New Possibilities for the Culture of Opportunity

The Conscious Consultant Hour

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes back to the show, Founder and COO, Mark Monchek.

Mark Monchek is the Founder and Chief Opportunity Officer of Opportunity Lab, a strategy consulting firm focused on conscious growth.

Mark has worked with leaders from Google, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Adorama, TerraCycle, Feltsberg, The New York Times, Wharton School of Business, New York University, Columbia University, NBC, Time Warner, and the United Nations.

He’s the author of the Amazon nonfiction bestseller Culture of Opportunity: How to Grow Your Business in an Age of Disruption.

Tune in for this enlightening conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.

Show Notes

Segment 1

Sam starts with his quote from the universe about believing in the things you’d like to manifest in your life. Give your attention to what you would like to put in the world. This also applies to drawing out the best out of people, and aligning them with those characteristics. It is Mark’s goal to help companies unlock the resources in your ecosystem. He believes that this pandemic has challenged our reality and opened people to ideas like conscious and sustainable business practices. This has also changed the relationship between employer and employee. Many people, particularly millennials, now refuse to work for a company that does not care for them and are convincing the older generation to follow suit.

Segment 2

Sam and Mark talk about what is needed to work in the new world. Working from home has connected and empowered employees, they are in more control of their environment. People are even changing their environment and buying new homes, living with their parents, changing their scenery. Some of these people move to be safe, or because they are freed from the constraints of a commute and have more options for housing. Productivity is increasing but people are having challenges setting boundaries for themselves. Boundaries that were once set for them by their commute, their workspace in the office, and the people surrounding them

Segment 3

Sam talks about how he began to structure his work environment at home. Mark notes that rituals allow us to be grounded in our day. Mind, body and spirit. He recommends that his clients create a ritual from themselves. One of his clients simulates a fake commute before and after he works in order to keep him grounded. By setting your intentions in the morning and processing it later, it becomes easier to separate your days. Mark has noticed growing diversity within companies. He is not sure whether it is due to the public protest and discussion that is taking place, or due to the fact that geographical boundaries created new opportunities for recruitment. Mark has seen the benefit that diversity can have on a company.

Segment 4

This pandemic has been unpredictable, many did not expect the impact that it would have. Mark believes that it is due to how connected we are, even though we did not fully realize it before. It is important to understand your place as a citizen as the world, accepting the reality that others live in, and collaborating to share resources. Mark accepts that life will not immediately return to normal when the pandemic ends. Accommodations will need to be made in order to make everyone feel included. Rather than a return to normalcy we must create an inclusive future. If you want to learn more about Opportunity Lab visit opplab.com. Under the ‘About’ section for information to contact him. Mark Monchek has a book Culture of Opportunity: How to Grow Your Business in an Age of Disruption that can be found on Amazon.

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