Actions Panel
Conscious Leadership Series: "Business on a Mission: Purpose & Profit"
When and where
Date and time
Thu, 23 May 2019 18:30 - 21:00 HKT
Location
Gerson Lehrman Group (Asia) Limited 2 Ice House Street Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Refund Policy
Description
10% of event proceeds will go directly to Room to Read's children's literacy programs. All attendees will receive a copy of John Wood's latest book, Purpose, Inc.
Business on a Mission
A fallacy today: to have "purpose," and to create social impact must be antithetical to capitalism, and at the exclusion of profitability.
In the dawning era of Conscious Capitalism, evidence is strong that a clear sense of purpose - and one oriented towards creating true shared value in society - is advantageous to a company's bottom line.
John Wood, ex-Director of Microsoft's Greater China region and Founder of Room to Read, is our next featured Conscious Leader.
In his latest book Purpose, Inc., John highlights companies who have used "purpose" to build stronger bonds with customers, win the war for talent, motivate employees and lower attrition rates, increase social media influence, and attract the best investors.
During this event, John will engage in an insightful and pragmatic dialogue with Karen Seymour, former Executive Director at Li & Fung Foundation and newly appointed Chief Purpose Officer at human at work.
Agenda
6:30 - 7:00pm - Networking
7:00 - 8:00pm - Fireside Chat: John Wood and Karen Seymour; Open Q&A
8:00-9:00pm - Drinks, canapes & networking
Location: GLG, 9/F, St George's Building, 2 Ice House Street, Central
For speaker bios and more information on the event, please visit our website here.
Conscious Leadership
The Conscious Leadership Series was launched in 2017 by the founders of Balance Potential, a Workplace Wellness solution provider in Hong Kong.
We believe leadership skills and organizational values must change to reflect a more human-centric, purpose-driven approach in order to create true cultures of well-being at work.
This event is organized in partnership with Room to Read, one of the world's fastest growing nonprofits dedicated to transforming the lives of children in low-income communities through literacy and gender equality in education. To date, Room to Read has reached more than 16 Million children worldwide.
About the organiser
Balance Potential is more than workplace wellness company. Our mission is to transform company culture through leadership, wellness and employee engagement. We equip your staff to perform at their peak by blending innate human wisdom with forward thinking strategies.
Our vision is to enable organisations to achieve high performance in an accelerating commercial environment while keeping humanity at its core, and usher in a new paradigm of business where employees are more purposeful, engaged, and thriving.
We aim to create a human-centric and trust oriented culture. We are committed to "be the change" and live with authenticity and integrity in everything we do. We support holistic well-being. We are conscious and inspired, yet practical and strategic.