Muhammed Yunas Speaks

Muhammed Yunas at the Rotary Convention.

Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization is an incredible speaker.  Muhammed Yunas of Grameen is an amazing one.  The thing about Rotary conventions is that it’s a place where world leaders and Nobel Peace Prize winners are likely to show up to talk about whatever it is that is their passion.  How outgstanding is that?

Yunas spoke about microcredit and how, to invent microcredit, he basically did the opposite of whateverit was that  conventional banking required.  Then he spoke of his new concept of social business.  His point is that if we were all to create a profitable business — but rather than the profit going into the pockets of a few people it was rolled back into the business to help promote more business, the world would be a greater place.  He isn’t talking about a world of do-gooders giving away their profits; he is talking about thriving corporations creating a business on the side to  do something for the betterment of the world.

His question to each of his listeners was: You are all business people.  You are all leaders, and all believe in giving back. What business could you start today that would give back to people less entitled than you?

Brave words.