Fifty years ago this month, President John F. Kennedy gave a name to his idea to send Americans abroad "to encourage mutual understanding between Americans and other cultures of the world." A look at the numbers behind the venerable Peace Corps.READ»
Since 1961, the Peace Corps has prepared more than 150,000 volunteers for life-changing work in 134 countries. Learn how to utilize Peace Corps techniques for effecting change in your own organization.READ»
After he graduated, development major Mark Rembert applied
for the Peace Corps, thinking he could help developing countries
strengthen their communities. But when his hometown's largest
employer shut its doors, Rembert found that rural Ohio needed him
most.READ»
The 21st century is upon us, and it's time to make some defining choices. A Fast Company-Roper Starch Worldwide Survey posed some stark trade-offs. Here's a report on your choices.READ»
Once women rule the "C-suite," corporate social responsibility (CSR) will become the norm for U.S. business. Why? Call me sexist, but I think that helping others is a function of nurturing and comes more naturally to women than it does to men.READ»
When I first started helping organizations with change, leaders were coming to me saying, "We have new and better ways of doing business. Can you help us get people's attention, then create the appetite and uptake so we can realize a ...READ»
There are many ways to get people involved in your effort. The best is to start by inviting them into a conversation. When people are participating in a shared conversation, the topic becomes jointly owned. There is no better ...READ»
High-performers are experts at sustaining a constructive frame of mind, a clear vision, and a continuous supply of personal energy. It's a tall order. Here's how it's done:Improve your health - your body is your instrument. I ...READ»
It's a gorgeous morning in NYC - upper 50s, sunny & clear. Radio City Music Hall is alive with activity as thousands assemble for the World Business Forum, bringing together some of the leading thinkers of our time to debate and ...READ»
Regardless of political leanings, for most of us, we agree that this has undoubtedly been a significant week in history. I have contemplated all week about how I could speak about this momentous transition and not just be one more ...READ»
This secret is well known in the entertainment industry. Imagine you are an agent, and one of your stars earns $3 million per night and you want to bump her up to $4 million a night. How do you do it? There really is no logical reason ...READ»
Today I am at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky. This year's event sold out with over 5,000 nurses, health care workers, and hospital executives in attendance. These three ...READ»
Peter Voser began his work as CEO, Royal Dutch Shell, July 2009. Formerly he was the CFO. When he addressed the World Business Forum today in New York City he spoke about Shell's priorities in the years ahead supplying energy for the ...READ»
Looking forward is about more than peering into the future; it's about excitement and enthusiasm and that makes all the difference in the world.Here is what I am looking forward to:* Today I pack my bags with anticipation, head down ...READ»
It’s the last day of the year… the decade. It’s time to do something that can only be done once in a lifetime: stand on the shoulders of the last 365 days, or the last 3,650 days, and peer into the future. Where was your ...READ»
People at the top have great ideas all the time. They excel at pouring over the data and finding better ways. People on the ground are in touch with the reality of day-to-day operations. They know the challenges and opportunities ...READ»
George Lucas, the filmwriter, producer, and director known best for his Star Wars and Indiana Jones series, was interviewed at the World Business Forum in Radio City Music Hall yesterday.READ»
According to then World Bank president Jim Wolfensohn, communities were “the heart and soul” of the bank’s Knowledge Management (KM) initiative in the mid-1990s. Inside the bank, we called them Thematic Groups.I was on the ...READ»
At the beginning of every work week there is an opportunity
to set goals for the five days ahead. But, there is also an opportunity to
raise the bar on your own performance. Want to put a spring in your step, a
twinkle in your ...READ»
When is project planning a hindrance to a business? When it comes at the expense of real engagement. Seth Kahan explains, in this excerpt from his book, "Getting Change Right."READ»
Patrick Lencioni is an expert in team performance. He is the author of eight best-selling books with over 2.5 million copies sold. After six years in print, his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team continues to be on national ...READ»
