Busting 5 Myths About Finding Purpose in Your Work and Life
Are you interested in finding purpose in your work and life? The disruptions of late may have prompted you to reflect on why you do what you do, and it’s unsettling if you’re drifting [...]
What does Ash Barty’s retirement have to do with purpose?
It’s hard to identify a public figure – sporting or otherwise – who Australian’s love more than Ash Barty. She role models hard work, honesty, humility, integrity, transparency and the list goes [...]
What is Purpose and Do Your People Have Enough of It?
The global challenges we face are increasing people’s desire to make a difference and act with a greater sense of purpose, however for many it feels out of reach because they lead busy and [...]
Should Recruiters Be Worried if Their People Lack a Bigger Purpose?
Purpose has evolved beyond the forms of social good that we are familiar with such as giving, volunteering and responsible business practices, to something that is much more strategic and core to [...]
By Phil Preston
Posted Many companies can’t explain their purpose
The current pandemic serves as a reminder that the fortunes of business and society are tightly linked and, with the phrase ‘corporate purpose’ trending of late, it’s worth defining [...]
By Phil Preston
In Corporate Social Responsibility, Creating Shared Value, Designing Solutions, Innovation, Leadership
Posted Can purpose drive corporate profits, or is it a myth?
We hear a common refrain that companies must have ‘purpose’. It’s the silence that ensues when asking how this can be done while also growing the bottom line that is troubling. However there are [...]
By Phil Preston
In Collaboration, Corporate Social Responsibility, Creating Shared Value, Designing Solutions, Innovation, Leadership
Posted We Need to Talk About Purpose
The coronavirus pandemic is a not-so-subtle reminder that healthy company profits are a byproduct of a healthy society, and vice versa, highlighting that purpose is no longer a decorative [...]
