Basic outline for a workshop directed towards executive leadership on the tenets of Conscious Capitalism - this particular focus is on stakeholder vs shareholder value.
3. The Four Tenets of
Conscious Capitalism
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Higher Purpose
Stakeholder Integration
Conscious Leadership
Conscious Culture
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4. Stakeholder vs Shareholder/Investor
– Shareholder focus risks & problems
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Short term – drive to quarterly results
Undue outside analyst influence
Control by a few “outsiders” who may or may
not share your values/culture/purpose
Profit/Return-On-Investment only thinking
“Tops” only focus to the exclusion of others
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5. Equal Focus On All Stakeholders
Customers
Partners –
Suppliers
Investors
Community
Environment
Team Members
Employees
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6. What’s Needed?
– Address ALL [five] stakeholders
– Think “win” for all stakeholders and strive
for integration
– Integrated stakeholders are the company
– How would you make each shareholder feel
part of the family?
– How would you endear your business to
each stakeholder group – and them to you?
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7. A Vibrant Shareholder Ecosystem
loyal, trusting, viral,
engaged
Customers
Partners –
Suppliers
committed, patient,
forward thinking
Investors
flourishing, responsible,
proud, citizenship,
Community
Environment
participatory, innovative,
mutual respect/trust
Team Members
loyal, passionate,
Employees creative, engaged,
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8. How to do it…
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Address ALL [five] stakeholders
Drive your business and operating objectives
from a stakeholder perspective (not revenue)
Put someone in charge and accountable to each
shareholder group for a “share of heart”
Leader/CEO accountable for the integration
Brainstorm: what would it take to make each
stakeholder feel part of the family? Develop at
least one “out of the box” idea.
Review actively/quarterly
Incorporate in to everyone’s reviews
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9. Why do it…
You’ll have a more dynamic, vibrant and
personally rewarding business
It achieves more value: emotional, social,
experiential, and financial
You get a better ROI (more
money/profits/revenue/bottom line) from an
ecosystem of stakeholders
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At a corporate level, Stakeholder/Conscious
companies achieve greater performance than S&P
500.
Endearing and enduring companies
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10. Why do it…
You’ll have a more dynamic, vibrant and
personally rewarding business
It achieves more value: emotional, social,
experiential, and financial
You get a better ROI (more
money/profits/revenue/bottom line) from an
ecosystem of stakeholders
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At a corporate level, Stakeholder/Conscious
companies achieve greater performance than S&P
500.
Endearing and enduring companies
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Editor's Notes
most corporations become very shareholder focused as it is how they are valued, their boards are driven to shareholder value, etc. There are recurring problems with this emphasis that are ultimately damaging to the company
not dissimilarly, small and medium sized business, while not trading and owned publicly (thus no shareholders) are sometimes mono-focused on short-term revenue and profitability to the exclusion of a longer term, more conscious, more humanistic look to running and operating a business.
the ideal is to look at the whole ecosystem of STAKEholders
Customers
Employees
Partners/suppliers/distributors
The community and/or environment
Investors – even if self or family owned
the STAKEholders should be looked at as integrated whole that IS the company – one for all – all for one
What is it like when you shop or buy at a store where one or more of these elements are out of sync? What is your experience as a customer?
you are looking for a conscious, deliberate win-win relationship between each stakeholder
if they are the company – how do you make them feel that way?
it’s a quid pro quo – what do you want from them and them from you?
When you achieve this, you have an integrated group of stakeholders often working with one another and for one another.
Each stakeholder group achieves a state of excellence for the business
The stakeholders work as a group and affect a larger environment around this business with others
Stop doing business plans that start with an annual revenue number.
Change the fundamental business plan to a focus on the stakeholders with goals and objectives for each.
Make sure someone “owns” each group separately and the CEO/Pres should be in charge of how they are integrated together
Think creatively – think out of the box – surprise each stakeholder group – make a statement and communicate it actively
Get the whole company on board – keep going
This is personally satisfying regardless of whether you’re a corporation or a small, community business.
But then, it’s PROVEN to result in higher returns.
The irony of a stakeholder vs. shareholder focused company is that they are proven to drive better economic (shareholder/investor) results.
[could put a graph in here of best-companies to work for vs. S&P 500].