"Investors Michael O’Leary and Warren Valdmanis have written a prescription to cure what ails our capitalist society in a new book that is easier to swallow than most bitter-pill business tomes. [...] The authors, pictured on the book jacket in standard blue blazers, are not closet socialists bent on subverting capitalism. Instead, they suggest corporations — and the rest of us — would be better off pursuing long-term sustainability rather than quarterly profits. The heart of the problem is “fiduciary absolutism” — a cultish mantra that maintains corporations exist solely to maximize shareholder value. [...] The book proposes creating corporations that live up to common values, those held by typical individual investors. It suggests rechartering corporations around purpose, holding them accountable and assuring the purpose is profitable. While some may say that is impossible, there is evidence that companies that get the formula right are also the best investments in 2020."

"Investors O’Leary and Valdmanis debut with a well-informed and idealistic call for a more ethical version of capitalism. The authors identify two competing visions for the American economy—a short-term profit-driven model in which corporations are beholden only to shareholders versus a stakeholder framework in which the concerns of customers, employees, and local communities are taken into account—and contend that the true measure of capitalism is its ability to lift people out of poverty. [...] Though the idea that Fortune 500 companies can be nudged to self-regulate will strike many readers as overly optimistic, O’Leary and Valdmanis offer an astute record of American capitalism’s best and worst qualities. Business owners and MBA students will value this helpful guide."