Rethinking the role of business by creating, sharing and provoking new conversations about business and purpose.
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Gain an insight and sneak peak behind the scenes at @BRB Swan Lake Dreams here at Mayflower Theatre!
This project saw Ballet students of all ages take to the Mayflower main stage, sharing it with some of Birmingham Royal Ballet's world class dancers
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What is business *for*? What's it's purpose? We believe businesses are communities of individuals, human beings, acting for individuals and for the communities and environment they serve buff.ly/2WqvP7C
Tiny bottles. One decisions. Huge impact #Leadership
Great move by hotel chain @IHGService @IHGCorporate and @lucysiegle has some alternatives. Hotels are finally banning mini plastic toiletries #saynotoplastic #noexcuseforsingleuse #waronplastic #plasticpollution
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What would happen if we could go beyond the mechanistic mindset to an understanding of the organisation as an eco-system, where leaders nurture a system that measures value in terms of connectedness as well as productivity? buff.ly/2I6NLkE
"One of the reasons corporations have become really dull and terrible places is we've forgotten why we joined - to go and achieve more than we could individually... to do more than we could individually as a personal endeavour." buff.ly/2G3yDSk
Really important work. And surely it starts with just letting people - everyone - be themselves
In this video, preeminent happiness researcher, Lord Richard Layard explains what role employers can have in improving their workers’ lives in the face of present-day challenges like technological disruption and mental illness: bddy.me/2K5A3NV via @McKinsey
We believe in a more human workplace. If you do too, we can send unbusiness-like conversations to you every week. Short, sharp, sweet - real. buff.ly/2I5MgD7
The surprising and rare Leadership trait that is more effective than charisma or confidence - introducing, vulnerability buff.ly/2YbU49r
Now let’s think about that for a minute... 🤔
Do Amazon warehouse workers need #gamification to lift morale and boost their productivity? Or do they just need to be treated more like human beings?
businessinsider.com/amazon-m…
Lovely piece here from @wef on the importance of values-centric leadership buff.ly/30LyGt3
We spoke to Andy about financial services needing ‘something that amounts to a cultural transfusion’ - with people like him involved we feel confident it’s going to get it
Sometimes I’ve been proud to work in #FinancialServices; occasionally I’ve been embarrassed and ashamed — Andy Agathangelou @TransparencyTF bit.ly/RockWealth_importance…
'we spend our time doing all kinds of things that we don't really enjoy doing'
Oof. @MacartneyMac ponders the value of a human life buff.ly/2GmmWHd
Great advice on giving advice.
Love this advice from @thinkers50 nominee @LizWiseman -
When someone approaches you for advice, what they are looking for is validation, support, and sympathy. Remind yourself that they already know what to do. Your job is to get them to articulate it.
whitneyjohnson.com/liz-wisem…
It's the things that make us human that make business better. Why can't we bring those to work? buff.ly/2FUC1Q3
What a fantastic idea 🌟🌟🌟
We rarely have politicians on the TED stage. But @NicolaSturgeon won over the audience at #TEDSummit last week. And she won us over with a giant IDEA that so many more countries should adapt. Must watch! go.ted.com/nicolasturgeon ...and if you agree, pls share.
“Everyone should feel comfortable bringing their whole self to work.”
Yup buff.ly/2YmVSjS
I thought I knew what it meant to lead with vulnerability. Then I became CEO
Fascinating view from the top, via @FastCompany buff.ly/2JK4YyV
This is what our whole ethos is about. Could not agree more.
It’s time for business leaders to align their work with their values. They are people too. nytimes.com/2019/07/29/busin…