Working on Purpose

A call for human-centric organizations is in order, says Executive Advisor and Futurist Deborah Westphal. This new organization embraces the messiness and beauty of people, iterates policies and procedures, and constantly challenges and refines strategies and goals for both itself and all the stakeholders it serves. Human-centered organizations optimally balance technology, business, and people to...

Natalie Benamou found her career of 29 years entirely altered when Covid hit. Her world came to a crashing halt when trade shows were cancelled right and left. Doors were swiftly closing everywhere. And that’s where the magic happened. In that vast, ever opening gap which Natalie then began to see as a window, she got quiet and listened for that which called her. She could then turn her passion of...

Natalie Benamou found her career of 29 years entirely altered when Covid hit. Her world came to a crashing halt when trade shows were cancelled right and left. Doors were swiftly closing everywhere. And that’s where the magic happened. In that vast, ever opening gap which Natalie then began to see as a window, she got quiet and listened for that which called her. She could then turn her passion of...

Natalie Benamou found her career of 29 years entirely altered when Covid hit. In that vast, ever opening gap which Natalie then began to see as a window, she got quiet and listened for that which called her. She could then turn her passion of empowering and lifting women and express it as her purpose through the HerCsuite platform she created. We all need a hand up, with a steady diet of mentors a...

Much of what traditional diversity programs teach is wrong … and sometimes illegal. The EEOC said that our focus needs to be more on building skills so we can create an environment of workplace civility, which means focusing on such topics as trust, tolerance, and conflict resolution -- and not teaching about different cultures. No one should ever be denied an opportunity to work or be promoted, y...

Much of what traditional diversity programs teach is wrong … and sometimes illegal. The EEOC said that our focus needs to be more on building skills so we can create an environment of workplace civility, which means focusing on such topics as trust, tolerance, and conflict resolution -- and not teaching about different cultures. No one should ever be denied an opportunity to work or be promoted, y...

Much of what traditional diversity programs teach is wrong … and sometimes illegal. The EEOC said that our focus needs to be more on building skills so we can create an environment of workplace civility, which means focusing on such topics as trust, tolerance, and conflict resolution -- and not teaching about different cultures. No one should ever be denied an opportunity to work or be promoted, y...

In an age when people ache for meaning and purpose, there is a tremendous opportunity to connect with nature to let in its wonder. Doing so affords emotional and spiritual well-being and can awaken the path to purpose. In this episode, we learn from wildlife conservationist and journalist Swati Thiyagarajan the sheer magic available in the everyday nature around us. She helps us see that only when...

In an age when people ache for meaning and purpose, there is a tremendous opportunity to connect with nature to let in its wonder. Doing so affords emotional and spiritual well-being and can awaken the path to purpose. In this episode, we learn from wildlife conservationist and journalist Swati Thiyagarajan the sheer magic available in the everyday nature around us. She helps us see that only when...

In an age when people ache for meaning and purpose, there is a tremendous opportunity to connect with nature to let in its wonder. Doing so affords emotional and spiritual well-being and can awaken the path to purpose. In this episode, we learn from wildlife conservationist and journalist Swati Thiyagarajan the sheer magic available in the everyday nature around us. She helps us see that only when...

Lars Peter Niessen has managed to find a special niche most of us like to avoid – he’s got a knack for working productively in “messes” and has done so all over the world. His mission through the organization he has created and stewards is to see the crisis for what it really is and change the outcome. Critical to necessary change is often very uncomfortable truth, another unusual area he is adept...

Lars Peter Niessen has managed to find a special niche most of us like to avoid – he’s got a knack for working productively in “messes” and has done so all over the world. His mission through the organization he has created and stewards is to see the crisis for what it really is and change the outcome. Critical to necessary change is often very uncomfortable truth, another unusual area he is adept...

