Min flickvän är svartsjuk. Underbart!!!! : Bob Hansson hos Passagen Blogg. En talande bild. Émile var nästan tre år gammal och det var dags att skaffa ett nytt pass till honom.
Vi var på polisstationen och polisen som skulle hjälpa till att ta passbilderna gav oss instruktioner: "Han måste sitta med huvudet rakt och titta in i kameran utan att le. Munnen måste vara stängd. " Jag placerade Émile på bänken och sa till honom: "Nu får du hålla huvudet rakt, så här. Så ja, men titta inte på mig. Speaking Truth to Power. Otto Scharmer's Blog. Amazon U-School on Global Well-being I am writing this on my return trip from launching the Global Well-being and Gross National Happiness (GNH) Lab with a journey to urban favelas in Brazil and to communities in the Amazon rainforest region near Belem and Santarem.
It was fascinating to hear each Lab participant reflect on these community experiences from a different angle. Where some of us (mostly participants from North America and Europe) saw a real sense of community, others, mostly from the Global South (who often have experiences of much deeper community), saw a lack thereof. Where some of us (from the Global North) saw unacceptable poverty, others, particularly from the Asian Global South, saw quite advanced conditions of material livelihood. In short: the Lab is a bit like a microcosm of our global community, a diverse group that spans all continents and sectors and many systems and ideologies.
In the second part of the week we went to the Amazon rainforest area. 10 Proven Methods That Successful Startups Live By. Being an entrepreneur and starting your own business takes many things, and it’s not all about the cash.
There are many inner demons to be dealt to get started and make your start-up successful. Starting your own business helps you to face your fears, accept your limitations, and forces you to lay a foundation under those dreams. In fact, what looked good on paper may not make sense at all once the “real work” kicks in. Therefore, what ways can you improve your start-up to make an impact, and how can you solidify yourself in your market? Integrity: The price of the power to change. Enabling and crafting change (in our own life and in the world) is so elemental to the art of leadership that it could stand as a decent enough definition in itself of the whole concept.
In the past seven years I have had many soujourns through what we might call the ‘change space’ – through corridors of governments all over the world; in and out of major non-profits; up and down massive quangos and around and about myriad community and social enterprises (along with a fair few media companies, publishers and talent agencies). Time and time again I have been struck by what I can only describe as an unmistakable and profound lack of integrity; one that has surprised me having spent so long serving multi-nationals at the highest levels (before my shift towards a fully purpose-focused career) and rarely encountering such challenges when working with them. Perhaps synchronicity is in the air (isn’t it always?) For this month saw me riffing on this theme in interesting ways. Again to Rumi: Tribal leadership. How does it affect your company culture?
In under 10 years Zappos grew to achieve a billion dollars in annual gross merchandise sales, while simultaneously making Fortune magazine’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ list.
Success that was driven primarily by repeat customers and word of mouth – something your company probably depends on for cashflow. While their brand has come to be known for delivering excellent customer service, their priority is surprisingly not customer service – it’s cultivating company culture. Zappos believe if they get culture right, most of the other stuff – such as delivering great customer service or building an enduring brand or business – will happen as a natural by-product of the culture.
They’re serious, even offering to pay new employees 5K USD if they chose to leave within the first 6 weeks – if the culture doesn’t fit. To learn, unlearn & relearn « Shared tracks. Children and the Olympic century « The Learning Planet. I’ve had blogger’s block.
I’ve been brewing a post, waking up with fully formed phrases ready to write here. But my own words make me choke and I don’t know that you’ll want to hear them either. I’ve been thinking about children and their future, after their abandonment by the politicians at the Rio+20 Summit. When even scientists like Stephen Emmott give their considered opinion that ‘we’re fucked’, how can we say we love them and carry on destroying their world? It’s the kind of thinking that raises hackles a little because it can seem sentimental. Whatever the reason, we’re uncomfortable talking about loving our children.
I talked a bit about the Leysdown tragedy, the centenary of which was on 4 August this year. In the run up to the 1st World War, there was a build up of anxiety about impending war because of the naval arms race between Germans and British over the new Dreadnought warships. London hosted the Olympics in 1908. Coming to ‘Help’ « Kufunda Learning Village. 10 Blogs Entrepreneurs Need to Be Reading. See the 2012 edition: 10 Must Read Blogs for Entrepreneurs (2012 Edition) #1.
The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. How Social Entrepreneurs Who Need Money Can Get Noticed. “Do good” business owners seeking funding should target investors looking to put their money to work to make positive social or environmental change.
But how to get on their radar? One new way to make your company known to these "social investors" is through a new online searchable database for social entrepreneurs. It's called GIIRS, short for Global Impact Investing Rating System. It analyzes a company’s social and environmental performance and rates it against peers. The initial analysis costs between $2,500 and $15,000, depending on your business size.
Less than a year old, the database is being used by an initial group of about 20 investors and 60 private equity and debt funds. Related: B Corps: The Next Generation of Company? Vad är en våldtäkt? Jag vill varna för att denna text innehåller beskrivningar av sexuella övergrepp.
Idag blev det klart att Julian Assange får asyl i Ecuador. Follow the Light Bearers. A radical different way to look at leadership and change.
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. " Matthew 19:14 A sense of wonder When I met Elena Simons for the first time I was taken by her fragile and at the same time very strong spirit.
A face a day.