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Cultivating a Sustainability Mindset

The International Humanistic Management Professionals hosted Isabel Rimanoczy for a conversation about how to cultivate a sustainability mindset.  She was kind enough to share her slides with us. A video of the conversation is also available.

Humanistic Management Professionals Lunch and Learn – Open Hiring with Ann Marie Puente – Greyston

Open Hiring™ is hiring anyone willing to work—no questions asked. Please join the International Humanistic Management Association for a live online lunch and learn with Ann Marie Puente of the Center for Open Hiring, a project of Greyston Bakery. Topic: Open Hiring When: Friday Sept 28th - 12:00 pm – 1:00pm (EDT) Where: Web conferencing, details will be sent before the event after your RSVP is received Register Now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/humanistic-management-professionals-lunch-and-learn-open-hiring-with-ann-marie-puente-greyston-registration-49230089523 Open Read more [...]

Humanistic Management Professionals Lunch and Learn -Ethical Wages and Good Jobs with Dr. Benito L. Teehankee

Please join the International Humanistic Management Association for a live online lunch and learn with Dr. Benito L. Teehankee as we discuss ethical wages and good jobs. Topic: Ethical Wages and Good Jobs When: Friday Oct 26th - 12:00 pm – 1:00pm (EDT) Where: Web conferencing, details will be sent before the event after your RSVP is received Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/humanistic-management-professionals-lunch-and-learn-ethical-wages-and-good-jobs-with-dr-benito-l-tickets-49230508777 Guest Read more [...]

Workplace wellness is as important as deriving business profits

Submitted by Jennifer Hancock It isn't enough to focus on profits to a select few shareholders. Good businesses make sure everyone their business touches is enriched. And that includes employees. Encouraging wellness at work - with good wages, and a good work environment and support for employees - should be the norm. Read More in this Entrepreneur article Read more [...]

Diversity is the Key to Effective Problem Solving

Submitted by Jennifer Hancock Summary: To me, humanistic management is about recognizing each individual - as an individual.  The good news is that doing this, is good for business and for society in general. I was speaking with a friend the other day about science and humanism. Humanism encourages us to use science to better solve our problems and the science keeps validating taking a Humanist approach. Diversity is a case in point. Problem solving is difficult. To do it well, we need diverse Read more [...]

Memes, messages, and change

Submitted by Ben Teehankee of De La Salle University Many people believe that business has to do its part to help solve the world’s crises around sustainability, inequality, and materialism, to name just a few. Yet what can businesses actually do when they are faced with demand for ever-increasing profits and growth? Those demands come directly from the story that shapes what businesses do and how they do it. That story, sometimes called neoliberalism or neoclassical economics, has Read more [...]

Humanistic management sucks less and is better for your health

Submitted by Ben Teehankee of De La Salle University The View From Taft By Michael Pirson   How are you doing? How well did you sleep last night? Being asked about your well-being and the quality of your sleep may reveal important insights for good organizing practices. If these questions are asked with authentic curiosity, the resulting insights could transform businesses. That is at least what more and more CEOs are finding out. Not so long ago, Arianna Huffington, Read more [...]