Sixty-four years ago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his first sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He spoke of “the three dimensions of a complete life,” a life’s length, breadth and height. This week, in honor of MLK’s birthday, Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder of B Lab, described how King’s legacy inspires and informs the work of the B Corp community.
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“Let’s all honor Dr. King by committing to work for and buy from and invest in businesses that are creating quality jobs with dignity — jobs that enable people to take care of themselves and their families; to grow as individuals and to be in right relationship with others; and to make a meaningful contribution to their community and the world.”
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To compete at the speed of digital, McKinsey says we need to unleash our strategy, our structure, and our people.
“Across industries, barely half of the top performers sustain their leadership position over the course of a decade…As a result, companies are beginning to experiment with increasingly radical approaches. We’re struck by a commonality among those who get it right: they create adaptive, fast-moving organizations that can respond quickly and flexibly to new opportunities and challenges as they arise.” Big takeaway: we need to shift to an emergent strategy. Comment: this is not just about the speed of digital. This is about how we realize our potential as humans.
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