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Conscious Business

How to Build Value Through Values

Fred Kofman

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Conscious Business
The Three Dimensions+
Radical Responsibility+
Uncompromising Integrity+
Ontological Humility+
Authentic Communication+
Constructive Negotiation+
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Question 1 of 8
According to the book, what are the three core dimensions that must be balanced to build a truly conscious business?
  • A. The product, the market, and the shareholders.
  • B. The impersonal ('it'), the interpersonal ('we'), and the personal ('I').
  • C. The physical, the mental, and the emotional.
  • D. The strategy, the execution, and the evaluation.
Question 2 of 8
How does a 'player' in the workplace differ from a 'victim'?
  • A. A player focuses on what they can control and takes responsibility, while a victim blames external factors.
  • B. A player is highly competitive and outcome-driven, while a victim is passive and process-driven.
  • C. A player relies on the HR department to solve issues, while a victim attempts to solve them independently.
  • D. A player ignores technical problems to focus on relationships, while a victim obsesses over technical details.
Question 3 of 8
What does the author mean by achieving 'success beyond success'?
  • A. Exceeding the company's financial goals for three consecutive quarters.
  • B. Completely eliminating conflict from the workplace.
  • C. Consistently acting in accordance with your innermost values, regardless of the outcome.
  • D. Gaining wealth, power, and fame through aggressive business tactics.
Question 4 of 8
What is 'ontological humility' as described in the context of the book?
  • A. The ability to accept blame for every mistake made by your team.
  • B. A state in which you are able to recognize and respect other people's differing points of view.
  • C. The practice of lowering your salary expectations to benefit the company's bottom line.
  • D. A communication style that avoids stating facts in order to protect people's feelings.
Question 5 of 8
Conversations in a business context occur on three levels: the task, the relationship, and the self. Which level is most likely to trigger defensiveness if a person feels threatened?
  • A. The task
  • B. The relationship
  • C. The self
  • D. The environment
Question 6 of 8
Why does the author argue against using 'compromise' as the primary method for resolving workplace conflicts?
  • A. Compromise usually takes too much time and resources to achieve.
  • B. Compromise typically results in a watered-down solution where nobody actually gets what they want.
  • C. Compromise gives too much power to the 'victims' in the organization.
  • D. Compromise focuses too heavily on the 'it' dimension of the business rather than the 'we'.
Question 7 of 8
According to the book, what is the crucial difference between self-awareness and self-acceptance in controlling emotions?
  • A. Self-awareness is observing your emotions, while self-acceptance is realizing you only control how you act, not what you feel.
  • B. Self-awareness is recognizing your mistakes, while self-acceptance is forgiving others for theirs.
  • C. Self-awareness is a rational process, while self-acceptance is a purely emotional process.
  • D. Self-awareness helps you change what you feel, while self-acceptance helps you ignore your feelings entirely.
Question 8 of 8
At the highest level of consciousness (the 'spirit-centric' stage), how does an individual view competition in business?
  • A. As a fierce battle where only the strongest survive.
  • B. As a necessary evil to achieve financial independence.
  • C. As an opportunity for cooperation where opposition helps everyone excel.
  • D. As an irrelevant concept since profit is no longer the goal.

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Conscious Business Summary & Overview

Conscious Business (2006) pushes beyond conventional measures of success to show you how to create a dynamic organization based on core human values. You’ll learn why companies that empower employees to align their work with the values they hold dear are the companies that succeed in today’s marketplace.

Who Should Listen to Conscious Business?

  • People looking to make work more fulfilling
  • CEOs and managers wanting to create space for values in their organizations
  • Entrepreneurs who value more enlightened measures of success

About the Author: Fred Kofman

Fred Kofman is the president and cofounder of consulting firm Axialent. He also wrote the book Metamanagement, and was in 1992 the “teacher of the year” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.

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