Must Reads – Jeffrey Hollender

November 23, 2015

Planet Home: living green

Planet Home is a guide to going green, but this book goes a step further and challenges readers to think deeply about how our actions and purchases are part of

January 10, 2013

How Multi-National Business Holds the US Economy Hostage

In Jeffrey Sachs’ new book, The Price of Civilization, he states in no uncertain terms that the US economy is held hostage to a narrow group of corporate int

January 8, 2013

The Startup Playbook

Fantastic new book out today that I highly recommend by entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author David S. Kidder called THE STARTUP PLAYBOOK: The Se

December 11, 2012

Learning to Change the World: The Social Impact of One Laptop Per Child

Just released today, Learning to Change the World by Charles Kane, Walter Bender, Jody Cornish and Neal Donahue delves into the implications of one of the

July 23, 2012

Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts by Lawrence Lessig

“There is a feeling today among too many Americans that we might not make it. Not that the end is near, or that doom is around the corner, but that a distinct

March 16, 2012

America the Possible?

Guess which country I’m describing? This country has: • the highest poverty rate, both generally and for children; • the greatest inequality of incomes; �

February 17, 2012

What I’m Reading: We’re More Unequal Than You Think

Andrew Hacker, writing in The New York Times Review of Books, reviews a collection of books on social inequality, including one of my all time favorites, The Sp

January 20, 2012

What I’m Reading: Crowdsourcing Management Reviews; The Co-operative Advantage; Why We Need an Entrepreneurial Presidency

As I was writing The Responsibility Revolution, it gave me the opportunity to take an inside look at Linden Labs, the creators of Second Life – and, in partic

January 6, 2012

What I’m Reading: 3 Must-Have Sustainability Apps; B-Corps in CA; Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Takes on “Big Guys”

Starting this month (and continuing every week), I’m sharing with you, every Friday, what I’m reading for the week – what intrigues me, inspires me, ignit

December 20, 2011

A Manifesto for Sustainable Capitalism

Al Gore and David Blood, his partner in the multi-billion private equity fund, Generation Investment Management, recently opined on “How businesses can embrac

January 7, 2011

Synchronicity

The Inner Path of Leadership Joseph Jaworski and Betty S. Flowers Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1998 “One of the most important roles we can play individually o