122. Rebecca Henderson – Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

Rebecca Henderson, FBA, is an economist and author of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire. She is a professor at Harvard Business School, where she teaches Reimagine Capitalism, the most successful MBA elective course at HBS in the last five years. In addition to her authorship and work at Harvard, Rebecca also serves as Research Fellow at the National Bureau for Economic Research and as a sustainability advisor to the world’s largest companies. Rebecca is a leading authority in organizational and strategic change whose work focuses on purpose-driven capitalism and the role that businesses and individuals can play in making change happen. Rebecca joins me today to share her ideas on Reimagining Capitalism and contemplate how we can contribute as individuals to social, political, and economic change. She illustrates how the idea of shareholder value maximization is destructive to the environment and society and reveals the two foremost causes of the world’s enduring predicaments. She also describes how working with others can act as an antidote to despair and highlights the need to reimagine democracy as a means to reimagine – and change – capitalism. “We will only be able to reimagine capitalism if we bring our personal purpose to work.” – Rebecca Henderson This week on The School for Good Living Podcast: The roots of the world’s problems and why Rebecca wrote Reimagining CapitalismThe destructive nature of maximizing shareholder valueOur illusion of separateness and what makes it difficult for us to think about others and the futureFinding our paths to changing the world and how we give up our power by believing we don’t have anyWorking with others to drive change as an antidote to despairSelf-care as a radical act of political resistance and the importance of finding joyHow writing and publishing Reimagining Capitalism has changed Rebecca’s lifeWhy we need to reimagine our democracyRebecca’s writing routine and how it has evolved over the yearsThe challenge of cultivating discipline in writing and the role of caffeine in Rebecca’s work as a writerHow Rebecca identified stories to include in Reimagining CapitalismThe most challenging part of writing and Rebecca’s advice for writersResources Mentioned: Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire by Rebecca HendersonConnect with Rebecca Henderson: Reimagining CapitalismRebecca Henderson WebsiteRebecca Henderson on LinkedInRebecca Henderson on TwitterSubscribe, Rate & Share! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the School for Good Living Podcast, with your host, Brilliant Miller. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And be sure to share your favorite episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to inspire others to improve their lives and reach their full potential.The post 122. Rebecca Henderson – Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire first appeared on School for Good Living Podcasts.