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Zusatztext ? Conscious Capitalism is full of thoughtful insights and original observations that could help organisations from start-ups to multinationals become better at creating financial and social wealth for all their stakeholders? I recommend it to entrepreneurs and investors everywhere ? I strongly suspect it will be one of the outstanding business books of the year.” ? Luke Johnson, Financial Times ??at a time when the public reputation of big business has hit a dangerous low, surely the efforts of Messrs. Gates, Porter and Mackey?and even Ms. Nooyi?to make capitalism better can't be all bad. As the authors put it: "Free market capitalism is one of the most powerful ideas we humans have ever had. But we can aspire to even more. Let's not be afraid to climb higher." ? Alan Murray, The Wall Street Journal "... a good read with useful insights for those who are, or aspire to be, entrepreneurial." ? Pamela Hartigan, Financial Times ?Even if you don’t agree with all or most of Mackey and Sisodia’s arguments, their vision?essentially, startups for grownups?seems viscerally compelling, and describes the sort of enterprise that I suspect most would love to join.” ? David Shaywitz, Forbes.com ?Had [Mackey and Sisodia’s] application of higher consciousness been in the boardroom a generation ago, we might have avoided the suffocating regulations of Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank, and the dire straits of companies like General Motors, Sears, Citibank, and even Enron?Conscious Capitalism is still an inspiring blueprint for a better world.” ? Mark Skousen, BARRON’s ? Conscious Capitalism is a wonderful book, full of fiery passion and incisive insights. So buy it. Read it. Implement it. It’s a true guide to future.” ? Steve Denning, Forbes.com ?Mackey and Sisodia make a valiant effort to redeem a practice often tainted by greed and corruption and show that if the individuals managing the system commit to conscious capitalism, everyone benefits.” ? Publishers Weekly ?I would place Conscious Capitalism at the top of my list of good reading?by far. It's not just the writing; the intent of the book is very good.” ? Gilda Chan, Senior Merchandising Planner at Vera Bradley ? Conscious Capitalism , raises valid points about ?heroic entrepreneurs’ and ?conscious companies’ that are ?butterflies’ as opposed to the normal ?caterpillar’ companies, focused only on profit optimisation and shareholder value.” ? Outlook Business (India) ?The book is an exceptional guide to best practices in organizational leadership. It is refreshing, high on ideals, and has a fair dose of prescription for creating and operating enterprises with a conscience.” ? Business World ? Conscious Capitalism builds the case for free market enterprise, driven by a purpose other than profit.” ? Mint (livemint.com) In stark contrast to today’s often pessimistic view of capitalism, MacKey and Sisodia defend the old principles while simultaneously urging business leaders to transform how they do business. Business cases ... show that companies are perfectly capable of creating more value for all of their stakeholders, from customers, employees, suppliers, and investors to society as whole and the environment. ? Business Digest (France) ?In all the chapters, you’ll find how the effects of having a passionate, inspired team build stakeholder relations at a variety of firms in many industries.” ? Jim Pawlak, Dallas Morning News ??a must-read, with a message especially appropriate for these times of dysfunctional political polarization, with ?red-state” Republicans over-simplistically depicted as conservative and pro-business and ?blue-state” Democrats as liberal and anti-business.” ? Lanny Davis, T...
