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Yahoo Finance Visits Conscious Capitalism

We are happy to share a fantastic video presented by Yahoo Finance entitled "How ‘conscious’ capitalism can be profitable and positive for the community" where Kip Tindell and Brittnay Merrill Underwood speak of the benefits of a conscious mindset in both business and social enterprises.

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Private Equity Heading in a New Direction

To succeed in a world where variables such as leadership, talent, culture, and reputation rival traditional financial performance and industry analysis, the industry needs new comparative benchmarks and tools to help make the intangible tangible.

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B Corps Come With a Purpose, Result in Profits

As more than one million fans gather in our great city to celebrate the Cavs victory, we celebrate the teams victory, the cities progress, and the state's social enterprise movement! After several years of study, the Ohio State Bar Association endorsed legislation that would create a new form of corporate entity in Ohio — the benefit corporation.

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A Company's Values Are Becoming Its Brand

During the 2016 Social Innovation Summit, David Rittberg, senior program officer at the Schusterman Foundation, who moderated a panel on changing corporate values cited a ProInspire Report, which shared that for Millennials PURPOSE IS PARAMOUNT. And that this generation is socially conscious and purpose-driven, which has profoundly impacted expectations of their career.  

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Conscious Capital Goes Prime Time

Just like the writer of an article in Conscious Company Magazine entitled “How the “Sharks” are Missing the Blue Ocean of Conscious Capitalism, the show “Shark Tank” peaks the interest of most in the investment banking world, as it shows an elementary snapshot of what we do to the world. 

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The Culture Barrier: Can it be Broken?

We love that there are more articles on culture and integration issues published by the major consulting firms. That’s progress. This is an interesting piece from BCG who was writing about conscious business behavior long before it was in the popular press.

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M&A Success = Managing Employees

"Delivering a vision of seamless merger success requires discipline and expertise, apart from creating a culture of accountability and enthusiasm."  Within this evolving climate, business leaders and managers must find better ways to integrate diverse corporate cultures without compromising on their primary goals.

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A Little Reflection

As we approach the holidays and enter the New Year, it is natural to start reflecting on where you have been and where you are going. Cathy Clark’s On Impact Digest posed two good questions to consider.  1) What is the role of Business in Society and 2) How Corporate Culture Affects the Bottom Line?

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Thinking about a Sale or Merger?

Thinking about a sale or merger?  Have you thought about the impact of culture on the success of a transaction? Studies and articles like the one below continue to show that the best approach is to devote time and resources to understanding cultural fit, and it is best to start thinking about it before the process ever starts.

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Impact Investing on the Rise

BlackRock has launched a global impact equity fund shows how impact investing, or investments made into companies with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return, is growing demand and momentum from investors who think it's possible to do good and still do well.

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What is a Conscious Business by Raj Sisodia

A leading figure and one of the thought leaders of Conscious Capitalism, Raj Sisodia, speaks on the the subject during an interview with Huffington Post.

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