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The Ethical Capitalist: How to Make Business Work Better for Society
The Ethical Capitalist: How to Make Business Work Better for Society
Oct 9, 2024 4:23 PM

Author:Julian Richer

The Ethical Capitalist: How to Make Business Work Better for Society

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*A road-map for a kinder, fairer capitalism that is fit for the 21st century*

Financial TimesBook of the Month

‘The founder of Richer Sounds is one of the finest entrepreneurs we have.’ Archie Norman, chairman of Marks & Spencer

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Capitalism has lost its way.

Every week brings fresh news stories about businesses exploiting their staff, avoiding their taxes, and ripping off their customers. Every week, public anger at the system grows. Now, one of Britain’s foremost entrepreneurs intervenes to make the case for putting business back firmly in the service of society, and setting out on a new path to a kinder, fairer form of capitalism.

Drawing on four decades of hands-on management experience, the founder of Richer Sounds argues that ethically run businesses are invariably more efficient, more motivated and more innovative than those that care only about the bottom line. He uncovers the simple tools that the best leaders use to make their businesses fair, revealing how others can follow suit. And he also delves into the big questions that modern capitalism has to answer if it is to survive and to thrive.

Reviews

The founder of Richer Sounds is one of the finest entrepreneurs we have.

—— Archie Norman, chairman of Marks & Spencer

This is a real eye-opener for people on the left and the right of the political spectrum.

—— John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York

What is the right order to rank the various stakeholders in a business? . . . One philosophy is that staff should come first. This perspective is put forward persuasively in a new book called The Ethical Capitalist, written by entrepreneur Julian Richer. I was briefly in business with Julian and came to admire his talents. He has huge energy, sound instincts, and enormous loyalty to the staff in his retail firm Richer Sounds.

—— Luke Johnson , Sunday Times

If you are thinking of a great book to read look no further than Julian Richer’s The Ethical Capitalist.

—— James Timpson, Chief Executive, Timpson

I travel a lot for work, so my days are always different. Having a morning routine really means tting things in around everything else

—— CAMERON RUSSELL , fashion model and cultural activist

Find certain things you know you should do, don't like to do, or make excuses to avoid, and then do them every day

—— STANLEY McCHRYSTAL , retired U.S. Army four-star general

Ann ably demonstrates that while there is no silver bullet, there are practices that help organizations achieve gender balance

—— Vivian Hunt, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company UK & Ireland

Francke's no-nonsense approach is useful, practical and non-preachy

—— The Financial Times September book of the month

It is not women who need to change. It requires making a business somewhere women want to work. A wealth of practical tips to help, but ultimately men need to want to make change happen

—— Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard

This is the top of the list of any branding book I've read in the past 10 years. It's specific, prescriptive, actionable, and above all, opinionated in all the right ways. Simply love these commandments!

—— Marc Landsberg , Founder & CEO of Social Deviant in Chicago

These very easy-to assimilate lessons will certainly enable the reader to enhance their confidence, and leadership and management skills, without resorting to bullet points or fashionable jargon

—— Edge Magazine

Intriguing ideas on how to create a better world … A valid evaluation of the modern world and why it needs to shift from financial maximization to something more humane

—— Kirkus Reviews

How to successfully apply for a job

—— The Times

Valuable advice in this challenging time to be starting out in the world of work

—— Sarah Brown, host, Better Angels

Succinct and topical advice

—— The Mancunion

Enriching on a personal level as much as a professional one. Honest, humorous, and humbling

—— Pi

Witty moments of funny personal stories and serious helpful tips

—— Epigram

Exhaustively reviews the research not on how to influence others but on how to make people ready to be influenced . . . Compelling.

—— Wall Street Journal

Robert Cialdini is perhaps the foremost expert on effective persuasion . . . The book provides a vast catalogue of research and techniques, many of them marketing related.

—— Harvard Business Review

[Both a] work of cutting-edge scholarship and an insightful guide to the strange working of the human mind, Pre-Suasion packs a good punch for business leaders who want to understand their customers.

—— Belfast Book Review
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