Comments on: Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/ Achieving Leadership Excellence through the Art and Science of Psychology Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:15:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leadership Leap Frog | Germane Insights http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2707 Leadership Leap Frog | Germane Insights Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:15:03 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2707 [...] To return to the first chapter in the Corporate Soul series, click here. [...] [...] To return to the first chapter in the Corporate Soul series, click here. [...]

]]> By: Passage To Joy » The Corporate Soul Movement http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2565 Passage To Joy » The Corporate Soul Movement Wed, 12 May 2010 15:02:46 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2565 [...] The article that underpins this movement cites research indicating that only 20% of employees are truly engaged “heart and soul” in their work. [...] [...] The article that underpins this movement cites research indicating that only 20% of employees are truly engaged “heart and soul” in their work. [...]

]]> By: Zappos: How the Corporate Cobbler Finds the Right Souls (Chapter 1 Part 2) | Germane Insights http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2431 Zappos: How the Corporate Cobbler Finds the Right Souls (Chapter 1 Part 2) | Germane Insights Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:28:02 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2431 [...] To read about the origins of Corporate Soul click here. [...] [...] To read about the origins of Corporate Soul click here. [...]

]]> By: The Corporate Soul Series | Germane Insights http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2391 The Corporate Soul Series | Germane Insights Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:23:51 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2391 [...] the business article and opted for the more informal blog post. Words flew onto the page and Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul appeared. Your responses sparked the Corporate Soul Movement and this series.  I look forward to [...] [...] the business article and opted for the more informal blog post. Words flew onto the page and Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul appeared. Your responses sparked the Corporate Soul Movement and this series.  I look forward to [...]

]]> By: Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos – Sole of the Corporate Soul | Germane Insights http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2390 Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos – Sole of the Corporate Soul | Germane Insights Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:12:18 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2390 [...] the business article and opted for the more informal blog post. Words flew onto the page and Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul appeared. Your responses sparked the Corporate Soul Movement and this series.  I look forward to [...] [...] the business article and opted for the more informal blog post. Words flew onto the page and Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul appeared. Your responses sparked the Corporate Soul Movement and this series.  I look forward to [...]

]]> By: Extended Friday Follow | The People Equation http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2367 Extended Friday Follow | The People Equation Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:36:08 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2367 [...] Perschel is a business psychologist who recently wrote Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul which spurred her to start the Corporate Soul Movement on her blog.  Some people get a bit [...] [...] Perschel is a business psychologist who recently wrote Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul which spurred her to start the Corporate Soul Movement on her blog.  Some people get a bit [...]

]]> By: Anne http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2327 Anne Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:13:36 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2327 Ruth Ann - Welcome to Corporate Soul. Your comment is a needed reminder that we are participants in and probably "benefiting" from the very system we seek to change. There is no "us" vs. "them." I don't remember the Spirit movement. My guess is that many good things come around more than once before adoption. This time around we have some heavy hitters involved as mentioned in the paragraph below. I've had the privilege of reading an advance copy of Tony Hsieh's book "Delivering Happiness - Passion, Purpose and Profits." He and Zappos are succeeding with a very different way of doing and running a business. He is not the only one. My forthcoming article features Zappos, Replacements Ltd., Patagonia and several other companies (unless edited out) who are doing it with Soul. If you haven't pre-ordered Tony's book I encourage you to do so. It's a fun,easy and informative read. Personally I think it's a game changer. This series will feature Soul incidents at work. Please consider contributing as a guest blogger. Ruth Ann – Welcome to Corporate Soul. Your comment is a needed reminder that we are participants in and probably “benefiting” from the very system we seek to change. There is no “us” vs. “them.”
I don’t remember the Spirit movement. My guess is that many good things come around more than once before adoption. This time around we have some heavy hitters involved as mentioned in the paragraph below.

I’ve had the privilege of reading an advance copy of Tony Hsieh’s book “Delivering Happiness – Passion, Purpose and Profits.” He and Zappos are succeeding with a very different way of doing and running a business. He is not the only one. My forthcoming article features Zappos, Replacements Ltd., Patagonia and several other companies (unless edited out) who are doing it with Soul. If you haven’t pre-ordered Tony’s book I encourage you to do so. It’s a fun,easy and informative read. Personally I think it’s a game changer.

