Emery Koenig is retired Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer at Cargill, where he worked for 37 years managing operations around the globe. Emery shares a story of how he lived out his value of going beyond and showing special care for his coworker, and how that actually changed the culture of the workplace he was at. Discussion Questions Have you …
Walk Towards Trouble
Emery Koenig is retired Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer at Cargill, where he worked for 37 years managing operations around the globe. Emery highlights the general principle that as a manager, you need to walk towards trouble, and not avoid problem people that you need to deal with. The longer you avoid directly addressing such behavior, the longer you let …
Loss of Trust is a Tax
Emery Koenig is retired Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer at Cargill, where he worked for 37 years managing operations around the globe. Emery shares how maintaining trust has huge beneficial dividends, and a loss of trust ends up being a tax that costs at many levels. Discussion Questions Emery points out that the loss of trust is a tax. Can …
Economy of Giving
Liz Wallin, former EoC entrepreneur, founded project LIA, which helped provide work training for formerly incarcerated women in Indianapolis. In this video, Liz talks about why she would encourage somebody to be a part of the economy of giving compared to an extractive business, explaining the fulfillment of basic human needs and the sense of purpose created from helping others. …
EoC Lifestyle
Anne Godbout, EoC entrepreneur, is the founder and President of Spiritours in Montreal Canada, which she has run for nearly 3 decades. This video shows that the Economy of Communion is not just about how a business makes money, but about how people live and work together. It talks about creating a workplace that feels like a family, where employees, …
Providence
Anne Godbout, EoC entrepreneur, is the founder and President of Spiritours in Montreal, Canada, which she has run for nearly 3 decades. This video talks about how providence played a role in starting or growing a business within the Economy of Communion. Ann explains that they needed help but didn’t think they could afford to hire someone. The person they …
Loving your Enemy and Competitor
Anne Godbout, EoC entrepreneur, is the founder and President of Spiritours in Montreal, Canada, which she has run for nearly 3 decades. This video explains how the idea of “loving your enemy” connects to the Economy of Communion. It shows that love isn’t just personal, but that it can also shape how businesses operate. In the EoC model, businesses focus …
Harms of Extractive Business
Liz Wallin, former EoC entrepreneur, founded project LIA, which helped provide work training for formerly incarcerated women in Indianapolis. In this video, Liz talks about how modern business is extractive when it creates needs for consumers instead of working to solve existing needs, businesses and technology progress with the sole intent of creating more wants and needs for consumers. Discussion …
What Drew Me to the EoC?
Anne Godbout, EoC entrepreneur, is founder and President of Spiritours in Montreal Canada, which she has run for nearly 3 decades. This video explains how Ann first discovered the Economy of Communion before starting her business. During a year off, she learned more about the Focolare Movement and how to live the Gospel in everyday life. After going to an …
What Do Yours Competitors Say About You?
John Mundell is the founder, president, and Senior Environmental Consultant at Mundel & Associates, a leading environmental firm based in Indianapolis, which has addressed environmental cleanup projects worldwide. John shares a story that illustrates a surprising way how you treat your competitors matters. Discussion Questions What makes the EOC different in the way they work with competitors? What about Mundell …