Business
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Why entrepreneurs should look for meaning, not happiness
If you're looking for happiness as an entrepreneur, then you're probably barking up the wrong tree. JetBlue Airlines has a new, fun short film, HumanKinda, exploring how little enjoyment we get out of our overscheduled lives. The elusive feeling of happiness, though, seems inversely proportional to Read More...
Business groups urge finance ministers to back strong climate deal
A group of 11 international business organisations have today called on G20 and EU finance ministers to "step up their efforts" to deliver a strong agreement at the UN climate negotiations in Paris later this month. In a letter organised by the Prince of Wales' Corporate Leaders Group (CLG), Read More...
9 ways tech is transforming the developing world
As consumers, our view of ‘technology’ is often limited to smartphones, tablets and other gadgets that make our daily lives better. It’s unlikely that you tend to consider the innovation and technology capable of changing people’s lives for the better in Read More...
Learn how mindfulness can disrupt your business (and change your life)
It's a sad fact of life, but one we've grown accustomed to, that the workplace is often draining, demanding and disruptive. At its worst, it becomes a culture that breeds toxicity, but even at its best, stress is the norm. In our constant state of rushing from one assignment (or crisis) to another, Read More...
Strong sustainability track record can account for 11% of a company's value
How much is a good reputation worth? Volkswagen recently demonstrated the cost of a bad one: in the two days after its emissions scandal broke, its share price plummeted, wiping out almost almost $28bn in market value. On Wednesday, the broader cost of that scandal became clear when the carmaker Read More...
How lawyers are using disruptive thinking to change things for the better
Being clever or connected just doesn't cut it anymore. Lawyers need to be entrepreneurially sharp – not only because they are operating businesses in their own right (businesses that are basking in the shadow of an oncoming tsunami of new technologies), but because they need to understand Read More...
Bosses with daughters are nicer to their employees
Next time you're looking for a job, it might be worth checking the gender of the chief executive's children.Research has found that having a daughter significantly impacts how CEOs run their companies. In particular, CEOs with daughters are more likely to offer childcare, let employees work Read More...
Convoy debuts, aiming to be the Uber of trucks
Trucking isn't the first thing that comes to mind when considering industries ripe for disruption. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff and EBay founder Pierre Omidyar might disagree. They, along with other investors, are backing Convoy, a Seattle-based startup that's betting Read More...
Using candles to empower women and end poverty
It started over cannoli in a small bakery in Northampton, Massachusetts. Ted Barber and his business comrade, Amber Chand, knew they wanted to help put an end to poverty and that investing in women in places of conflict and chaos was where they wanted to start. The product needed to be easy to make Read More...
How to find a job with meditation and mindfulness
In her first month of attending Ziva Meditation on 38th Street, the trend forecaster met Noël Rohayem, a clothing designer whom she later helped to find a new job. That led to a partnership, forged last summer, for which the two are creating a made-to-fit clothing line that will be introduced next Read More...