Purpose as business strategy
Our purpose is yours.
Since 1983, we have developed and proven the strategy of purpose: helping organizations uncover their reason for being beyond profits, grounded in humanity. Why? Because we knew purpose was a powerful growth accelerator. While it didn't seem like business strategy when we started, today it is no longer a question of if a company embraces purpose, but how.
Purpose-centric services
What sets us apart? Our hands-on approach. Knowledge that built the practice of purpose. A relentless drive to advance the field. Decades of experience. Proven process. Unsurpassed results. And initiatives that last, sometimes for decades. We are proud to have led the way—and continue to do so.
Purpose discovery
If you're new to purpose, our proven approach takes your team from confusion to consensus around near-term priorities and longer-term ambition. And, we can start with something as simple as a half-day introductory workshop.
Strategy & programming
We architect strategies that deliver on your distinctive organizational objectives, creating robust programs that last. Because purpose must perform, we also help with external benchmarking, setting your targets, and measuring results.
Thought & issue leadership
Purpose can help build organizational reputation. Our sophisticated leadership positioning work builds reputation with audiences that matter most, enhances stock prices, deepens constituent relationships, and wins awards.
Employee engagement
Purposeful employees are more productive, more likely to want to work (and work harder), and more likely to stay. We know how to link purpose to day-to-day performance, from factory floor to the C-suite, crafting employee attraction and engagement strategies that both inspire and perform.
Partnerships
We help identify and vet partners to ensure values alignment, financial health, past performance, and ability to deliver on your program objectives. Taking a shared value approach, we broker relationships that result in impacts beyond what each partner could deliver alone.
Signature NGO programs
We created the first signature nonprofit platform in the early 90s, and continue to innovate nonprofit strategies. From corporate partnerships and fundraising strategies to signature platforms and new models, our team understands how to empower your stakeholders to advocate for your mission.
Why us?
“It is not often in our lives we can honestly say that we have met someone far ahead of the times. Someone who sees the future with unshakeable conviction, despite the doomsayers, doubters, and cynics. Carol Cone is one of those rare individuals.”
"A courageous advocate for doing well by doing good, Carol brings innovative strategies, ideas and initiatives to help companies unlock and activate passionate employees, business partners, and other stakeholders to realize their ambition for a more just and equitable world.”
"Carol makes people, brands and corporations better by shining a light on their strengths and vulnerabilities and then providing an ethical, transparent and pragmatic path to change.”
David D'Alessandro
Pamela Gill-Alabaster
Alan VanderMolen
