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John Mack is a British anthropologist and writer known for his work on material culture and maritime history. He has served as a curator at the British Museum and authored several books on cultural anthropology and the symbolism of the sea.
Known for: Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business, Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business, The Ocean: A Cultural History
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Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
Conscious Capitalism propone una visión del capitalismo que busca crear valor para todos los grupos de interés —clientes, empleados, proveedores, comunidades y accionistas— a través de un propósito má...
Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business
Conscious Leadership es una guía esencial para repensar lo que significa un liderazgo capaz y compasivo, y por qué es fundamental para el éxito en el mundo actual. John Mackey, cofundador y CEO de Who...
The Ocean: A Cultural History
This book explores the ocean as a cultural and historical space, examining how human societies have perceived, represented, and interacted with the sea across time. It combines anthropology, history, ...
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The Case for Conscious Capitalism
For too long, capitalism has been viewed through a one-dimensional lens. The notion that the only social responsibility of business is to maximize profits became deeply ingrained in the corporate psyche, largely due to influential voices like Milton Friedman and the Chicago School of Economics. That...
From Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
Higher Purpose
Every conscious enterprise begins with an unshakable sense of purpose—a reason for being that transcends financial success. Profit is like oxygen: essential for survival but not the reason we exist. The true vitality of an organization comes from its purpose, its contribution to the world. At Whole...
From Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
The Foundations of Conscious Leadership: From Capitalism to Higher Purpose
The origins of conscious leadership lie within the broader movement of Conscious Capitalism—a philosophy I helped articulate through *Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business*. It was within that journey that I came to understand the need for a new kind of leadership, one that ...
From Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business
The Inner Work: Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, and Authenticity
No leader can elevate humanity without first elevating themselves. Conscious leadership begins with self-awareness—the practice of observing your thoughts, emotions, and motivations with honesty and compassion. Leadership, at its core, is an act of self-discovery. The more conscious you become of yo...
From Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business
Early Perceptions of the Sea
In humanity’s earliest stories, the sea was not geography but cosmology. Ancient Mediterranean civilizations imagined creation itself as emerging out of the waters of chaos. In Mesopotamian myth, the goddess Tiamat personified the primordial sea, a force embodying both life and destruction. The Hebr...
From The Ocean: A Cultural History
Mapping and Exploration
With the Renaissance came a profound shift in the human imagination: the ocean was transformed from myth into measurable space. The expansion of cartography in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries redefined how humanity related to the sea. Medieval maps, steeped in theology, yielded to charts guide...
From The Ocean: A Cultural History
About John Mack
John Mack is a British anthropologist and writer known for his work on material culture and maritime history. He has served as a curator at the British Museum and authored several books on cultural anthropology and the symbolism of the sea.
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