Why should you read Businesses of Abundance?

Are you a business owner who cares about current direction of society? Do you want to make a difference AND make your business more profitable? Do you sense that running a business is more than spreadsheets, P&L statements, or typical management techniques? Do you feel led by both purpose and profit but not sure how they relate? Do you wrestle separating out what is true and relevant for you and your business and in an era of hyper media sensationalism? Do you worry how to remain relevant in the era of rapid change from AI?

Then this essay is for you.

What is the purpose of the essay?

This essay is intended to be: practical, grounded in history, grounded in ‘what it means to be human’, and especially relevant in the era of artificial intelligence. This essay is intended as an opening conversation to share practical ideas and inspire your own agency, not a lecture where someone is talking down to you. It’s not feel-good for the sake of feeling good. I hope you will feel I’m a kindred heart hoping to uplift other kindred hearts into meaningful change.

What will you find in the essay?

Inside you’ll find a prologue, a promise and ten sections in between:

• A conversation I had with Adam Smith and David Hume about AI and modern capitalism
• Why society feels ‘off’ today
• Why closely held businesses are the most trusted institutions left in America and the opportunity ahead
• How/why trust is such a valuable business asset
• Discussion of human nature and how your business culture affects all the important people around you
• How to sensemake in a media-driven world designed to attract your attention and influence your decisions
• Why your heart is your most valuable personal and business asset in the age of AI
• How win-lose can become win-win creating more abundance, without abandoning healthy competition
• An operating system for developing your wisdom, leading to a powerful Business of Abundance flywheel
• Examples of leaders who operate successfully, building abundance for themselves and their ecosystems
• A call to action, one step at a time