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Bringing Humanity Back to Business<br><br>
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OURCOLLECTIVEOPPORTUNITYIS… BECOMING WHOLE - BRINGING HUMANITY BACK TO HEALTH
TheJourneytoBecomingWholeinHealth Structure- Based Shared Purpose Trusted Interconnected Relationships Transactions Shifting to 21st Century Leadership in Health Process Focus Community Building One-Way Empathetic Dialogue Communication
Theprevailingmindsetinbusiness,whichvaluesprofitabovewell-beingandTheprevailingmindsetinbusiness,whichvaluesprofitabovewell-beingand theenvironmentthatsustainsus,isinsane.Creatingahealthy,humaneworld requiresmorethanneworganizationalmodelsthatmerelyshiftthedeckchairs onasinkingship.Weneedtoentirelyre-imaginethenatureofbusiness,work, andlife. Onthejourneytocorporatesanity,leadingbusinesspioneersshare transformationalstoriesabouthowtheyareprofitablycreatingabeautifuland humaneworld.Wecandrawfromtheircollectivewisdomtohelpuschartour ownjourneytoanewmindsetof21stcenturyleadership. Parammedia.com /ayeletbaron.com
BecomingWhole: 21stCenturyLeadershipCompassTM Wehavelosthowtofollowourowncompass– manyofushaveforgotten thatweevenhaveone. Thismeta-compassismeant,amongotherthings,tohelpussee howcloseorfarawaywearefromrecognizingandfollowingour owninternalcompass,wherebytheinternalcompassofeach personispartofthewidercompassforhumanity. Thismattersbecause21stcenturyleadersneedtobehighlyattunedtotheir owncompass,aswellastothecompassesofothers“sofaraspossible,”andto findwaysofharmonizingthemtoallowforgreatermutualbenefit. CompleteyourcompassthisOctoberandfindoutwhereyouare onyourjourneytohealth
Thenexttippingpointinmedicineincludestappingintotheknowledge createdbynetworksandpatients.Patientsarethemostunderutilized resourceinhealthcare.We'vewatchedpatientsbecomeexpertsintheir conditions—andweseethattheirknowledgeimprovesthecarethey receive.Withtherighttools,otherpatientscandothesame. TheJourneyofRoni Zeiger:Community Builder.Connector. Learner.Cofounder andCEOatSmart Patients. Weneedtolookathowtointegratecommunitiesintoafuturehealthcare systemsothatwehaveamechanismwherepatientscanlearnfromeach other. Medicineneedstobemoreofateamsport.Thescienceandthepractice ofmedicineareevolvingsoquicklythatnoindividualcankeepupwith everything.Motivatedpatientscanhelpeachothertogetbettercare,and oftencanhelptheirdoctorsdeliverbettercare. OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCentury Leaders, ParamMedia,Fall 2016 Itisaslowmovement,butitisalsounstoppable.
Patient-centeredcareisnotapassingfad;patientsandtheirfamilieshavePatient-centeredcareisnotapassingfad;patientsandtheirfamilieshave voicesthatareincreasinginvolume,intensity,andimpactandwill continuetogrow.Wehavereachedahistoricalmomentinhealthcareas wefinallyrealizethatpatientsandtheirfamiliesareatthecenterof healthcare,notrevolvingaroundit. TheJourneyofLeslee Thompson:Transformer. Enlightener. Orchestrator.Former PresidentandCEOat KingstonGeneral HospitalandPresident andCEOatAccreditation Canada. Peoplehadalreadytoldmetheyhadlosttheirsenseofpurpose.Wehad somehowlostourwayandourrealreasonforbeing.Butwhatwould happenifwecouldfocusonthepatient?Ifyouwanttoshiftaculture, it’sabouthowtheorganizationmakesdecisions. Whilemanyhealthcareworkersespousepatient-centricity,theirdecision- makingprocessesaresuperficialandroutinelymadewithflawed assumptionsaboutwhatpatientsandtheirfamiliesthink,want,orneed.I foundthattrulyinvolvingpatientsledtoorganizationalinsightsand learningthatbenefitedeveryone. OurJourneytoCorporateSanity: TransformationalStoriesof21st CenturyLeaders,ParamMedia, Fall2016
Businessisthemostpowerfulhuman-madeforceyetcreated.Andinthe last50to100years,businesshasfallenshortofitspotentialtobean instrumentthatcreatescommunitywealthandhealth.Businesstomeisa tool.Ithappenstobeaverypowerfultool. WhatisinspiringtomeabouttheBCorpMovementisthatpeopleare consciouslyusingbusinessasatooltobuildabridgetoamoreshared prosperityforeveryone—notjustforthefewthatcontroltheshares. TheJourneyofJay CoenGilbert: Entrepreneur. Activist.Integrator. Cofounder,BLab. Byadoptingawholeness-orientedwayofthinking,wehavemore interdependence,integration,andamoreholisticapproachtotheroleof businessinsociety.ThathasreflectedintheBCorpcommunityitself. OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCenturyLeaders, ParamMedia,Fall2016 BCorpbusinessesrangefromsmallsoleproprietorshipstolarge multinationals.Theyallshareacommonvision:astakeholder-centric businessmodelfocusedonrelationshipsasopposedtotransactions.
