約翰·麥基于1980年在奧斯汀創(chuàng)立了全食超市(Whole Foods)。大約10年后,他發(fā)起了“有良知的資本主義”運(yùn)動。如今,作為這家40年前自己一手創(chuàng)立的公司的資深首席執(zhí)行官,麥基仍然在倡導(dǎo)商業(yè)領(lǐng)域向更好、更有目的性的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)方式轉(zhuǎn)變,最近他做客最新一期《未來領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力》(“Leadership Next”)節(jié)目,闡述了這一觀點(diǎn)。
當(dāng)被問及怎樣用外行人的話來解釋什么是“有良知的資本主義”時,麥基的回答信手拈來:“就是以一種更有良知的方式來運(yùn)作資本主義?!?/p>
運(yùn)動圍繞四項(xiàng)重點(diǎn)目標(biāo)展開。首先,每個公司都有實(shí)現(xiàn)更高目標(biāo)的潛力,而不僅僅是實(shí)現(xiàn)利潤最大化。其次,所有的利益相關(guān)方都很重要,重要的不僅僅是股東,企業(yè)必須為所有利益相關(guān)方創(chuàng)造價值。第三,當(dāng)今世界需要一種不一樣的、更有良知的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)方式,領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者不會過度關(guān)注自身財(cái)富和權(quán)力的累積,而是更注重為組織和利益相關(guān)方服務(wù)。最后,公司需要創(chuàng)造一種文化,在這種文化中,人們可以茁壯成長,發(fā)揮潛能。
麥基說,商業(yè)并不邪惡,但它應(yīng)該向這種新模式轉(zhuǎn)變,因?yàn)檫@樣能夠?yàn)樯鐣?chuàng)造巨大價值。
“我真的覺得商界被世人誤解了。”他說,“人們把商業(yè)界看成一群只想要賺更多錢的自私貪婪的混蛋。雖然有些人是這樣的,但大多數(shù)商人都不是?!?/p>
節(jié)目進(jìn)行到8分20秒時,主持人穆睿瀾指出,許多人認(rèn)為亞馬遜(Amazon)不符合麥基宣揚(yáng)的這種有良知的資本主義。全食超市于2017年被亞馬遜收購,這和麥基在全食超市的使命存在沖突嗎?
麥基說,有良知的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者不會花太多時間來判斷其他人的良心,而且目前看來,這次合并對全食超市來說是件好事,造福了所有利益相關(guān)方。雖然他承認(rèn)兩家公司文化不同,但他表示,很感激亞馬遜沒有強(qiáng)迫全食超市做出任何改變,讓全食基本維持原樣。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:Agatha
約翰·麥基于1980年在奧斯汀創(chuàng)立了全食超市(Whole Foods)。大約10年后,他發(fā)起了“有良知的資本主義”運(yùn)動。如今,作為這家40年前自己一手創(chuàng)立的公司的資深首席執(zhí)行官,麥基仍然在倡導(dǎo)商業(yè)領(lǐng)域向更好、更有目的性的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)方式轉(zhuǎn)變,最近他做客最新一期《未來領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力》(“Leadership Next”)節(jié)目,闡述了這一觀點(diǎn)。
當(dāng)被問及怎樣用外行人的話來解釋什么是“有良知的資本主義”時,麥基的回答信手拈來:“就是以一種更有良知的方式來運(yùn)作資本主義?!?/p>
運(yùn)動圍繞四項(xiàng)重點(diǎn)目標(biāo)展開。首先,每個公司都有實(shí)現(xiàn)更高目標(biāo)的潛力,而不僅僅是實(shí)現(xiàn)利潤最大化。其次,所有的利益相關(guān)方都很重要,重要的不僅僅是股東,企業(yè)必須為所有利益相關(guān)方創(chuàng)造價值。第三,當(dāng)今世界需要一種不一樣的、更有良知的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)方式,領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者不會過度關(guān)注自身財(cái)富和權(quán)力的累積,而是更注重為組織和利益相關(guān)方服務(wù)。最后,公司需要創(chuàng)造一種文化,在這種文化中,人們可以茁壯成長,發(fā)揮潛能。
麥基說,商業(yè)并不邪惡,但它應(yīng)該向這種新模式轉(zhuǎn)變,因?yàn)檫@樣能夠?yàn)樯鐣?chuàng)造巨大價值。
“我真的覺得商界被世人誤解了?!彼f,“人們把商業(yè)界看成一群只想要賺更多錢的自私貪婪的混蛋。雖然有些人是這樣的,但大多數(shù)商人都不是。”
節(jié)目進(jìn)行到8分20秒時,主持人穆睿瀾指出,許多人認(rèn)為亞馬遜(Amazon)不符合麥基宣揚(yáng)的這種有良知的資本主義。全食超市于2017年被亞馬遜收購,這和麥基在全食超市的使命存在沖突嗎?
麥基說,有良知的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者不會花太多時間來判斷其他人的良心,而且目前看來,這次合并對全食超市來說是件好事,造福了所有利益相關(guān)方。雖然他承認(rèn)兩家公司文化不同,但他表示,很感激亞馬遜沒有強(qiáng)迫全食超市做出任何改變,讓全食基本維持原樣。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:Agatha
John Mackey founded Whole Foods in Austin in 1980. About 10 years later, he started the conscious capitalism movement. Now, as the veteran CEO of the company he started four decades ago, Mackey is still advocating for a shift to better and more intentional leadership in business, most recently on the latest episode of Leadership Next.
When asked what conscious capitalism is in layman’s terms, Mackey has his elevator pitch at the ready: “It’s capitalism, but it’s done in a more conscious way.”
The movement is oriented around four major pillars. First, every company has the potential for a higher purpose than just maximizing profits. Second, all stakeholders matter—not just the shareholders—and business must create value for all of them. Third, a different, more conscious type of leadership—one that is less about enhancing its own wealth and power and more about serving the organization and the stakeholders—is needed in the world today. And finally, companies need to create cultures in which people can flourish and develop their potential.
Mackey says that business isn’t evil, but that it should change toward this model because it creates immense value in society.
“I really feel like business is misunderstood in the world,” he says. “It’s seen as a bunch of selfish greedy bastards that are just in it to make as much money as possible. And while there are some people that are like that, that’s not most businesspeople.”
Host Alan Murray points out at 8:20 that many people do not view Amazon as an example of this conscious capitalism that Mackey so passionately evangelizes. How does that square with Mackey’s mission at Whole Foods after Amazon acquired it in 2017?
Mackey says that conscious leaders don’t spend much time judging other people’s consciousness, and that the merger so far has been great for Whole Foods, benefiting all stakeholders. And while he acknowledges that the two companies have different cultures, he said he is grateful that Amazon has not forced any changes on Whole Foods, allowing Mackey’s company to stay largely the same for its workers.