Press Coverage: Reviews, articles and interviews

"Drawing on an array of sources, from interviews with CEOs to the writings of inspirational authors such as Neil Pasricha and Thich Nhat Hanh, McGaw outlines the principles of her First Movers program, designed to help workers blend their companies’ financial goals with a progressive social agenda; the aim is to create “values-based leadership” that advocates ethical decision-making at the corporate level. She stresses that these changes can be incremental: “Small wins are controllable and constrained, requiring a limited amount of time, effort, skill, and expense,” she writes. “But they can lead to results that reverberate.” As she describes this process, she emphasizes the importance of concentrating on small, effective ideas that chip away at seemingly enormous problems. ...An upbeat, motivational view on shaping corporate social consciousness."  

-Kirkus Reviews (For the full review, click here.)

An excerpt from the book in Stanford Social Innovation Review:

"We were inspired to found the Aspen First Movers Fellowship program after convenings with leadership development experts over several years kept bringing up the same two questions: What kinds of leaders do we need to ensure that business lives up to its potential to create positive impact for all its constituencies, including employees, customers, suppliers, community members, and shareholders? And how do we develop this kind of leader?” (For the full excerpt, click here.)

Podcast interview with HR expert, Kendra Prospero on How I Turned the Corner: Listen here.

25 Great Ways to Find Your Purpose in AARP by Matt Alderton

World Economic Forum’s Agenda column: How Corporate Intrapreneurs Can Use Small Wins to Create Big Change by Nancy McGaw

A discussion of the book in GreenBiz: Six Lessons Learned from Internal Changemakers by Ellen Weinreb