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Harish Manwani: Profit’s not always the point (video)
Harish Manwani, COO of Unilever, makes a passionate argument about purpose and sustainability in top-level decision-making. He believes responsibility in “doing well and doing good by people” is the only way to run a 21st century business responsibly. He calls for businesses to stand for values and purpose rather than net profits.
8/14 Art: Great Buddha of Kamakura
Sri K Pattabhi Jois
Some profound thoughts from Pattabhi Jois via Victoria’s blog: “Since his first arrival in Mysore he went through exceeding difficulties. He knew neither friends nor relatives in the town, and was forced to beg for food during his first few years of staying there.” “ ..the primary steps are first to cleanse the body of its physical […]
Can Telecommuting Make Us Happier?
In early 2013, when a leaked internal memo from Yahoo explained that the company had lost effectiveness since allowing its employees to work remotely from home, some declared that the days of telecommuting were over for everyone. But Scott Boyar, Ph.D., associate professor at the UAB Collat School of Business, says such blanket judgements are difficult […]