Viva Technology, Europe’s biggest startup and tech event is starting today in Paris. This year, one of the five major highlights of the event will be Tech4Good, which aims to demonstrate the many ways tech can ignite positive change, with special focuses on digital inclusion, climate action, data democracy, and gender parity.Partnering with NGOs and not-for-profit […]
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Some month ago, outdoor apparel company North Face refused to make custom jackets for a Texas oil company, reportedly because it did not want its brand affiliated with the fossil fuel business. In response, Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, is spearheading a social media campaign claiming that nearly every product in North Face’s lineup – including jackets […]
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Leading the best sellers since its release in France in September, the book The child, the mole, the fox and the horse by Charlie Mackesy has recently invaded the corridors of the Paris metro via an unprecedented poster campaign glorifying … KINDNESS, presenting it quite simply as the ultimate ambition, the new goal to be […]
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As recently stated by many articles, such as the one published by the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/26/exxonmobil-and-chevron-braced-for-showdown-over-climate), many oils giant are currently facing “shareholder rebellions from climate activists and disgruntled institutional investors over their failure to set a strategy for a low-carbon future. Exxon failed to defend its board against a coup launched by dissident hedge fund activists at […]
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68% of CEOs admit they fear they will be less respected if they show empathy in the workplace, according to Forbes last article : https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2021/05/17/new-research-shows-why-business-leaders-struggle-with-workplace-empathy/?sh=65062b4b84ad Conversely, more employees register empathy in their workplace now, compared to before the #pandemic. This may mean that while many leaders remain attached to old behaviors, the #transformation forced by COVID19 on businesses and organizations in […]
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On May 22th, Allen Vernier took part to a conference organized by 24ORE Business School within their Executive Master in Leadership, Empowerment & Change Management to discuss the SNCF VOYAGES ITALIA case-study on transformation, distributed leadership and collective intelligence. https://lnkd.in/dnxFdf9 As business challenges become ever more complex, every organization needs to find the right model that can […]
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Burger King reshuffles the rules and launches a campaign inviting people to go purchase their burger from competitors, The logic? As this Forbes article explains (https://www.forbes.com/sites/shephyken/2020/11/15/do-you-have-the-guts-to-refer-your-competition-burger-king-does/?sh=34067eb76410), the fast-food industry has been severely impacted during the pandemic, and its future needs to be taken care of as a whole. Furthermore, Burger King Restaurants Italia is offering 4,000 vaccinations to as many […]
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Rare disease is a complex area and one the pharmaceutical industry has been heavily criticized on. This Sifted/Financial Times story tells how Roche is transforming its #raredisease unit, by establishing a relationship with rare disease patient communities, helping these communities around the world and making them part of the company’s ecosystem.
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The KindnessForBusiness Team is very pleased to announce that 3 new members have joined us and that we are able to open our kindembassy in Switzerland, in Lausanne.A warm and kind welcome to Daniela Donati, Vinca Bonduelle and Germana Barba !
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Du 23 mars au 29 avril 2021 KINDNESSforBusiness co-organise avec la CCIFS (Chambre de Commerce France Suisse) un cycle de webinaires sur le thème du management bienveillant. A bien des égards, la crise que nous traversons révèle la fragilité de nos systèmes et de nos organisations. Elle marque un changement d’époque dans lequel les valeurs […]
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