Is "compassionate capitalism" possible? In today's episode, I'm joined by Blaine Bartlett, an author and leading executive coach, trainer and consultant to Fortune 100 companies around the world. Join us as we dive deep into the heart and history of capitalism--and explore how empathy is the key to its evolution and survival (and ours too). Some topics covered in this episode:

Compassion as the practice of meeting people at the point where they are "fully alive"

What is real "value creation"?

The history of "self-interest" in capitalism (and how it gave birth to the modern "sociopathic" business)

How an individual business can impact society's standards of the "greater good"

The critical inter-dependence of stakeholders, customers, and shareholders for long term business survival

How a compassion-centered business can succeed in an environment of predatory capitalism

What does it mean to run a business exceptionally well?

Becoming aware of the narratives we personally live by (and their power to create our world)