According to TedxCharlottesville, "R. Edward "Ed" Freeman is a prolific educator, consultant and speaker, best known for his work on the topics of Stakeholder Management and Business Ethics. He also teaches Leading with Meaning, helping organizations create a culture that brings out the best in everyone.
Freeman is perhaps best known for his award winning book, Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach, first published in 1984 and reissued in 2010 by Cambridge University Press. This landmark book has helped to define and shape our understanding of how good management practice really is based on relationship - relationships with the stakeholders who affect or are affected by the business.
Today, Freeman is working passionately to create long-term stakeholder value in business through the Institute for Business in Society and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. He believes that the ultimate purpose of business is to create value rather than to maximize profit. Freeman is excited about innovation and entrepreneurs that can help to solve the world's toughest problems. His massive online offering course (MOOC), New Models of Business in Society is reaching thousands around the globe."
The pursuit of a culture of purpose may be one of the most important things you can do as a leader in your company. And, it may be one of the most important things you can do to discover, unlock and live your Godly destiny.
Freeman is perhaps best known for his award winning book, Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach, first published in 1984 and reissued in 2010 by Cambridge University Press. This landmark book has helped to define and shape our understanding of how good management practice really is based on relationship - relationships with the stakeholders who affect or are affected by the business.
Today, Freeman is working passionately to create long-term stakeholder value in business through the Institute for Business in Society and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. He believes that the ultimate purpose of business is to create value rather than to maximize profit. Freeman is excited about innovation and entrepreneurs that can help to solve the world's toughest problems. His massive online offering course (MOOC), New Models of Business in Society is reaching thousands around the globe."
The pursuit of a culture of purpose may be one of the most important things you can do as a leader in your company. And, it may be one of the most important things you can do to discover, unlock and live your Godly destiny.