Institute business and Society Program. It is my great pleasure today to welcome to the screen with me two fellow travelers of the business side a program come longtime friends of her work hoosier deep knowledge i would say about both the forces any ideas that influence business decisionmaking. The business and Society Program as a take a look at rogers book, a couple of for visit to fully engage with, think black hawk, but also to shift the mindset of Business Executives, what you believe to be true and what they design their businesses to achieve. Over these goals are in pursuit of Better Business outcomes. Rogers brandnew just released today book, hank you roger for being part of this writing muste a part of this journey, fits squarely in this domain. The book is called when more is not better overcoming americas obsession with economic efficiency. Both alan and roger are known to many of you. Roger martin is professor and former dean of the school of management at the university of
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One is the public purpose of business but i also want to shift the mindset of the Business Executives what they believe to be true and designed the businesses to achieve both of these are in pursuit of Better Business outcomes and rogers brandnew just released today book, thank you for being part of this. His new release is in this domain called when more is not better overcoming americas obsession with economic efficiency. Both alan and roger are known to many of you. Martin is professor and dean of the school of management at the university of toronto where he started the force behind the prosperity institute. The author of any number of books we will put in the chat a biography you can learn more about and finally alan thank you for joining us. The chief content officer at fortune. His ceo column how i start my day every day. We posted the biography is in the chat and alan is going to engage the audience in question and you can pose in the qanda box after we have the opportunity to
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