Purpose Work Nation: Leading Organizations in Service of Our Nation's Powerful Purpose

Lead with purpose. Fulfill your legacy. Save the republic.The United States has a powerful purpose - "all are created equal", "E Pluribus Unum", and "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. But this is not our reality as 97% of us are unhealthy, 84% of us are stressed out, 78% of us are paycheck to paycheck, and most of us no longer believe in the "American Dream". And these are just the averages - life is much worse for women and BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities, e.g., $.01 of wealth in Black families for every dollar of wealth in white families.Given our political polarization and gridlock, the low (25%) trust in our government and the high trust in our employers (72%), 68% of us now expect business to fill the leadership void and fulfill our purpose.This book empowers business leaders to do just that. Fans of Simon Sinek, Adam Grant, Clayton Christensen, Aaron Hurst, Daniel Pink, and Malcolm Gladwell will be inspired and challenged in new ways and find a deeper expression of their leadership.“I think our last best hope is the leadership of the U.S. business community.”Thomas Friedman, New York Times, January 4th, 2022Summary:Chapters 1-3 examine the purpose, history, challenges, and opportunities facing our nation and organizations. Chapters 4-6 look at how you can lead your organization and nation into a flourishing future. At the end of each chapter is a summary and 4 discussion questions for your book club.We'll begin by looking at why organizations are the front line in the fight for our nation’s purpose (Chapter 1). We'll then look the themes that have imperiled our organizations and nation and call forth a new chapter in our nation's history (Chapter 2). Next, we’ll look at the urgent need to shift our culture (Chapter 3).We’ll then explore how the old way of developing people and culture is a huge waste of time and money, and actually creates greater division and disengagement, and how the new way - building authentic, high-trust and diverse relationships across an organization - enables unprecedente