Ep. 31: Organizational Purpose: Opportunity or Opportunism? | Panel Discussion

<p>Some weeks ago LC and WHU hosted their fifth virtual conference: the Open University on the topic of “Organizational Purpose: Opportunity or Opportunism?”. One of the major highlights was a panel discussion with four high caliber Guests.</p> <p>Together, Judith Hübner, VP Human Resources and Corporate Affairs<br> at Sasol, Zoe Cohen, Coach &amp; Activist with Extinction Rebellion UK, Christoph Waffenschmidt, CEO of World Vision Germany and Anja Wassertheurer Head of Product- and Corporate Communication at Porsche discuss the purpose of their companies, what humans really need and what we can do to avoid reaching the tipping point.</p> <p>The topics in the Panel:</p> <p>4:00 Judith Hübner introduces herself and her company Sasol</p> <p>5:50 Christoph Waffenschmidt introduces himself and his company World Vision</p> <p>7:10 Anja introduces herself and her company Porsche</p> <p>9:00 Zoe Cohen introduces herself and Extinction rebellion</p> <p>11:06 Christoph Waffenschmidt answers the question how he would articulate the purpose of his organization</p> <p>14:08 Judith Hübner talks about the purpose of Sasol</p> <p>Safety is important, Innovate for a better world, carbon footprint reduce 50% by 2030, we need to achieve more here</p> <p>19:15 Anja Wassertheurer tells us about the purpose of Porsche</p> <p>21:55 Zoe Cohen tells us what is driving her and Extinction Rebellion</p> <p>23:33 Zoe draws attention to Elephant in the room “Purpose has to sit in the context of reality!” She points out that owning a car is not a human right.</p> <p>27:21 Anja says why companies like Porsche are still important.</p> <p>29:15 Judith thinks about why Sasol is important and what all needs to be changed.</p> <p>31:20 Christoph talks about the challenges of purpose based organization</p> <p>35:50 Anja talks about why people like to identify with the Porsche brand</p> <p>41:00 Zoe talking about why non-violent direct action can risk arrest and how she was arrested last week</p> <p>44:45 Christoph tells us what corporate organization