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Counting What Counts: Why Social Accounting MATTERS

Counting What Counts: Why Social Accounting MATTERS

(Submitted by Jennifer Hancock) Read Dr. Elizabeth Castillo's (IHMA member and co-host of our recurring Humanistic Management Professionals Lunch and Learns) latest article on "Counting What Counts: Why Social Accounting MATTERS". This article was featured in the winter 2018 edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly. In this piece, Dr. Castillo narrates the necessity of social accounting in a society that largely focuses on financial accounting. Here is a brief excerpt from the article: "However, Read more [...]
Research Shows 3 Ways to Bring More Humanity to the Workplace

Research Shows 3 Ways to Bring More Humanity to the Workplace

Submitted by Jennifer Hancock and Jeanne Bell: Dr. Dara Blumenthal believes "in eliminating the false dichotomy of work versus life and instead infusing work with humanity." In her article, Blumenthal shares three ways employees and managers alike can make the workplace a more humane space. Here is a brief snippet of the article where Blumenthal highlights the necessity of humanity in the workplace: "Work can be dehumanizing. I’m not only talking about truly hard work, like laboring in a Read more [...]

A Quiet Revolution in Education

Submitted by Jennifer Hancock: Are we seeing evidence of a quiet revolution in today's education system? Lynn Parramore shares her thoughts in her article titled "Millionaire-Driven Education Reform Has Failed. Here’s What Works." Read the full article here: https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/millionaire-driven-education-reform-has-failed-heres-what-works  From the article: "While dilettante corporate reformers were making headlines with their quick-and-dirty education schemes, Read more [...]

Claus Dierksmeier: Qualitative Freedom – Autonomy in Cosmopolitan Responsibility

For those interested in the rich philosophy, history, and complexities of freedom, Dr. Claus Dierksmeier's (a Professor of Globalization Ethics) latest book offers an interesting read. "In the light of growing political and religious fundamentalism, this open access book defends the idea of freedom as paramount for the attempt to find common ethical ground in the age of globality. The book sets out to examine as yet unexhausted ways to boost the resilience of the principle of liberalism. Critically Read more [...]

Center for Positive Organizations, Erb Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Submitted by Katie Trevathan: The Center for Positive Organizations, in partnership with the Frederick A. and Barbara M. Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, seek a post-doctoral scholar to help develop and lead a two-year research effort focusing on business sustainability change agents. Specifically, the post-doctoral scholar will conduct research on questions relate to the following topics: - What tactics help change agents influence companies towards Read more [...]

Richard Branson on Dignity

Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, reflects on the nature and necessity of dignity in today's war-torn world. "Part of the challenge is that too many leaders still resist the mindset shifts required to nurture a culture of dignity across their organisations, from the boardroom to the factory floor and the classroom. Lifelong learning, openness to vulnerability and, perhaps most of all, empathy and compassion, are skill sets that are sadly still too often dismissed as weakness." Read Read more [...]

Can Capitalism Make a Positive Difference?

Submitted by Jennifer Hancock: How do you create a culture of excellence? How do you create shared rituals that bring organizations and individuals together? Is there really a way to be positive in terms of capitalism? Is there a way to make more than $1 and actually make a difference through business? This is the transcript of an interview with Davis Smith, who is the CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear brand with a social mission at its very core. Read the full transcript here: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900047103/can-capitalism-make-a-positive-difference-a-conversation-with-cotopaxi-founder-davis-smith-podcast.html   Read more [...]

We Need a Revival of Humanism

Michael Gerson, a columnist for the Washington Post, recently wrote a piece calling for a revival of humanism. Here is a brief excerpt of Gerson's reflections: Most Western societies, including the United States, have reached the stage of secularism without humanism. Our greatest efforts are spent on getting and keeping. Our defining creed is consumerism. Our memorials, according to T.S. Eliot, will be “the asphalt road and a thousand lost golf balls.”...What we need is a revival of humanism. Read Read more [...]

Critical Thinking and Humanism in Business

Submitted by: Jennifer Hancock A humanistic approach to business is a way of understanding the interrelated nature of the problems we are solving and the people for who and with whom we are working. We are never simply solving one problem. All the problems of the company are related. We don’t want to fix one problem and create another problem if we can avoid it. Read the full article here: http://humanisthappiness.blogspot.com/2015/11/critical-thinking-and-humanism-in.html Read more [...]