Ethics is Not The Reason we Need More Women on Boards
There are many good reasons for increasing gender diversity on boards: better decisions, better performance, and better representation of the consumer base. But the idea, put forward in a variety of research over the past twenty years or so, that women on boards improve the moral and ethical decision-making of those boards has a number […]
Bricks with Benefits
A new way to introduce you to sustainablity. Meet Mwayanjaya Bolokonya From Malawi: an environmentally friendly, brick-making entrepreneur whose products only use one-tenth of the energy that normal bricks require. Building a village takes one brick at a time, and EcoBuild is setting out to build a better brick for Malawi homes. Bolokonya says the way they do […]
The 4 Bedroom Floating House That Uses No Fuel
15 Cringeworthy Minutes With Mom That Could Save Your Career
It’s natural to want to be liked. People who say they don’t care what other people think are generally lying. And that’s good because people who really don’t care are sociopaths. But people who care about the feelings of others have a difficult time managing performance. We tend to put the warmth of our relationships […]
Lack Of Gender Equality Holding You Back? Become a Witch!
If you look up the term “witch” on Google, you’ll get a lot of images of green, old ladies. Ugly, dirty, with long yucky nails, all dressed in black. Witches get really bad press, but when you realize how powerful a woman in her own feminine strength can be, you’ll understand why. A few years ago […]
Planning Your Weekend? This Young Man is Planning our Future
The Global Shapers Community is an initiative of the World Economic Forum and is a network of Hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to make a contribution to their communities. Real Leaders Marketing & Alliance Coordinator, Jesse Pyrch, is a Global Shaper from […]
Plastic Soup: What Goes Into our Oceans Goes Into you
The ocean is Vincent Kneefel’s biggest passion and his mission is to make people fall in love with the oceans. The Dutchman became a dive master and PADI instructor at the age of 18 and after seeing the extraordinary creatures and incredible marine life that live in our oceans, he decided to become an underwater […]
Business Trends: Millennials Rejecting the Default
We all know that Millennials are challenging our traditional work environments. But the big question is “why?” Why are Millennials challenging the system rather than assimilating like earlier generations? I struggled with finding an explanation other than demographics until I read a sentence written by professor Adam Grant in his recent book: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move […]
Where the World’s Top Companies Stand On Gender Balance
Every year, the 20-first Global Gender Balance Scorecard looks at a single measure of progress: the gender balance of the Executive Committee of the TOP 100 companies in three key regions of the globe. A growing number of studies show the correlation between gender balance in leadership and improved corporate performance. The complementary skills and […]
Amazing Female Leaders That History Forgot
Source: Brighton School of Business and Management
