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  • Published: 1 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9781576753781
  • Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $36.00

True to Yourself

Leading a Values-Based Business



How do you build the kind of company you’ve always wanted to work in—one that serves people and the planet while being financially successful, too? What do you do when you believe that business should serve the common good, but everyday business pressures—meeting payroll, battling competition, keeping customers and investors happy—are at a fever pitch? Leading a small business when you measure success more broadly than with a single financial bottom line is no easy task. True to Yourself is a practical guide to doing just that. It provides tools you can use to combine profit with purpose, margin with mission, value with values.

Drawing on insightful interviews with seventy-five forward-thinking leaders and his own extensive experiences as an entrepreneurial leader, Mark Albion details five critical leadership practices:

Turn your values into value
Walk toward the talk
Communicate with care
Facilitate personal growth
Collaborate for greater impact

True to Yourself shows how successful businesspeople have put these practices into action, and it provides hands-on exercises to help you integrate them into your own business. This trusted guide will help you avoid mistakes while making your job easier, your company more successful, and your life more fulfilling.

  • Published: 1 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9781576753781
  • Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $36.00

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Praise for True to Yourself

“A perfect blend of inspiration and instruction. A must-read manual for anyone who aspires to a position of leadership.“ —Alan M. Webber, Cofounding Editor, Fast Company "If you want to build a values-based business, as I did with Kinko's, Mark Albion provides you with the practical know-how to avoid mistakes and lead your company's growth." —Paul Orfalea, Founder and Chairperson Emeritus, Kinko's "If you want to build a business with social conscience, a company that reflects your core values and that people are proud to work for, True to Yourself will help you pour your heart into doing just that." — Howard Schultz, Chairman, Starbucks Coffee Company "It is critical that [women] have equality in business as well as in education and politics, as we recognize the social and environmental challenges we face and develop the courage to confront them. True to Yourself offers the practical guidance and support to allow us to meet these exhilarating challenges." — Susie Tompkins Buell, Cofounder, Esprit Clothing Company