CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business

Grover Gardner’s precise diction sounds effortless and never interrupts the smoothness of his phrasing or the melodic flow of his rich voice. The resulting seamlessness of his performance works well with this big-picture essay on how to achieve a business’s highest purpose. This is a philosophical point of view that is inextricably linked to the authors’ personal journeys as well as the transformations occurring in how we understand a for-profit company’s social responsibility. Humanism and social idealism infuse much of this book, especially in the thoughtful writing of John Mackey, the founder of Whole Foods Market. With practical suggestions for leaders of any business, the audio is a stirring invitation to businesses to look beyond numbers when interacting with investors, business partners, employees, customers, and the physical environment. T.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2014]