Nikos Mourkogiannis

Business Consultant, Public Speaker, Restructuring Lawyer and Writer

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“Nikos is a world-class thinker.”
— Baron Jacob Rothschild.
For over 40 years, Nikos has been providing Strategic Leadership, Purpose-Led Business Designs and Long-Term Value, advising some of the world's most prominent chairmen, CEOs, and government leaders.

Get to know Nikos

Nikos Mourkogiannis is a business consultant, lawyer and writer. He is a Member of the Board of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and Honorary Visiting Professor of Practice at the Cass Business School.

He is author of the book "Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies", which is taught at universities all over the world and is considered an important asset to all kinds of businesses. His book is about Leadership and Business Strategy. It offers a full analysis of the four primary business purposes: Discovery, Helping, Achievement, and Heroism.

Nikos has developed a strong affiliation with The Harvard University, where he served as a Resident Tutor in Economics, Government and Public Administration, as well as a Senior Advisor, Teaching and Research Assistant.

Nikos has been associated with three Harvard Schools: The Harvard Business School, The Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, as well as The Harvard Law School, where he helped establish the field of Negotiations.

As a co-founder of The Harvard Negotiation Project, Nikos developed the curriculum of the first course on negotiations taught at The Harvard University, Coping with Conflict, which he taught for 5 years.

During his lengthy career, Nikos has provided his services to numerous companies and governments.

Major Clients

https://www.abnamro.com/en/ logo
https://www.al-enterprise.com/en logo
https://www.alstom.com/ logo
https://www.alhilalbank.ae/ logo
https://www.anz.com.au logo
https://www.piraeusbank.gr/en/ logo
https://www.att.com/ logo
https://www.bankofamerica.com/ logo
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http://www.carrefour.com/ logo
https://ciff.org/ logo
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https://www.westinghouse.com.au/ logo

Nikos' articles have been featured by well-known media organizations.

https://www.amanet.org/ logo
https://www.bloomberg.com/ logo
https://www.econbiz.de/ logo
https://www.ft.com/ logo
https://hbr.org/ logo
https://iveybusinessjournal.com/ logo
https://www.strategy-business.com/ logo
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“Nikos has it right; the organizations with a moral Purpose are the long term winners because they are motivated by something more powerful than money.”

Purpose

Nikos introduced the concept of Purpose in business. "Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies" has been selected as one of the best business books of 2006 by strategy+business, Fast Company, Leadership Now, and 800-CEO-READ. Purpose has been endorsed by 32 chairmen and CEOs of global companies, such as Deutsche Börse, Maersk Oil, Campbell Soup Company, Braun, and Whole Foods. Nikos' book has been favourably reviewed by publications, such as The New York Times, The Financial Times and The Times.

Selected as one of the best business books of 2006 by:

https://www.strategy-business.com/article/06407 logo
https://www.fastcompany.com/77217/best-business-books-2006 logo
https://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/2006/12/best_leadership_books_of_2006.html logo
https://inthebooks.800ceoread.com/news/articles/must-read-purpose logo

Favourably reviewed by:

https://www.ft.com/content/35727464-aaf2-11db-b5db-0000779e2340 logo
https://latimes.newspapers.com/image/193376396/ logo
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/business/yourmoney/guidance-from-overlooked-corners.html logo
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-moral-purpose-allows-employees-to-all-pull-together-fh0sbv9pldq logo

In "Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies", Nikos shows that the choice between values and success is no choice at all. Companies must satisfy the need for Purpose to inspire and motivate their employees. Rather than organization and structure, ideas are what cause companies to go from good to great. Drawing on examples from across multiple industries, Nikos demonstrates how a strong Purpose is the essential first step towards lasting success.

  • Why Warren Buffett isn’t in it for the money?
  • Why Henry Ford succeeded by acting like a dictator?
  • Why many of the best leaders’ main goal is the happiness of others?
Want to learn the answers?
Read more about Purpose