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"Could it be . . that the reason we don't plan is because we don't have anything meaningful to plan for?"
[Source: The Number by Lee Eisenberg]
COMMUNITY Civic Disengagement: Americans are more connected but less engaged -
More Function Based - Less Place Based.
Problem - Low Social Capital means less neighborhood cohesiveness, family does less together, less public good works.
Agenda - be participators not consumers , religion that bridges (not bonding only), workplace social capital (eg. Ipswitch, Inc.), regional planners addressing social capital
False Debate - big Gov't versus small Gov't., top down or bottom up, individual vs. institutional causation (Source: Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam)
To benefit individually you must have collective goals.
THE SUSTAINABILITY SWEET SPOT
Business Interests ----> Sustainability Sweet Spot <---- Stakeholder Interests
- New Products
- New Processes
- New Markets
- New Business Models
- New methods of management and reporting
-- Source: The Triple Bottom Line by Andrew E. Savitz
VALUES - DRIVEN TEAM Leading with values:
- Creates a deeper level of dialogue with teammates (suppliers, employees, consultants, and customers)
- Requires a "cradle to cradle" philosophy.
- Integrating your personal and business goals requires a change of perception (from transactional to values driven company). Not a number only (success versus significance).
Values Driven legal representation.
Forms to Litigation ("FLP Plan"): Cost /transactional approach - law firms merely generate forms. Clients request legal "forms" - or when they are in litigation as a result of a "form". Trust,
Respect & Teamwork ("TRT Plan"): Value/team approach, the three legs of a working relationship. This creates a flywheel to grow a business exponentially. The work is proactive and collaborative - not reactive and competitive.