Humanityisbeingcalledtogrowup,takeonitsfears,andexercise responsibility.Thiscanbeananxiety-producingtransitionfor individuals,anditisapowerfullyanxiety-producingtransitionfor humanityasawhole,associalresponsibilitybecomesverypersonal andtiesusalltotheoutcomeofourcollectiveactions.It’snolonger somethingthatsomeoneelsemustdo.Weareallinittogether. TheJourneyof BryanWelch: Fearless.Storyteller. Rancher.Founder andCEO,BThe ChangeMedia. Weneedtoengagethepassionatehumanimagination,thatgreatengine ofcreativity,andchallengeittogobeyondtheanxiouscontemplationof environmentaldisastertoenvisiontheworldwedesire—vigorous, verdant,andenduring. Oncethehumanimaginationvisualizesabrilliantfuture,thehuman intellectcanachievewhatpreviouslyseemedimpossible.Thehuman imaginationandthehumanintellecthave,together,achievedcountless astonishingthingsinthepast.Ibelievetheycandosoagainandagain. OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCenturyLeaders, ParamMedia,Fall2016
I'maninnovator.Idevelopproductsandconnectwithpeople,wherewedoI'maninnovator.Idevelopproductsandconnectwithpeople,wherewedo abitofco-creationandco-production,whetherthatbeonblogsorother projects.Mybackgroundisinhealth,butwhatIfindwithbeingonlineis thatyoucanconnectacrossawholerangeofindustries,anditgivesyou accesstopeoplewhoyouwouldneverhavemetinyourday-to-daylife. TheJourneyofCarol Read:Innovator. Visionary. Photographer. Transformation Fellow,National HealthServiceUK. Ididn'tknowtherewassuchathingasamovementcalledWorkingOut Loud—Ijustdidit.Forme,socialmediaisawaytoconnectwithother peopleandbuildcommunity.It'sbroughtmegreatrichnesstoseehow wecanmakeconnectionswithpeopleanywhereintheworld. Itwouldbegreatifpeoplecouldtapintotheircreativityanduseitto buildtheircommunity.Weneedtotapintoourintuitionandcreativity. Weneedtoopenoureyesandseewhatwecanactuallydo.Chancefavors theopenheart. OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCenturyLeaders, ParamMedia,Fall2016
TiossanisawellbeingbrandasmodeledbytheAfricanpeople,and especiallytheSenegalesepeople.Inourcountryandculture, wellbeingisabouthavinggreatskin.It’stheskinyoulivein,andat themostphysicallevel,itneedstobehealthy.It’saboutfeeling goodinyourownskin. Whatmanypeoplearenotawareofisthatwhateverproductyouapply onyourskingoesinsideyourbodyaswell.Whatthismeansforusisthat youhavetobeabletoeatwhatyouapplyonyourskin.Youneedtoknow whatingredientsandchemicalsyouareingesting.Youneedtotakecareof yourwholebody. TheJourneyof MagatteWade: Entrepreneur. Creator.Networker. CEOandFounder, Tiossan. Itissoliberatingtofeelthatyouhavefinallyfoundyourvoice.Integrating myvoiceintoaproductcansometimesbecomemessy.Ithasbeenoneof thehardestexternalexercisesformesofar.Ineverappreciatedhow toughitiswhenyousimplywantittobeanextensionofyour authenticity.Andthenyourealizethatthebestteacherislife. OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCenturyLeaders, ParamMedia,Fall2016
Iamallabouthelpingpeoplefigureoutanewwayofworkinginthe world—whetherthenewwayisforanindividual,aprocess,afunction,a division,orevenanecosystem.Theworldischangingquickly,frombotha technologicalandaconnectivityperspective.Ifyouarenotevolvingand adaptingquickly,youwillnotbeabletodowhatisrequiredtocreatethe impact,contribution,andvaluethatyouwanttomakeintheworld. Toworkinnewways,weneedtounderstandpartnership.Weneedtonot onlyhaveaslogan,buttrulyinternalizethatweareallinittogether.In thepast,whenweworkedwiththeoutsideitwasmostlywithavendorin aone-sidedrelationship.Today,it’saboutlookingathowwecanbothwin andcreatesomethingtogetherthatisnewanddifferentandthatthe worldneeds. TheJourneyof SheilaBabnis: Innovatorin Residence.Coach. FreeAgentand FormerHeadof GlobalInnovation, Roche. Ifyougetclearonandshareyourvaluesandthebehaviorneededto innovate,youwillunleashtalentbothinsideandoutsideofyour organizationtodeliverremarkableshifts,changes,andrelevantproducts bothfortodayandtomorrow.Asmorepeoplefeelconnectedtotheshared purposeoftheorganization,youcanimplementnewwaysofworking wherepeoplecanconnecttheirownstoriestothatoftheorganization. OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCenturyLeaders, ParamMedia,Fall2016
