explore ian martin group's unique culture & approach to staffing
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Presentation by Tim Masson, CEO of Ian Martin GroupTRANSCRIPT
B Corporations * Impact Investing * Public Policy
Alongside
B Corporations * Impact Investing * Public Policy
What is a B Corporation?
•Meet independent, comprehensive and transparent standards of social and environmental performance
•Meet higher standards of transparency
•Meet higher legal standards of accountability
B Corporations * Impact Investing * Public Policy
A little about me and getting to know you...
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My coding style... part 0001
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My coding style... part 0010
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Ink blot test...
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The architecture of capitalism
Only 1 line of code in OS kernel:
foreach (ShareHolder s in ShareHolders){
Maximize(s);}
Unintended Consequences:
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Maximizeshareholder value exclusively
20th Century 21st Century
Create social and shareholder valuesimultaneously
The hack
Shareholder corporation
Stakeholder corporation
Evolution of capitalism
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Limits of the architecture
Our current capitalist system wasn’t designed for this
• Current corporate law works against sustainability and social impact
• No standards to distinguish ‘good companies’ from good marketing
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Key Provisions:
Purpose
• to create material positive impact on society and the environment
Accountability
• directors and officers shall consider effect of decisions on stakeholders
Transparency
• publish annual report in accordance with a third party standard
Benefit Corporation Legislation
“The most original , constructive thought in corporate governance in 25 years.”
Former President, American Bar Association
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Benefit Corporation Legislation
Business support drives strong bi-partisan support
• 11 states passed, 3 pending• 8 unanimous votes • 892-62 in favor• signed by both R and D Governors
Why?
ü 100% voluntaryüNo regulationsüNo cost üMarket-based
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Good products
Last 10 years Next 10 years
Big Need
Good companies
+ 500 others
Standards to drive support
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Big Trend
Use market forces to solve social problems
Conscious consumersSocially responsible investorsSocial entrepreneurs and sustainable business
60 million Americans$2.7 trillion dollars100,000+ businesses
Chorus of Voices Bill Gates, Creative CapitalismMuhammad Yunus, Social BusinessHarvard Business Review, et al.
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A movementLeader of this movement are 500+ B Corps across 60 industries
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B Corp: Patagonia• Ventura, CA• 1300 Employees• Apparel and Outdoor Wear Company
ü Pioneer in organic and PCR textilesü Founded 1% for the Planetü Leader in supply chain transparency
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Interface, Inc. ... not a B Corp yet, but...• Atlanta, GA• 320 Employees• Sustainable manufacturing at scale
ü Since 1994, doubled revenue while halving impact
ü By 2020, ‘Mission Zero’ ecological impact
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B Corp: The Ian Martin Group
GET SERIOUS ABOUTMEANINGFUL WORK- ‘Always ask the question’- Build a world-class culture- Develop organizational health- Integrate Kiva- B-Corp / stakeholder capitalism- Improve environment score- Support education / employment- Volunteerism (‘Time over $$’)- Local community involvement- Involve contractors- Move candidates up the pyramid- Expand FUNdraising events
AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS- Focus on higher margin biz- Kiva engagement- No spamCANDIDATES- Face of Ian Martin to the client- Redeploy, redeploy, redeploy- Touch base during contract- Measure Net Promoters (NPS)CLIENT- Industry Expertise- Traits profiling- ‘Naked sales’ / consultative- Value: ‘Would pay for sales call’
EMBRACE THE FUTURE- Flexible processes- Effective boundaries- Smart use of technology- Simplify- Eliminate waste (e.g. paper)- Mistakes OK, rapid recovery- Pilot, prove, propagate- Leader in online sourcing- Experiment w/ web lead gen.- Wide adoption of social media- Good/smart writing online- Society climbing Maslow- 3rd-gen biz. Be the 13%.
Why
do
we
exis
t?
Job/IncomeCareer
Calling
Support Education & Employment
“What is the difference we want to make in the world?”
Wha
t do
we
do?
How
will
we
succ
eed?
(ST
RATE
GY: 3
-5 y
ears
)
We provide companies with recruitment and project staffing services.
How
do
we
beha
ve?* * Truthfully, some of this
is less evident in practice than it should be. That’s ok, we’re in transition. At Peer Forum, we agreed to keep refining both the articulation and ‘inculcation’ of our values over the next year.
Mean
ingf
ul w
ork.
.. ...is subjective.
Stewardship Character, Humility, Discernment
Higher purpose, Team first
AuthenticityIntegrity, Transparency, Straight talk
Whole self, No talented jerks
EntrepreneurshipPassion, Initiative, Vision,
Adaptable, Own the End Result
CONSULTATIVE- traits profiling- topgrading
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B Corporations * Impact Investing * Public Policy
Historic Opportunity
Support a global movement of entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with one unifying goal . . .
Redefine success in business
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The Promised Land
Best in for
the world