The Amare Wave: Uplift Your Business by Putting Love to Work

by Moshe Engelberg, Stacey Aaronson (With)

Overview

It’s time to pull back the curtain on business and expose it for what it really is: the most powerful force for good that exists in modern society. Yet over the years, we’ve forgotten. We’ve come to confuse business with war, endlessly fighting to capture customers and crush competitors. This causes great suffering and does not improve results.

The good news is that’s changing as we finally see the truth: business does better with love. As a result, more and more companies are joining what we call the Amare Wave (amare means love in Latin)—uplifting business by putting the power of love to work, while outperforming competition stuck in the old, warlike paradigm. This book is your invitation to catch this momentous wave too. Once you read it, you will never be the same.

Get ready to be equipped and inspired to:

• Lead with the energy of love, not war, in your company
• Amplify your role, influence, and fulfillment and discover authentic alignment in your work
• Dare to prosper differently in ways that elevate all of your stakeholders
• Make a game-changing impact on the world of business

Deeply grounded in behavioral science and various wisdom traditions, The Amare Wave will show you precisely why and how to champion a love-centered paradigm. Through the seven timeless principles of the Amare Way philosophy, the ABCs of the Amare Way practice — authenticity, belonging, and collaboration — and numerous stories, reflective activities, and concrete action steps, you will emerge with the courage and know-how to transform yourself and grow your company into its best.

There's no better time than now to make love an essential part of your business. Catch the Amare Wave!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781733284714
Publisher:	Researchworks, Inc.
Publication date:	11/12/2019
Series:	Amare Way Series , #1
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	704,437
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

DR. MOSHE ENGELBERG inspires businesses worldwide to be their best, by thinking different, acting courageously, and leading with love. His innovative ideas and approaches are deeply rooted in a combination of applied behavioral science and diverse wisdom traditions, tested and refined through almost three decades of consulting with world-class organizations. As founder and head of the business strategy consultancy ResearchWorks, his clients include global health and technology companies, federal and state government agencies, large and small nonprofits, foundations, and startups.

Moshe is a teacher at heart who helps others find the deep knowledge and truth they hold within. His extensive academic credentials include a PhD from Stanford University in Communication, and Masters degrees in both Psychology and Public Health. He has published numerous research papers, and designed and taught many executive education and graduate-level courses. As a speaker, Moshe consistently delights and inspires audiences with his innovative thinking, open heart, dry wit, and practical "how-to" tips and techniques.

The Amare Wave converges lessons Moshe learned through years of consulting with a wide array of businesses, mentoring executives, teaching, and his own spiritual journey. His next book in the Amare Way series, Riding the Amare Wave: Inspired Stories of Leading with Love, is in the works.
Moshe lives in San Diego with his wife Dana and their pets, and with grown children nearby. He gets his inspiration from family and friends, ocean kayaking, beach walks, anything nature, yoga, and kirtan music.

STACEY AARONSON has been taking writers by the hand since 2011, developing, editing, designing, and publishing over sixty books of excellence with her author clients. She has been a trusted book production partner for some of the most accomplished entrepreneurs, coaches, educators, and writers of inspirational nonfiction and memoir, and her books have won several notable awards, including the National Indie Excellence Award, the Outdoor Writers of Canada Book Award, Gold and Silver Medal IPPY Awards, multiple Book Excellence Awards, and the coveted IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award: Best New Voice, Nonfiction, both in 2015 and in 2018. In addition, Stacey is a ghostwriter who has written two memoirs-one of which is being made into an independent film-in partnership with the authors, and she has been a top layout artist for She Writes Press since 2013. She is also a frequent participant in online writers summits, and has been a guest on multiple podcasts.

A magna cum laude graduate of Scripps College in Claremont, CA, Stacey is a native Southern Californian who now happily resides on Whidbey Island, WA.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: THE WAVE IS HERE

CHAPTER ONE: Catching the Amare Wave: Why Love? Why Now?

