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First edition. |
| Description |
259 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"In 2001, when Jacqueline Novogratz founded Acumen, a global community of socially and environmentally responsible partners dedicated to changing the way the world tackles poverty, few had heard of impact investing-Acumen's practice of "doing well by doing good." Nineteen years later, there's been a seismic shift in how corporate boards and other stakeholders evaluate businesses: impact investment is not only morally defensible but now also economically advantageous, even necessary. Still, it isn't easy to reach a success that includes profits as well as mutually favorable relationships with workers and the communities in which they live. So how can today's leaders, who often kick off their enterprises with high hopes and short timetables, navigate the challenges of poverty and war, of egos and impatience, which have stymied generations of investors who came before? Drawing on inspiring stories from change-makers around the world and on memories of her own most difficult experiences, Jacqueline divulges the most common leadership mistakes and the mind-sets needed to rise above them. The culmination of thirty years of work developing sustainable solutions for the problems of the poor, So You Want to Change the World offers the perspectives necessary for all those-whether ascending the corporate ladder or bringing solar light to rural villages-who seek to leave this world better off than they found it"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-255). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Just start -- Redefine success -- Cultivate moral imagination -- Listen to voices unheard -- You are the ocean in a drop -- Practice courage -- Holding opposing values in tension -- Avoid the conformity trap -- Use the power of markets, don't be seduced by them -- Partner with humility and audacity -- Accompany each other -- Tell stories that matter -- Embrace the beautiful struggle -- Manifesto. |
| Subject |
Social responsibility of business.
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Poverty.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / Management & Leadership.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness.
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Poverty. (OCoLC)fst01074093
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Social responsibility of business. (OCoLC)fst01122851
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Novogratz, Jacqueline, Manifesto for a moral revolution First edition. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2020. 9781250222862 (DLC) 2019052282 |
| ISBN |
9781250222879 (hardcover) |
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1250222877 (hardcover) |
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9781250759269 (paperback) |
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1250759269 (paperback) |
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9781250222862 (electronic book) |
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