True to Yourself Leading a Values-Based Business

by Albion, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781576753781
• ISBN10: 1576753786
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-16
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

Many leaders of small businesses want to serve the common good, but everyday pressures can make that extremely difficult. What tools are available to lead an organisation that's obligated to more than the financial bottom line? Utilising a sleek, condensed format, True to Yourself provides potent, practical advice for leaders looking to make their small business profitable and sustainable. Arguing that small-business leaders that look beyond the bottom-line are not only more fulfilled, but also more successful, author Mark Albion shows how by embodying competence, commitment, and compassion any small businessperson can lead more effectively. A series of five best practices forms the basis of a full plan to that shows readers how to bring the three C's to their business. Equally useful for those starting out or veterans of many years, True to Yourself reveals tried- and-true methods for keeping a values-based business on track.

Author Biography

Mark Albion is a social entrepreneur who has cofounded seven organizations, including Net Impact, an international network of MBA students and professionals committed to using the power of business to create a better world. He wrote the New York Times business bestseller Making a Life, Making a Living® based on his twelve-year-old monthly Making a Life e-newsletter, which is read in eighty-seven countries. Formerly, Albion was a student and professor at Harvard University and its Business School for eighteen years. He was profiled on 60 Minutes, praised by leaders as diverse as Ronald Reagan and Mother Teresa, and dubbed “the savior of b-school souls” by Business- Week for his efforts to nourish our next generation of business leaders.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Read Another Book on Leadership

The Three C's: Competence, Compassion, and Commitment

Turn Your Values into Value

Walk Toward the Talk

Communicate with Great Care

Facilitate Personal Transformation

Collaborate for Systemic Change

Leadership is Learning: Your Personal Guide Book

Appendix: SVN Member Interview Bios

Acknowledgements

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