The Greater Good - Volume 5, Issue 1
“Every year you make a resolution to change yourself. This year make a resolution to be yourself.”
-Unknown
Every new year, I've made it a habit to reflect and answer some essential questions. The most important is usually this one:
What kind of leader am I?
After all, the kind of leader I am has major implications on the kind of business and community I'm building.
This year I got a little help.
Hubert Joly, Harvard Business School Professor and former CEO of Best Buy, says in a 2022 HBR article that there are 7 important questions to answer if you want to be a transformative leader:
Have you decided what kind of leader you want to be?
How would you describe your purpose?
How would you describe your role?
What are you doing to create an environment in which others can thrive and flourish?
What are you serving?
What values define you?
Are you doing your best to be approachable, authentic and vulnerable?
So I invite you to go ahead answer those questions. See if it doesn't help you become the leader you're meant to be. And to be the change you wish to see in the world.
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Why does a business choose to become a Benefit Corporation for Good?
5 leaders weigh in on why their business is part of our purpose-driven community.
Are you ready to become a benefit corporation and a triple bottom line business? Here are 12 simple questions to help you answer that: https://bit.ly/3H5ArYn
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Now about this issue of The Greater Good.
First of all, you can see our fourth video of a BCFG campaign putting the spotlight on purpose-driven leaders and why they chose to become a certified Benefit Corporation for Good.
Secondly, you can learn how an Oregon engineering firm is impacting climate change through racial inclusion.
And finally, you can discover the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and simple steps your small business can take to advance them.
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Why Did Your Video Production Company Become a Certified BCFG? Many people have asked us what is a certified Benefit Corporation for Good? To help answer that, we created a video series with responses from the leaders of our growing purpose-driven community. Here's the fourth in our series featuring Erik Croswell, founder of Bridge City Media. Watch Now
How an Oregon Engineering Firm Impacts Climate Change through Racial Inclusivity
Creating a triple bottom line company is one thing. But keeping those values alive long after the founders have left is something else again. It’s one of the reasons why clean energy engineering firm Burch Energy became a certified Benefit Corporation for Good. Learn more about how they're creating climate change impact through racial inclusion. Read Now
How Your Small Business can Advance the UN's SDGS Responsible business and investment will be essential to achieving transformational change through the Sustainable Development Goals. Successful implementation will strengthen the enabling environment for doing business and building markets around the world. Click on the link below to learn the important initiatives and resources of the UN Global Compact and to guide your small business to taking the right steps in advancing the SDGs. Read Now
HIGHLIGHTS
CONGRATS to Burch Energy, one of our recently certified Benefit Corporations for Good. Here's David Burchfield, president of a triple bottom line business. Well done David!
KUDOS to Drake Carnahan (far left), founder of Urban Village Designs, and another recently certified Benefit Corporation for Good. Nice work Drake and team!
Applause for Lindsay Hanson and Jaime Langton, partners of Four Corners Law and another recently certified Benefit Corporation for Good.
Welcome Advanced Solar Products, our first certified BCFG in the state of New Jersey. Here's President Lyle Rawlings leader of a triple bottom line business!
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NO COST WORKSHOP if you're interested in learning more about the "why" and "how" for the benefit corporation. We're happy to put on a "no cost" workshop for groups of 3 or more. Either in-person or via Zoom. Just email me at tom@benefitcorporationsforgood.com
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LEARN MORE about our 8 standards for becoming a certified Benefit Corporation for Good.
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February 15th: "Happy Hour for Good" Meet-Up with BCFG
Free, Email for RSVP: tom@benefitcorporationsforgood
February 15th: Identifying, Building & Promoting Your Brand’s Values
Info here
February 22nd: Our Love/Hate Relationship with Contracts
Info here
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INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE SMALL BIZ COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY?
The Small Business Utility Advocates is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that represents, protects, and promotes the interests of small business utility customers. Energy, water, and other utilities have a direct impact upon the success of small businesses.
As strong supporters of the work of SBUA, Benefit Corporations for Good has seen the organization in action before the Oregon Public Utility Commission and in B2B meetings using expertise and experience to push for equitable treatment for small businesses.
If you're a business leader in the Portland, OR area and want to support SBUA through work advocating for small business, you might be eligible for some compensation for your time and efforts. For details contact diane@utilityadvocates.org.
For more information about what SBUA has been doing generally and in Oregon see www.utilityadvocates.org/news-and-resources.
KNOW OTHERS WHO BELIEVE IN A BETTER BUSINESS MODEL?
Do you know other people who are interested in the Triple Bottom Line of People, Planet and Profit? Conscientious leaders and businesses who believe in doing business for the greater good? Then send them this link so they can receive our eletter free every month devoted, of course, to the greater good!
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