Is Purpose Working?
Why Purpose?
Back in August 2019, the Business Roundtable—an association of chief executive officers of America’s leading companies—said that the Purpose of American business was no longer to maximise shareholder value but to instead promote an economy that ‘serves all Americans.’
“CEOs work to generate profits and return value to shareholders, but the best-run companies do more,” stated one Roundtable member, Tricia Griffith, President and CEO of Progressive Corporation. “They put the customer first and invest in their employees and communities. In the end, it’s the most promising way to build long-term value.”
A lot has happened since then, as we all know, but multiple events over the first few months of lockdown seems to bear out the idea that Purpose really has become front of mind for many corporations right now.
So we decided to find out more—and in this special new Season on the podcast, that’s what we’ll be doing: answering (if we can) the key question, Is Purpose Working?
Thanks to our Sponsor
This series on Purpose is being sponsored by NovoEd. A special thanks to them!
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