This series will feature Soul incidents at work. Please consider contributing as a guest blogger.

]]> By: Ruth Ann Harnisch http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2321 Ruth Ann Harnisch Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:40 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2321 Remember "Spirit At Work," anyone? I attended one of their conferences in NYC in the 1990s. I thought the movement would spread and flourish. When I read Anne's post, I Googled to see if there could be any synergies. "Spirit at Work" material is archived online, but they are out of business. What does that tell us? I'm surprised that a commenter cited Dow and Disney as corporate examples to emulate. As Seth Myers might say, REALLY? I hope there IS an awakening, a true change, and I am disappointed that we missed our collective moment. When the crash happened, we could have had a national reboot of corporate values. We didn't. My hopes are tempered by my experiences and my knowledge of how the corporate and political systems work today. Shareholders want profits. NEW companies might have the luxury of establishing soulful values, but woe be unto the publicly traded company that opts for an investment in soul at the expense of a good quarterly number. How, in practical terms, can this shift happen when even Mom and Pop demand that the stocks in their retirement accounts perform better? Still, we must press on. We must keep evangelizing this concept until we are a majority. Are you prepared to accept lesser profits on your investments? Are you willing to see "good" companies destroyed by their ruthless competitors? And how will we agree on values? What's "socially responsible" to one is morally reprehensible to another. Is it possible to have corporate soul in a company that produces, say, magazines and videos featuring naked women? Cigarettes? Liquor? Firearms? Chemical-laden food? A little environmental damage? There are no easy answers or quick fixes, but it's a discussion worth having and a revolution worth joining. .-= Ruth Ann Harnisch´s last blog ..<a href="http://thehf.org/ruth-ann-harnisch-profiled-by-the-center-for-sustainable-journalism-at-kennesaw-state-university.html" rel="nofollow">The HF President Ruth Ann Harnisch profiled by the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University</a> =-. Remember “Spirit At Work,” anyone? I attended one of their conferences in NYC in the 1990s. I thought the movement would spread and flourish. When I read Anne’s post, I Googled to see if there could be any synergies. “Spirit at Work” material is archived online, but they are out of business.
What does that tell us?
I’m surprised that a commenter cited Dow and Disney as corporate examples to emulate. As Seth Myers might say, REALLY?
I hope there IS an awakening, a true change, and I am disappointed that we missed our collective moment.
When the crash happened, we could have had a national reboot of corporate values.
We didn’t.
My hopes are tempered by my experiences and my knowledge of how the corporate and political systems work today.
Shareholders want profits. NEW companies might have the luxury of establishing soulful values, but woe be unto the publicly traded company that opts for an investment in soul at the expense of a good quarterly number. How, in practical terms, can this shift happen when even Mom and Pop demand that the stocks in their retirement accounts perform better?
Still, we must press on. We must keep evangelizing this concept until we are a majority.
Are you prepared to accept lesser profits on your investments? Are you willing to see “good” companies destroyed by their ruthless competitors?
And how will we agree on values? What’s “socially responsible” to one is morally reprehensible to another.
Is it possible to have corporate soul in a company that produces, say, magazines and videos featuring naked women? Cigarettes? Liquor? Firearms? Chemical-laden food? A little environmental damage?
There are no easy answers or quick fixes, but it’s a discussion worth having and a revolution worth joining.
.-= Ruth Ann Harnisch´s last blog ..The HF President Ruth Ann Harnisch profiled by the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University =-.

]]> By: The Corporate Soul Movement | Germane Insights http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2317 The Corporate Soul Movement | Germane Insights Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:31:58 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2317 [...] from Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul | Germane Insights Time: March 12, 2010, 2:27 [...] [...] from Fixing the Hole in the Corporate Soul | Germane Insights Time: March 12, 2010, 2:27 [...]

]]> By: Anne http://germaneconsulting.com/fixing-the-hole-in-the-corporate-soul/#comment-2306 Anne Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:11:12 +0000 http://germaneconsulting.com/?p=1867#comment-2306 Terrence - Thanks for adding the origins of the word "company." If we all remember that all the time it will make a difference. You've made a difference. Terrence – Thanks for adding the origins of the word “company.” If we all remember that all the time it will make a difference. You’ve made a difference.

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