Re-Learning Church Economics - Part II
In Part I of Re-Learning Church Economics, we saw that that historically, the local church has always been involved in bolstering the...
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Paul Knowlton
May 19, 20233 min read
Better Capitalism Book Review - Cato Institute
Art Carden is the Margaret Gage Bush Distinguished Professor of Economics at Samford University’s Brock School of Business. He's also a...
Karen Kuykendall
May 12, 20233 min read
Re-Learning Church Economics - Part I
In our church communities, we sometimes struggle with how to put our resources to best use. Time and money are limited, so they are...
Paul Knowlton
May 5, 20234 min read
The Dignity of Work
This abstract is from an insightful article published by Beautiful Enterprise about positive organizational transformation, which at its...
Paul Knowlton
Apr 28, 20234 min read
Moving the Needle
From an HBR article about positive organizational transformation that at its core is about the Partnership Economics ethic of mutuality....
Karen Kuykendall
Apr 21, 20234 min read
Patagonia: Doing Well While Doing Good
Like so many companies, Patagonia was founded because there was a problem to solve. Growing up in Ventura, California, Yvon Chouinard was...
Paul Knowlton
Apr 14, 20234 min read
Law Firm Profits Per Partner – The Elephant in the Room
The practice of law is one of the “3 great professions.” These are theology for the preservation of the spirit, medicine for the...
Karen Kuykendall
Apr 7, 20234 min read
Millennials, Business, and the Church
The work of Better Capitalism is more than just inclusive. This work transcends faith traditions, gender, race, location, age, ethnicity...
Paul Knowlton
Mar 31, 20234 min read
Reinventing Capitalism in Liminal Time
Capitalism is a system we humans created and constantly reinvent. These reinventions unfold in small and subtle steps punctuated every...
Karen Kuykendall
Mar 24, 20234 min read
And the Winners Are...The World's Most Ethical Companies
Thanks to social media and the expansion of news reporting over the past couple of decades, more and more of us are aware of ethical...
Paul Knowlton
Mar 17, 20234 min read
How We Enable Bankers To Be Evil
Let’s get right to the heart of every banking crisis, including the current one of this week: the temptation of bankers–who are human...
Karen Kuykendall
Mar 10, 20234 min read
Better Capitalism in Action - Arne Sorenson and Eric Yuan
Search for the phrase "qualities of a good business leader," and you will get many lists of varying lengths in response. Among these...
Paul Knowlton
Mar 3, 20234 min read
Meet the (Trustworthy) Press
Any business–and there are no exceptions–won’t survive long if it isn’t trustworthy. How frequently would you return to a store that...
Paul Knowlton
Feb 24, 20234 min read
Our Work as Our Religion
For most if not virtually all of us spending our adult lives in some career, our work is our religion. This can be up for some debate of...
Karen Kuykendall
Feb 17, 20234 min read
They Got Game: Stadium Swindles
We've just been through yet another Super Bowl spectacular, and whether you're a diehard fan or casual observer, you can't deny the power...
Karen Kuykendall
Feb 10, 20233 min read
Better Capitalism in Action - The B Team & B4IG
In a previous post, we featured two CEOs, Emmanuel Faber and Paul Polman, who have initiated changes within large corporations toward a...
Karen Kuykendall
Feb 3, 20233 min read
Better Capitalism in Action - Emmanuel Faber and Paul Polman
Previously on this blog, we shared with you how exciting it is to see aspects of better capitalism in action. For example, we spoke of...
Paul Knowlton
Jan 27, 20235 min read
The Pillory and Non-Compete Clauses
Unchecked, we humans are endlessly creative in the ways we control and abuse each other. Let’s take two quick examples: the pillory and...
Karen Kuykendall
Jan 20, 20233 min read
On Being Scrooge - Part 2
"Culture eats strategy for breakfast." So said Peter Drucker, one of the most well-known and influential thinkers on business management...
Karen Kuykendall
Jan 13, 20234 min read
On Being Scrooge - Part 1
We have just passed another Christmas, and most of us are ready to pack up the decorations and not think about holiday traditions again...
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