of a business used to be specifically to increase value for the shareholders. While this still clearly holds importance today, there is a growing pressure to expand this value to all stakeholders, and the perception of value is changing. Consumers and investors are demanding that value be created by more than just profit, that it be created by authenticity, transparency and trust. Companies are being challenged to figure out how to do this. Every single industry needs to redefine how it operates in order… Read more »

Our leaders of tomorrow need deep emotional awareness and radical empathy skills.

(Newsletter Aug 1 Topic: Vitality & Energy Management for conscious leadership) Dear Friend, I hope your Summer continues to be an unfolding of all the events and people you want close in your life and experience. I have been spending most of my Summer in Scandinavia with my wonderful daughter, who turned 16 last week – as a celebration I took her on a little roadtrip to a very nice beach and spa resort in Tylösand in Sweden. Our days were filled with spa, relaxation, nature, meditation, good food and enjoyable moments. Then, off to the States for a short and very action-packed business trip to mentor social-impact entrepreneurs at the Unreasonable Institute. Those guys are up to big, world-changing good. I mentored… Read more »