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Alaina Love and "The Purpose-Linked Organization"
By Marc Tracy
We wanted to announce a forthcoming installment in our BizBooks author discussion series. But we're doing it a little bit differently this time. On July 14th (Bastille Day!), we will have a conversation with Alaina Love, lead author of The Purpose-Linked Organization, and then we will print it on the blog. In the meantime, if you have any questions you would like to ask Ms. Love, please do email them to us.
And who, you might ask, is Ms. Love? Well. Love, SPHR, is the President and co-founder of Purpose Linked Consulting, a leadership and organizational development consulting firm located in the US and Thailand.
And what is The Purpose-Linked Organization?
The book examines the rising tension in the relationship between employees and corporations. It posits that workers today have a burning desire to identify their purpose and passions, and find an outlet for them in the work environment; at the same time, their employers are feverishly searching for new ways to achieve outstanding results through their people. What far too few organizational leaders realize is that purpose combined with passion need not lead to discord--it could, according to Love, be the new competitive edge.
Based on the authors' proprietary research and in-depth interviews with a diverse group of high-powered executives, The Purpose-Linked Organization offers easily implementable ways to channel the power of each individual’s passions in a positive, purposeful direction. It teaches you how to link skills, values, and passions to performance—and how doing so will bring results. Just as importantly, it enables you to confidently assess your own purpose and passions so that your own organizational role will be as engaging, fulfilling, and productive as possible.
Love's resume is quite impressive, so we're really excited about this. She has consulted to large, multinational Fortune 500 firms as well as small, independent companies and hospitals for over 25 years. Before embarking on her current career as a human-resources expert, Alaina was a research scientist for Merck in the field of immunology (!), where she worked to develop products for the treatment of diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus.
So send your questions in! And get ready for the discussion on July 14th.
Comments (0)June 30, 2009 5:26 PM
