Microaggressions are often small, many times unintentional, mean or insensitive comments, questions or bias-based assumptions we are all guilty of. Yes, you do it too sometimes. And we do too. They can deflate and hurt a person’s feelings and take away their sense of safety. They have no place in …
Every year in June we have a month, week or day dedicated to the uplifting of LGBT+ voices and culture. Our support to LGBT+ rights, either as a member of the community or as an ally, gets louder and our fight against discrimination feels invigorated. More and more, organisations around …
Everlasting growth has been the panacea of the socio-economic model we live in today, a logic not unlike the big bang theory expansion. However, this single idea is increasingly blamed for fueling the latest global economic crises and for aggravating the climate issues we face today. This criticism comes at …
Carl Sagan, American astronomer, cosmologist and astrophysicist wisely said The Earth is the only world known so far to harbour life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the …
‘O Captain, my Captain, Does autonomy have to do with carving one’s destiny?’ In this article, we dared to build the autonomy equation into business. To accomplish that goal, we asked ourselves several questions. Is a successful take on challenges, what makes employees autonomous? Or might it be their ability …
Meaningful relationships are scarce. Jonathan. He lives alone somewhere in a busy neighbourhood. He’s a very social person with many friends with whom he spends time almost daily. But he feels like something is missing. He isn’t fully connected to people and ends up with an indescribable sense of emptiness …
Many companies are desperately looking for candidates to fill their increasing job vacancies. Meanwhile hundreds of millions of unemployed, overqualified or under-skilled workers do not, or no longer, have the relevant skill sets required to fulfil specific roles. This lost workforce represents an incredible loss in growth and economic prosperity. …
ESG. This acronym has been gaining strength and importance throughout the European institutions’ agendas and across industries, both locally and globally. Even if you’ve only heard the term in recent years, this pillar towards a greener economy has been around for a while. How did ESGs move from being niche …
Where is our planet heading? The larger part of the news you read everyday never shows that we’re actually doing quite well – violence, hunger, war, crisis, pollution, climate change – all of them grab the main headlines and front pages of digital and traditional media. The current outlook is …
What if social responsibility becomes paramount in 2030? In this world, the sense of environmental responsibility, the focus on diversity, human rights and the recognition that business has an impact goes well beyond the financial. Workers and consumers demand that organisations do right by their employees and the wider world. In …