Icouldnolongersitbackandwatchwhatwasgoingonaroundme.I startedexploringopportunities.IstartedtothinkabouthowIcouldmake adifference.Whilethecompanywasmostlycomprisedofscientistsand researchers,Istartedtothinkofuniquewaysmycapabilitiescould complementtheirworkandaddvalue.Iknewthatitwasuptometo createapathandnottowaitforsomeoneelsetopaveitforme. Thebiggestimpactwehadwasinconnectingpeoplewithothersandwith informationoutsideoftheorganization.Peoplewhowouldotherwise neverknoweachothercouldnowcollaboratebecausetheywere interestedinwhatweweredoing.Weworkedasacommunity,gathering peopleacrosssilosthroughsharedpurpose. TheJourneyof CélineSchillinger: Purposeful. Transformational. Pioneer.Head QualityInnovation andEngagement, SanofiPasteur. Wehaveanopportunitytocometogetherandshiftfromaworldthat focusessonarrowlyontransactionstoawiderworldthatrecognizesthe powerofrelationships.Leadersneedtoseethebeautyofconnecting peopleandintroducenewwaysofworkingthatallowustofocusmoreon keyprojectsandpurpose,insteadofbeingboggeddowninorganizational charts.Iwanttofindthewaytohelpthec-suiteseethat,andhelpthem adoptgreaterpurpose OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCenturyLeaders, ParamMedia,Fall2016
Ilookatlifefromaholisticperspective.Thechallengeweneedto overcomeisfindingouthowwecanintegratebusinessaspartofour lives.Itrequirestransformationinhowwethink,howwebehave,and howweact.Weareseeingittodaywithyoungergenerations,yetweare stilltrainingandexpectingthemtoliveinaworldofcompetitionand overachieving. TheJourneyof HillaryBrookLevy: Creator.Healer. Visionary. Cofounder,Juniper Path. Ultimately,foralotofthischangetohappen,wehavetostartlooking withinourselves.It’scountertohowmostofuswereraised.Wehaveto dothisinnerworktolearnthewaytobeinbusinessinthe21stcentury. Weneedtoknowwhoweareasindividualsandwhoweareas organizations. Wemaythinktheseideasarenew,buttheyareveryold.Tobemost effectiveintheworld,wefirstneedtoevolvewithinourselves.Theideaof overcomingtheforcesthatcouldbemakinguslesseffectiveiswhatwe're tryingtoworkwith,sothatwecanthenactintheworldinamorepositive way. OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCenturyLeaders, ParamMedia,Fall2016
Peopleoftenaskushowwedidit.It’ssimple:wewenttothepeople,we livedwiththem,andwelovedthem.Andwehelpedthemtocomeup withwaystoaddresstheirproblems,becausethere’snooneintheworld whowantstheirmother,daughter,orsistertodieinchildbirth.Whenwe wereaskedhowwemadeitsustainable,I’dsharethatnotlosinga communityorfamilymemberwasaprettyhighlymotivatingfactor. TheJourneyof ArleneSamen: Courageous. Visionary. CommunityBuilder. Presidentand FounderatOne HeartWorld-Wide. Basedonover10yearsofexperienceinTibet,OneHeartWorld-Wide developedaninternationallyrecognizedmodel—theNetworkofSafety— whichisasimpleyeteffectivehealthcaremodelthathasbeenshownto reliablyreducepreventablematernalandnewborndeathsinremote,rural areasoftheworld.WeimplementeditacrossmainlandChina,Latin America,andWestAfrica,andhaveprovenittobeareplicableand sustainableapproachtoimprovingmaternalandneonatalhealth. Mydreamisforallwomenworldwidetohaveaccesstoasafedelivery.It isnotacceptabletomethatanywomanhastodiewhilegivingbirth.Our workisongoing,andwearealwayslookingforfurthersupporttohelp savemoremothersandtheirbabies. OurJourneytoCorporate Sanity:Transformational Storiesof21stCenturyLeaders, ParamMedia,Fall2016
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