CHAPTER TWO: Business and the Evolution of Consciousness

CHAPTER THREE: The Role of Money Within the Movement

PART TWO: PITTING US AGAINST THEM: BUSINESS THE WARLIKE WAy

CHAPTER FOUR: A Short in the Hardwiring: How We’ve Adopted a Business as War Mentality

CHAPTER FIVE: If Your Business Is Missing Love, Are YOU Missing Love?

CHAPTER SIX: Is Fear Energy Ruling Your Business?

PART THREE: JOINING US WITH THEM: BUSINESS THE AMARE WAy

CHAPTER SEVEN: To Thine Own Self—and Business—Be True: The Importance of Alignment

CHAPTER EIGHT: The Amare Way Philosophy: Grounding Your Business in the Seven Principles

CHAPTER NINE: The Amare Way Practice: Embodying the Movement Through Authenticity, Belonging, and Collaboration

PART FOUR: SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS

CHAPTER TEN: Harnessing Covetable Advantage: Turning Five Common Traps into Stepping Stones

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Once More Look at Yourself and Your Company: The Mirror Activities and Assessments at a Glance

CHAPTER TWELVE: Getting Started: Key Takeaways and Getting Started Action Steps for Becoming a Cultivator of Love and Jumping onto the Amare Wave

CONCLUSION: A Call to Make Business Love

APPENDICES

Two Inspiring Stories: A Sneak Peek into the Next Book of the Amare Way Series

The Amare Way Manifesto

Endnotes

Recommended Reading

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Authors

About ResearchWorks

Editorial Reviews

“Dare to think differently, open your heart, and be your best—this epic book will show you the way in business. Read it now.”

—Marshall Goldsmith, only two-time Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the world

“With brilliance and rigor, this book shows you how to prosper differently by making love—not war—the new way of business.”

—Chip Conley, hospitality entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author

“The Amare Wave is all about my favorite topic: love in leadership. I love it when Moshe Engelberg writes ‘Imagine business is personal. Business leaders love themselves, their people, and their customers, and customers feel genuinely valued.’ What a lovely concept! For more about why love is so important in business—and how you and your organization can be part of the wave—read this book. You’ll love it!”

—Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The New One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

"The Amare Wave sounds an inspiring wake-up call to business leaders everywhere: love works. Dr. Moshe Engelberg makes a clear case that you don’t have to sacrifice profits to make the world better. This book will show you why love belongs at the foundation of your enterprise, and how to make that happen. If you are jaded or frustrated with how businesses operate, read this now. It will uplift you and change your thinking forever."

—Steve Farber, CEO, The Extreme Leadership Institute; author of Love Is Just Damn Good Business and The Radical Leap

“Twenty-first-century workers (human beings) are naturally repelled by nineteenth-century leadership practices that inherently oppress, deplete, and undermine human well-being—and they’re demanding a new wave of heart-driven thinking. The Amare Wave arrives just in time.”

—Mark C. Crowley, author of Lead from the Heart: Transformational Leadership for the 21st Century

“Finally! The Amare Wave answers the question: “Why do we feel great after doing business with . . .?” The amazing interactions we enjoy with these companies is the result of them loving their customers. Moshe Engelberg has delivered insights into how to transform your company to do just that. By exploring yourself through Mirrors, observing others through Windows, and committing by walking through Doors, this book challenges forward-thinking leaders to take the next step. Ride the Amare Wave!”

—Jim Tenuto, strategist, A Squared; CEO, Renaissance Executive Forums

“I have never read any book that reaches the boundaries of thinking about business as love. The Amare Wave is an innovative next-generation idea that will not only help businesses foster a loving philosophy, it will help our new generations rethink business in an entirely different way. Dr. Moshe Engelberg has started a movement to think about business as love and for business leaders to ask themselves two questions: Do we love our customers? and Do our customers love us? He is changing the business-as-war framework to business-as-love transformation! After teaching in a school of business for almost twenty-five years, I am making this book required reading for all my business students!”

—Robin McCoy, PhD, School of Business, University of San Diego

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