Positive MBA

05/06/2021

“I am always doing what I cannot do yet. In order to learn how to do it.” – Vincent Van Gogh
What fixed beliefs are you holding onto? How might you adapt them to unlock new levels of achievement in your life?

What fixed beliefs are you holding onto? How might you adapt them to unlock new levels of achievement in your life?

05/05/2021

Your brilliant idea is garbage, but it’s not worthless. You have to get bad ideas on the table and let them air out in order to see what’s really possible. Stop Thinking and Start Doing!

Your brilliant idea is garbage, but it’s not worthless. You have to get all bad ideas on the table and let them air out in order to see what’s really possible.

05/04/2021

What is your tendency towards obstacles? Are you inclined to push through them or to skirt by them? What stands in the way of your goals? What limiting beliefs do you have about yourself and others?

What is the opposite of discouragement? COURAGE! No one rolls out the red carpet for entrepreneurs. The path is loaded with obstacles and some rejection. Don’t be discouraged! Use Courage to break barriers and obstacles. It's cliche to say

04/28/2021

How do you find happiness in a world where we are surrounded by so many distractions? Have you ever walked into the office checking emails on your phone as you walk? Do you pass by co-workers with merely a head nod? Do they do this to you? It’s impossible for any one person to make everyone happy all the time, but there are some things we can do as individuals and businesses alike to create better relationships with those around us.

Authentic happiness starts with you, comes from within, and is something you can feel in every cell of your body. It's the feeling of being satisfied with what you have achieved in life, as well as knowing that you did your best at everything you attempted.

10/06/2020

Business can be a highly effective agent for progress

The founder and chief executive talks about creating value for stakeholders, Whole Foods' acquisition by Amazon, CEO pay caps, and more.

07/01/2020

Gauri is driven towards building customer trust as a brand and says she does not wish Skilled Samaritan to be treated as a charity organisation. While catering to direct orders through its website, Gauri is focused on operating largely on B2B model to ensure continuity of orders and counts on WeWork and Azure Hospitality among its clients.

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Gauri Gopal revived Skilled Samaritan that now sells sustainable furniture like charpoys, chairs, and tables made by more than 100 women in rural India.

06/30/2020

Scientific research shows that humble leaders are more likely to create healthier and more effective organizational cultures, to develop employees’ potential, as well as coach and mentor them, and boost team morale, job satisfaction, and performance.

If you want to minimize the risks of toxic and destructive leadership, just select leaders on humility

06/23/2020

I believe that Millennials and Zoomers have grown up in a time when business looks like a lopsided affair, slanted in favor of those born wealthy.

The American Dream is supposed to be available to anyone because of capitalism, and something happened in 1970 to change that. In 1970, Milton Friedman put forth a theory known as Shareholder Primacy which said if businesses would solitarily concern themselves with profits that everything else would fall into place. This is about as good an idea as Trickle-Down Economics. Both theories have shown they are not good at creating value, sustainability, or long-term success.

In the wake of this mind warp which took center stage during Reaganomics in the 1980s, we’ve witnessed a generation of workers getting trampled by large corporations that sought profits above all else. Some CEOs actually believe that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires that they put Shareholders above employees and the environment. The stock market certainly has rewarded them for doing so. Meanwhile, Millennials and Zoomers have come to think capitalism is a load of crap. It’s not hard to see why.

There are so many opportunities to use business to create social progress. Consider the Grameen Bank which invented microlending. It’s literally a bank for the poor. Because they lifted so many people out of poverty, The Grameen Bank and its founder Prof. Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Prize in 2006. They have disbursed collateral free loans of $24 billion to around 9 million borrowers.

There are 2,500 companies (and growing) in more than 50 countries certified as B Corps to show their commitment to progress. These are for-profit companies, certified to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

I’m deeply passionate about educating this upcoming generation of leaders on how to use business to advance their values. I am working to rewrite the language of business using the language of virtue so that it’s a more accessible tool for people looking to create social progress. Business is the most efficient tool we have to create a positive impact on society… if we choose to use it with a positive purpose. I want to teach people how it’s done.

I’ll be developing my ideas about this through articles, videos, speaking engagements, and a book. I hope you’ll join me on my journey.

– Sandy Martin, Founder of Positive MBA

The Positive MBA explores Business Management through the lens of Character Strengths and Positive Psychology.

06/23/2020

"Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act rightly because we are excellent in fact we achieve excellence by acting rightly." - Plato

06/23/2020

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela

06/23/2020

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.” – Steve Jobs

06/23/2020

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein