CEOs get paid too much

Most people, regardless of nationality or set of beliefs, share similar sentiments about ho much CEOs should be paid. And for the most part, these estimates are markedly lower than the amounts company leaders actually earn.

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Renaissance in Business Education needed

The educational institutions where future business leaders are being trained must be transformed dramatically, claims Danish researcher Johan Roos.

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Head of Barrowford school in Lancashire writes unusual letter

The head of a primary school in Lancashire, Rachel Tomlinson, sent a tender and unusual letter to pupils following their exam results. The letter stated that the school staff was concerned that these tests do not always assess all of what it that make each of them special and unique

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Committing to sustainability

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The present convergence of crises – in money, energy, education, health, water, soil, climate, politics, the environment, and more – is a birth crisis, expelling us from the old world into a new.

– Charles Eisenstein

 

New relations between medical staff and patients

In order to give patients patients a more active role in health care, neurologist Bas Bloem at the University Medical Center St. Radboud in Nijmegen, makes use of internet an social media. These media allow for easy contacts between medical and nursing staff, patients and researchers, which improves the quality and reduces the costs of health care. An example of the doctor as coach, who actively involves patients in their treatment, is the concept of group appointments, which has been developed by the Center for Heart and Vascular Diseases at the University of Virginia.

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MOOC

Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC’s) are open access courses for a large audience. Thousands of learners can participate at each of the courses.Students from Argentinia to Zimbabwe, from Japan to Cananda, can follow the classes by professors of the best universities in the world. The scale of a MOOC however, requires university professors to fundamentally adapt their approach.

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Organising 2.0 : do it rigorously or not at all

Oticon, a Danish company in hearing aids, was experiencing heavy weather when CEO Lars Kolind came on board in 1987. The corporate culture was hierarchical, conservative and complacent. Kolind wanted an innovative, self-directing organisation, where the walls between departments would disappear and people would choose their own projects to dovetail with their passions and talents. […]

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To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

– Howard Zinn

The more beautiful world our hearts know is possible

In a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as individuals do to make the world a better place? This inspirational and thought-provoking book serves as an empowering antidote to the cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are feeling, replacing it with a grounding reminder of what’s true: we are […]

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We choose democracy and human rights over banks

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One person CAN make a difference

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can do only little. Do what you can! One person can make a difference, and every person should try, to quote John F. Kennedy. Together we build a brighter future! Watch the inspirational video

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Nine CEO’s with the worst reputations

In general, American employees approve of – or even like – their chief executive officers. Some CEO’s however, are very unpopular with employees. Many of the CEO’s with a poor reputation actually ran their companies poorly. Number one on the list is Sears CEO Edward Lampert, who allegedly pits divisions against one another.

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Doing is the best kind of thinking

We need to work differently, to give creativity a chance.

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You can only matter in that which matters to you. Give priority to what really matters to you. That way you can matter.