There are a number of amazing leaders investing time, effort and ideas into helping to bring positive change to their communities and throughout the world. The constraint of time, seems to be the most commonly shared frustration expressed by executives, in trying to create “enough” positive social impact.
While contemplating my own 24 hours per day limitation, I too, grew frustrated. This frustration can be significant, for more socially cognizant leaders, particularly as they become more and more emotionally aware of the numerous good people, both children and adults, in need.
Which social needs are most important? Which social needs have hit-at-home, personal connections? Which social needs can you commit to allocating your finite time?
How do you handle, often 60+ hour workweeks, travel and family while allocating time for social causes?
I believe there are at least two ways to see this and most challenges; 1) Serial Myopically; and, 2) Holistically. First; serial myopically, is in simple terms, a way of seeing things primarily as “sequential, independent units” that can be assembled to create “whole outcomes”. This is similar to putting an automobile together on an assembly line.
Second; holistic, sees the whole picture first, along with interconnected possibilities, and then searches for the most effective ways to assemble and optimize “whole outcomes”.
When we look at our lives, often we segregate professional, personal and community into predominantly independent units. When we view our lives holistically, we can see how integrating these three roles, can be done more effectively, efficiently and with a much more rewarding purpose. This is the essence of my new book, “Get MAD! 7 Keys to Being an Effective, Kick-Ass Leader”. MAD! is an acronym for Making A Difference!
Holistically viewing our lives, enables us to leverage our time at work to positively influence our communities and families. The IPG Social Impact model enables executives to leverage their talents and time to create new, sustainable Net Income streams for their companies, while peeling off a small percent to the social impact cause or non-profit of their choice.
Thus, no additional time is needed from the executive, since they’re already working to improve financial performance. Nonetheless, they and their organizations can now deliver $100,000+ from their new Net Income streams to social causes and positively change many, many lives.
Who changes the world? I believe it’s almost exclusively the Top-7%. They are the only ones with the leadership, Talent Portfolio and social conscience needed to actually implement positive social impact. If you believe you’re one of these executives, we’d love to explore possible opportunities.
Get Making A Difference! ~ JR