Archive for 'enlightened business'

Profit or Impact: An inappropriate conflict

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Kathryn Alexander

Is profit a useful measure? If so then why are we so lost in trying to determine real value? Why does the focus on profit undermine meaning? Is there a way to make meaningful work sustainable without the distortion the exclusive focus on profit creates?

A Big Leap for Business

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Kathryn Alexander

Occasionally I hear people ask if we can buy our way into sustainability. That is a bit of an oxymoron, don’t you think? We can use commerce and stuff to begin the shift, to educate ourselves about how to produce stuff with no waste, and we can choose to use our money to move that process along.

Right Relationship – The Grease That Makes Things Work

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Kathryn Alexander

I recently had a great experience working with a small company that does research & development for the government. They were having trouble keeping track of government property – a big no, no.

The Purpose of Vision

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Kathryn Alexander

I stumbled upon a blog by Steven Gans where he Quotes Isaac Asimov as saying, “What is really amazing and frustrating is mankind’s? habit of refusing to see the obvious and inevitable...

Deep Green: Making the Planet a Partner

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Kathryn Alexander

We are off to a good start in taking sustainability seriously. We are beginning to take nature's cues and starting to understand that it is the long-term intentions that will make this shift happen.