Category: Member News and Content

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Donna Hicks – Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict

  Dr. Donna Hicks is a dynamic and thought-provoking speaker who brings her unmatched insights on dignity and conflict resolution to each of her award-winning presentations. Her powerful ideas on human interaction enable organizations to build a culture of dignity, heal highly-charged emotional wounds, and thrive in today’s global marketplace. Donna has 20 years of experience as a facilitator during international conflicts in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Cuba and Northern Read more [...]

Management: Financial, Social, and Ecological Well-Being (new textbook)

  Sapajo Publishing World’s Premier Publisher of Truly Sustainable Management Thought Proudly announces the publication of a new book: MANAGEMENT: Financial, Social, and Ecological Well-Being Authors: Bruno Dyck, Arran Caza, and Frederick A. Starke Key Features of the New Book Relevance: Each chapter describes and compares three approaches to management: ​ Financial Bottom Line (FBL) management management that maximizes financial Read more [...]

Are you a dignity-enhancing manager?

The View From Taft By Benito L. Teehankee   I was recently in New York to meet colleagues in the International Humanistic Management Association (IHMA). Over the three-day meeting hosted by Michael Pirson at Fordham University, we planned how to accelerate progress towards our vision in IHMA: “We envision a society and an economy that works for all. Such a society promotes organizing practices that honors the inherent value of all life and protects human dignity. Management Read more [...]

We need good retail jobs

Submitted by Ben Teehankee of De La Salle University Why is this important to Humanistic Management? Retailing has a reputation for jobs which undermine dignity. This article reports on interesting case research which tries to solve this problem. The conventional view in the US and in the Philippines is that in a low-margin sector like retail, companies cannot afford to pay workers better or to give them more secure jobs. Doing so would make the prices of goods too high for customers. Read more [...]

Memes and Messaging for Transformation

Narratives and stories define our relationships to each other, to the organizations and institutions to which we belong, and, ultimately, to the world around us. Yet if we think about how stories and narratives are constructed, we can find an even more foundational element that is often overlooked as part of change processes and even more so in efforts to bring about transformational change. That foundational element is the memes out of which stories are constructed.

Event Invitation:Culture Ambassadors Wisdom Retreat

Event Invitation:Culture Ambassadors Wisdom Retreat The WISDOM for Modern Workplaces retreat will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico on August 7 and 8, 2018. http://cultureambassadorsretreat.com/  Hosted by the Academy of Culture Ambassadors, this retreat is a small, friendly and interactive event. The lineup of speakers and workshop leaders is exceptional and comparable to any conference on workplace culture. The agenda involves extensive interaction. A special feature is that all speakers Read more [...]

Valuing Diversity

In order to have a diverse workforce, you have to value a diverse workforce. So – what value do you get with a diverse workforce? Better decision making. This article is from member Jennifer Hancock, founder of Humanist Learning Systems, making the case for creating a more diverse workforce.  http://humanisthappiness.blogspot.com/2018/02/valuing-diversity.html Read more [...]