Passion and Purpose

Introduction

It’s been an interesting time to come of age in business.

Arguably, the past decade has been one of the most intriguing and terrifying in history. Technological innovation has led us from the infancy of the Internet to the nearly ubiquitous online connectedness, social networking, and location-based technology we enjoy today. The world order has shifted dramatically—billions of people in developing economies have joined the ranks of the middle class, and business has become ever more global, with goods and services moving more freely over national boundaries and corporations seeking greater growth in transnational commerce. And, of course, the global economy crashed, falling from a period of unmatched prosperity into one of frightening ...