3.6 Achieving high performance with purpose

In addition to having a vision, organisations of all sizes and from all sectors are expected to pursue a social purpose – something bigger than their own profitability or welfare. Doing so brings benefits to all parties as the videos in this session explain.

We see that some major institutions are failing us in the presentation on the purpose-driven university by Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal.
In his video, Professor Robert Quinn explains the science behind purpose and advises on how to introduce it into an organisation. We learn how organisations with a purpose are thriving but that traditional CEOs can struggle with the concept.

Finally, check out how a whole nation can be purpose-driven – Bhutan – by listening to its former prime minister.