Radical Business: How to Transform Your Organization in the Age of Global Crisis, reviewed

We look at John Davis‘s challenging call to arms at a time when action is most needed. See more about Radical Business: How to Transform Your Organization in the Age of Global Crisis here.

Radical Business : How to Transform Your Organization in the Age of Global Crisis, reviewed

We need more books like this one. Davis offers a deep dive, with lots of practical and relevant examples and actions that businesses can take. Hopefully we re beyond the point of climate deniers dominating the narrative or being given a platform on the grounds of equality or hearing both sides of the argument. Going down that path will lead to endless debates and discussions while polluting multinationals continue operating business as usual and we destroy the planet that we live on.

Davis’s book dives into the nitty gritty and covers company culture, meaningful engagements, societal value, while also achieving financial value too. The book discusses cultivating stake holders, encouraging engagement and rolling out solutions. It is time for CEOs, c-suite leaders and everyone to roll up their sleeves and try to turn things around. This book is a valuable, concise and important addition to helping to nudge humanity into the right direction before it is too late.

More about the book

We live in an age of global crises, from spiralling income inequality to the climate emergency. Businesses have been major contributors to the problems we face, but they are also uniquely well-placed to effect positive change. So what can businesses do to shift from being a makers of goods to a force for good?

In Radical Business, John Davis argues the changes needed are surprisingly simple. The difficulty lies in the effort to change human behavior and to dismantle decades of investment that reinforces obsolete practices. He offers examples of companies that are already taking action and presents a simple framework to help C-suite leaders and executive teams develop their own blueprint for putting societal value at the heart of their business.;

We can no longer ignore that established ways of doing business pose real existential threats to humankind. We cannot change what has occurred, but we can change how we do things from now on.

More about the author John A. Davis

John Davis is Chair of Brand New View, a global leadership development and organization transformation firm. He works directly with CEOs and leaders around the world. He has started two companies, led global operations for Fortune 1000 companies (an award-winning executive in both his start-up and Fortune 1000 roles); he is also an award-winning business school professor; and author of numerous books on branding, marketing, sports, and strategy.

John has written articles for Harvard Business Review, Dialogue Review and International Advertising Journal. He has keynoted at dozens of global conferences, including TEDx and Global Brand Forum. He is also regularly interviewed by media, including New York Times, BBC, CNA, Los Angeles Times, Knowledge@Wharton, and more

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