Michael Chavez, Contributor

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Values Too Vague? Think Principles to Drive Behavior

Values often come across as meaningless. From my research and work with clients, I have found this to be the predicament facing many organizations. This piece is not about decrying values. Rather it is about providing guidance and language that can hel…

Does Your Organization Need a Chief Purpose Officer?

I am quite passionate about organizational purpose. While I stay on top of the latest news on the topic, I never heard of someone who actually had the title Chief Purpose Officer. That is until I met Lara Yumi Tsuji Bezerra, who was named Chief Purpose…

Unlocking Agility Through Purpose

How can a concept like purpose unlock corporate agility? Agility – a sustainable, company-wide capability to pivot away from entrenched mental and business models into new markets and sources of value – is critical as companies and their leaders need t…