Conscious Capitalism
The signature characteristic of our time is THE PACE OF CHANGE.
The world is changing faster than leaders and businesses can become resilient.
Conscious Capitalism is a philosophy of doing business that incorporates the following principles:
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STAKEHOLDER CENTRICITY
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COMMAND & CONTROL
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BOTTOM LINE OBSESSION
HIGHER PURPOSE
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PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
STAKEHOLDER INDEPENDENCE
CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
CONSCIOUS CULTURE
The pragmatic value of conscious capitalism is underscored by the fact that businesses that adhere to these principles outperformed the market by a
9-to-1 ratio over a ten-year period.
This way of doing business goes beyond the ideas of philanthropic thinking or virtue in that it is meant to create an entirely new structure for businesses whose financial integrity rests upon purpose-driven leaders creating multi-faceted value for all stakeholders.
Application
Fostering Creative & Conscious Capitalism...Is To...
Lift up communities, elevate existence, gain social cooperation, inspire human evolution, lead to a higher purpose, create caring cultures, integrate stakeholder interests, evolve business/world to a better future, create financial, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical, and ecological wealth for all involved, and aspire to even more.
The paradox of opposing ideas, the duality of thinking, and unlearning/learning is the active state of being a creative & conscious leader; handling accelerated and complex mental, emotional, and relational ways of thinking.
5 Tensions
With Creative & Conscious Leadership
The active state of being a creative & conscious leader displays TENSION with new and emergent mindsets, opposing ideas, exploring resistance, thriving on paradox and synthesizing disparity into a new solution.
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Complacency, self-absorption, have the “right” answer, take expert perspective
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Insatiable desire to gain insight of people and knowledge through questions & research
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Shortcut thinking, overuse of rationality, singular use of verbal and written forms for insight
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Activate imagination to provoke creative methods, divergent thinking, non-linear approach
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Follow others, likability, social acceptance, group think, pleasing approach
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Independent & bold thinking, believing in self, courage, vision
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Leading with fear of failure, rejection, unworthiness, blind spots, protection, insecurities
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Being conscious-centered, vulnerable, staying open, mistakes leading to growth, wisdom, authenticity
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Playing it safe, made it this far, lack of risk-taking, expert mindset, control, fear
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Beginner's mindset, get out of comfort zone, okay with not having the answer, effort, desire growth
Creative & Conscious Leadership
With Vertical Learning
[Creative Leadership]
When imagination has no limitations, is fueled by passion, is led with curiosity, and vulnerability, and holds the tension of opposing ideas, to inspire, create, and realize unlikely innovative solutions while advancing alternative ways of thinking, where failing forward and learning is realized.
[Vertical Vs. Horizontal Learning]
Traditional leadership learning is usually focused on horizontal learning and increasing the "what" a leader knows to strengthen expertise. Horizontal learning uses known techniques to solve clearly defined problems, developing functional knowledge, and skills. Horizontal Learning = Competency Development
Vertical learning focuses on mindset transformation, where leaders develop through stages to think and feel in increasingly more complex ways. Vertical learning broadens one's view and heightens awareness in mental, emotional, and relational capacities. It develops mental complexity, emotional intelligence, and improves how leaders interpret situations.
Vertical learning with creative and conscious leadership supports the ability to navigate rapidly changing and uncertain circumstances. Vertical Learning = Mindset Transformation
[Conscious Leadership]
Lead with radical self-awareness, the agility to act congruently with the situation, and be emotionally intelligent while concurrently navigating accelerated complexity and near-constant uncertainty to cultivate conscious business and high-impact innovation.