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  • 1 Dec 2021
  • Interview

Hubert Joly on Humanizing the Profit Motive

By: Hubert Joly, William Kerr and Joseph Fuller
  • Format:Audio
  • | Language:English
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Abstract

Can businesses afford to see employees in terms other than unit labor cost? How do you factor the Golden Rule into a profit and loss statement? Former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly explains how unlearning business orthodoxies helped him prove that a human-centered approach can boost the bottom line.

Citation

"Hubert Joly on Humanizing the Profit Motive." Managing the Future of Work (podcast), Harvard Business School, December 1, 2021.
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About The Authors

Hubert Joly

Marketing
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William R. Kerr

Entrepreneurial Management
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Joseph B. Fuller

Entrepreneurial Management
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