Success in business is fundamentally about the impact on people's lives rather than financial metrics like earnings or stock prices. A thriving company is built on a mission to measure success by the way it touches the lives of customers, team members, and suppliers. The concept of 'truly human leadership' emphasizes the extraordinary power of caring for people as if they are family. A solid business model is essential, but it is the culture of caring that fuels potential and performance, much like premium fuel enhances an engine's capability. Prioritizing people and creating a caring culture unleashes the true potential of a business.
Some people think they need to be ruthless and selfish to thrive and survive in life. The theories of Charles Darwin are often wrongly interpreted to support this view that being competitive is the key to happiness and success. It isn’t.
Dr Laurie Santos and Dr Jamil Zaki find that there are plenty of examples in the animal kingdom and human world where cooperation, kindness and compassion prove to be the winning strategy.
Jamil's book Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness is out now.
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