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More Than Crumbs: The Case for True Value Creation
For decades, shareholder primacy has dictated corporate decision-making, driving businesses to prioritize short-term profits and disproportionate returns to shareholders over long-term sustainability and stakeholder value.
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The RoundMap’s Regenerative Business Framework proposes a dual-cycle approach to business: one focused on value creation and another on impact. However, reality presents us with
RoundMap Regenerative Business Framework: Empowering the Present while Building the Future
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From Extraction to Contribution: Thriving Together with Shared Success
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From Hopping for Cash to Building Bridges: Why Self-Interest Alone Can’t Sustain Shared Prosperity
What we’re proposing with the Flywheel of Shared Success is nothing short of a call to confront and correct our deeply flawed execution of Adam
The Strive & Thrive Cycle: Distinquishing Between Value and Impact
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From Striving to Thriving: How Decathlon is Shaping a Sustainable Future in Sports Retail
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From Profit to Purpose: How Shared Value Networks Unlock Long-Term Impact
Businesses today face a stark dilemma: how to balance short-term growth while pursuing long-term impact? It’s an especially relevant question in a competitive landscape where
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Edwin Korver is a polymath celebrated for his mastery of systems thinking and integral philosophy, particularly in intricate business transformations. His company, CROSS-SILO, embodies his unwavering belief in the interdependence of stakeholders and the pivotal role of value creation in fostering growth, complemented by the power of storytelling to convey that value. Edwin pioneered the RoundMap®, an all-encompassing business framework. He envisions a future where business harmonizes profit with compassion, common sense, and EQuitability, a vision he explores further in his forthcoming book, "Leading from the Whole."
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