Lars Peter Niessen has managed to find a special niche most of us like to avoid – he’s got a knack for working productively in “messes” and has done so all over the world. His mission is to see the crisis for what it really is and change the outcome. Critical to necessary change is often very uncomfortable truth, another area he is adept at navigating. We learn from this soft-spoken wizard how he...

Most people lack the clarity of who they really are and seem to be in an endless search for a better job. And this is the problem; people are looking for a good job, the ideal job, instead of first figuring out their purpose, why they are here on earth. When you understand your purpose, the work you pursue becomes the channel through which you express that purpose. Purpose gives us crazy energy an...

Most people lack the clarity of who they really are and seem to be in an endless search for a better job. And this is the problem; people are looking for a good job, the ideal job, instead of first figuring out their purpose, why they are here on earth. When you understand your purpose, the work you pursue becomes the channel through which you express that purpose. Purpose gives us crazy energy an...

Most people lack the clarity of who they really are and seem to be in an endless search for a better job. And this is the problem; people are looking for a good job, the ideal job, instead of first figuring out their purpose, why they are here on earth. When you understand your purpose, the work you pursue becomes the channel through which you express that purpose. In this episode, we explore with...

People are yearning to tune in to their unique reason for being, desperately seeking ways to matter. Purpose is available to anyone, anywhere in the world, and when we discover and serve from it, we encounter unparalleled fulfillment and can make the difference worthy of our one, precious life. In this fireside conversation, a few of the women who authored their story in a soon-to-be-released anth...

People are yearning to tune in to their unique reason for being, desperately seeking ways to matter. Purpose is available to anyone, anywhere in the world, and when we discover and serve from it, we encounter unparalleled fulfillment and can make the difference worthy of our one, precious life. In this fireside conversation, a few of the women who authored their story in a soon-to-be-released anth...

People are yearning to tune in to their unique reason for being, desperately seeking ways to matter. Purpose is available to anyone, anywhere in the world, and when we discover and serve from it, we encounter unparalleled fulfillment and can make the difference worthy of our one, precious life. In this fireside conversation, a few of the women who authored their story in a soon-to-be-released anth...

The ache for meaning and purpose can quite literally drive us to insane ends. Ask Ken Banks. His pursuit of meaningful work that makes an impact took him to do volunteer development work Zambia and Uganda, work at a primate sanctuary in Nigeria, then teach English in Finland among other pursuits. Along the way, he leveraged his technology talents to create a text-messaging platform for non-profit...

The ache for meaning and purpose can quite literally drive us to insane ends. Ask Ken Banks. His pursuit of meaningful work that makes an impact took him to do volunteer development work Zambia and Uganda, work at a primate sanctuary in Nigeria, then teach English in Finland among other pursuits. Along the way, he leveraged his technology talents to create a text-messaging platform for non-profit...

The ache for meaning and purpose can quite literally drive us to insane ends. Ask Ken Banks. His pursuit of meaningful work that makes an impact took him to a primate sanctuary in Nigeria, then teaching English in Finland among other pursuits. Along the way, he leveraged his technology talents to create a text-messaging platform for non-profit organizations in developing countries. That seemingly...

It’s hard to remember the times when people began a business, in order to make a “boat load of money.” Of course, that still happens. But more and more people are looking for ways to balance profit and purpose through their business – AND society and customers are asking them to do the same. Enter the B Corp certification for business. Rather than focusing on profit maximization, these business ow...

It’s hard to remember the times when people began a business, in order to make a “boat load of money.” Of course, that still happens. But more and more people are looking for ways to balance profit and purpose through their business – AND society and customers are asking them to do the same. Enter the B Corp certification for business. Rather than focusing on profit maximization, these business ow...

It’s hard to remember the times when people began a business, in order to make a “boat load of money.” Today, more and more people are looking for ways to balance profit and purpose through their business – AND society and customers are asking them to do the same. Enter the B Corp certification for business. Rather than focusing on profit maximization, these business owners and leaders consider th...