Every once in a while I read a book that deeply affects me or some part of my life. Today I want to share one of these books. It is called People Over Profit: Break the System. Live with Purpose. Be More Successful. By Dale Partridge. I highly encourage you to read this book!
I have been self-employed since 1995 in three different businesses; I wish I could have read this book when my entrepreneur journey began.
What I like about the book.
First of all I love quotes because they can be so inspirational. This book has them throughout. Two of my favorites are: “If you change nothing, nothing will change.” By Dale Partridge and “How people treat you is their story; how you react is yours.” By Wayne Dyer.
The book goes on to share about the different periods which an organization will go through, just like people go through different growth periods. Partridge calls them “eras of organization behavior”. These include the honest era, efficient era, deceptive era, and apologetic era; the names are pretty self-explanatory. What I really liked is how he gives examples of organizations in each era. You learn a lot about some larger organizations, some good things and some bad things, and it definitely affects how you view them.
One tidbit of information about Ford Motor Companies is they became the first major organization to offer a 40-hour work week (the average at the time was over 70). Other organizations that you will learn a bit about are Airbnb.com, Walmart, McDonalds, Tyson Chicken, and Domino’s Pizza to name a few.
All these companies have been successful at some point because of capitalism. Capitalism has been a part of the American way of life, but it has some negatives, too. Yet the author shares that “Capitalism is good. When its leaders are caring. When its leaders are compassionate. When its leaders measure more than just profit at the bottom line.”
If you have dreams of starting an organization, there are so many tips on how to launch “good”.
You may be thinking I have no plans on starting my own business so why would I want to read this book? Well you are a consumer who buys things from organizations. You are therefore investing in these companies. I don’t know about you, but I know that I want to invest in companies that are investing in their employees, making the world a better place because of their organization, and doing “good” with their profits.
For me I have become much more conscious about where I spend my money; I will try to find out a company’s mission and if they are doing “good”.
I would rate this book a 4.5 out of 5. It is a pretty short read, about 200 pages. The final chapters are bit surprising, but I don’t want to give anything away! I would encourage you to read this book if your life is about doing “good”.
Have you read this book? If yes, were you surprised by what the author reveals at the end?r
Are you doing something “good” in your community? I would love for you to share in the comments below what your “good” is. Remember “good” can be done in many different ways and sometimes it is just a smile to those around you.
Be Blessed and do some good today!
Heather
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