- Genre:business & economics
- Sub-genre:Careers / General
- Language:English
- Pages:216
- eBook ISBN:9798218357351
- Paperback ISBN:9798218357344
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Overview
Making Work Matter is an indispensable – and hopeful – guide for building a career that delivers value – to you, to your company, and to society.
It offers intrapreneurs (AKA internal changemakers within companies) stories to inspire them to take action and proven insights and practical tools that will help them create pathways for change.
At the heart the book is the belief that business has enormous potential to create economic value and positive impact on society and the planet. But we need more innovative employees, who see opportunities for their companies to change, to help unleash this potential. This book is intended to ignite the ambition of many to join the ranks of social intrapreneurs and provide guidance and inspiration for those who choose to venture out on their own changemaking journey.
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Praise for Making Work Matter
"In 'Making Work Matter,' Nancy McGaw beautifully interweaves the stories of Aspen First Movers Fellows, showcasing their journey as problem finders and solvers. This book is a testament to the transformative power of inquiry, urging leaders to think deeply about the 'why' behind their actions. It’s an essential read for anyone committed to doing meaningful work that makes a lasting impact."
-Hal Gregersen, senior lecturer in innovation and leadership at MIT Sloan School of Management, author of Questions Are The Answer and The Innovator’s DNA
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“The most innovative and influential leaders know how to drive commercial impact while also creating value for their stakeholders. Nancy McGaw's Making Work Matter is an innovative and indispensable playbook of social intrapreneurship that brings to life practical leadership lessons that will help you elevate your own leadership.”
-Matt Breitfelder, Partner and Global Head of Human Capital, Apollo Global Management
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"Nancy McGaw draws on her experience of developing an influential leadership program at the Aspen Institute to share actionable advice for bringing about positive change in your company, and doing so in a way that aligns with your purpose. Her book is full of inspiring stories of managers and leaders, at some of the largest companies, from Mastercard to Linkedin and IBM, who participated in the program and have successfully raised the bar in making their companies more inclusive, sustainable and values driven. This book is a must-read!"
-Aaron Hurst is a serial social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Board.dev and Purpose Mindset, and co-founder and former CEO of The Taproot Foundation and Imperative. He is the leading expert on the science of purpose and fulfillment.
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"Nancy McGaw's clear and insightful book is the tool we all need to help cultivate positive change within our companies and organizations, and build meaning and purpose in our careers."
-Susan McPherson is founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a leading social impact communications firm. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships
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“McGaw launched a leadership program for corporate changemakers at the Aspen Institute that became the catalyst for so many companies to take on complex environmental and social challenges. In this book, she shares the mindset, lessons and best practices for bringing about positive change, both big and small, that will make your work matter and infuse it with meaning.”
-Andrew Winston, expert on sustainable business and co-author of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive By Giving More Than They Take
