BYShel Horowitz Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Jun 17, 2009 at 9:13 AM
As part of her MBA training, Alicia Polak had an internship in South Africa with the United Nations. This was 1999; she learned everything she could
about the culture, the economy, and how she as an American could make ...READ»
Gathering industry leaders, financiers, and policy makers under one roof, Green South Africa will highlight not only the corporate advantages of going green, but the vast opportunities for humanity to create a better place. Acting as ...READ»
Given that the workplace is full of humans, there is then automatically an almost infinite number of ways in which a good intention can be misunderstood, causing reactions that can escalate, and triggering government agencies to be ...READ»
BYCharles Fishman Relevancy Score: 98 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:40 AM
Anglo American is by far the dominant company in a proud country that is being ravaged by AIDS. Dr. Brian Brink made it his business to transform Anglo's approach to saving lives in South Africa -- even if it meant incurring the wrath of a government that prefers to look the other way. Meet the determined face of corporate citizenship.READ»
BYRobert Fabricant Relevancy Score: 93 Tue Aug 11, 2009 at 10:52 PM
As a participant in the recent Pacific Health Summit, I was struck by the bold talk of innovative approaches to addressing the global threat of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). And yet few of the projects that were ...READ»
BYLena L. West Relevancy Score: 91 Fri Oct 3, 2008 at 3:42 PM
In reading Max Kalehoff's OnlineSpin about how online transparency might affect brand building, I got on my soapbox a bit and wanted to share it with my FC readers. Here's what I had to say:
"I don’t think it’s a ...READ»
BYCorey Blay Relevancy Score: 88 Sun Feb 22, 2009 at 9:04 AM
(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
President's Day is an opportunity to bore children with that old story about George Washington and the cherry tree (entirely fabricated by Mason Locke Weems, a turn-of-the-century Deepak Chopra, by the ...READ»
Not everybody becomes an entrepreneur to make money. In fact, most young entrepreneurs seem to be focused on saving the world, rather than on the bucks. Best case scenario is that both happen. But for Phil Lillienthal, there's no ...READ»
BYRobert Fabricant Relevancy Score: 76 Wed May 13, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Over the last few years the traditional thinking about innovation has been turned on its head. We used to assume that innovation was driven by access to the most advanced tools and resources. But the emphasis has shifted more ...READ»
BYModus Coutute Relevancy Score: 76 Wed Dec 3, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Something to be thankful for the holidays: London-based fashion outfit Kurt Geiger is having 30% discount sale on leather shoes. The leather lace-up dancing boot is available at 50 euros. Here in the US, nonprofit shoemaker TOMS ...READ»
BYHeath Row Relevancy Score: 75 Fri Jul 9, 2004 at 11:32 AM
Previously, Shasha commented on the outsourcing of prayers and soldiering. This morning's New York Times takes a look at another instance: the outsourcing of summer camp counselors.
Andy Newman considers the growing trend of ...READ»
BYArnold Beekes Relevancy Score: 70 Tue Feb 10, 2009 at 4:20 AM
How to improve your performance, easily
Introduction
The pace of change is continuously increasing. Competition is popping up from all over the world. New giants are emerging from countries like China, India, Brazil and ...READ»
BY Fast Company Relevancy Score: 67 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Carlo Brumat
Carlo Brumat, currently dean of DUXX Graduate School of Business Leadership, in Monterrey, Mexico, worked for many years in industry both in the United States and in Europe -- first as a physicist and later as a ...READ»
BYBuhle Dlamini Relevancy Score: 66 Tue Aug 5, 2008 at 2:25 AM
One of the key determinants of your success as a young entrepreneur is commitment. The moment you have started on your venture and are working your way towards carving your niche in the market and developing a brand you often ...READ»
BYCollin Lawson Relevancy Score: 60 Sat Nov 15, 2008 at 1:39 PM
This Saturday as world leaders from the G20 meet in Washington, the topic du jour is stabilizing the world economy.
Leaders from the United States, France, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, Germany, India, ...READ»
BYHeath Row Relevancy Score: 51 Tue Oct 28, 2003 at 11:52 AM
While I was unable to participate in Pegasus Communications' Systems Thinking in Action conference, Changing Our Organizations to Change the World, earlier this month, I'm glad that the organization has made the mind maps of the ...READ»
