John Featherby
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Should we be more profitable or sustainable before we use the resources?
The whole point of the resources is to help you improve: financially and sustainably. There is a strong, well-evidenced link between behaving more like a B Corp and improved financial results. (See...
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Why is taking a whole company approach so important?
Fundamentally, there are two approaches to becoming a B Corp: managing it like a project, or navigating it as a whole company. Managing it like a project is a mistake. Given most companies are c...
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What are the Impact Business Models (IBMs) that are referred to in the assessment matrix?
Introduction A unique quality of the B Corp process and its B Impact Assessment resource is that it is focused on - and concerned with - both its operational and its strategic intent. This strategi...
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What is "management-by-objectives"?
Management by Objectives is a tool used to implement the strategic decisions of leadership in a hierarchical structure. Once a strategic decision is set, aligned objectives are then put in place ac...
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What is the primary problem with performance appraisals?
The number one issue is the underlying, negative assumption they make about people. They work from the perspective that people are flawed and therefore need motivating, monitoring and measuring. Th...
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What are some essential hosting tips?
Everyone Speaks Ensure everyone speaks regularly; not allowing a few to consistently dominate the space. This creates a universal sense of belonging and ownership. This is why the Teylu is kept sma...
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What evidence is there that B Corps outperform?
Organisations that think and behave in more purpose-driven ways outperform those that don't. See: "What data and evidence is there for a "better", more purpose-driven approach to business?". Given ...
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Who is the Pending B Corp status for?
It is not for those waiting on verification The Pending B Corp status is not for the purpose most people assume it to be: that you are pursuing B Corp or going through the full certification proces...
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What are the "seven spheres of society"?
The ever more widely used phrase "seven spheres of society" (sometimes referred to as the “seven spheres of influence”) are the various dimensions of life that come together to make up society as ...
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If I’m ignoring our appraisal process anyway, does it matter?
If we assume, for a moment, that you’re somehow immune to its negativity and problems, what about its effect on your wider organisation? Does that stir any concern in you? Are you interested in rem...