Few might have noticed it, but last summer, Amazon updated its list of 14 “Leadership Principles” by adding two new entries, entitled “Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer” and “Success and Scale Bring Broad Responsibility”, clearly setting a KINDNESS-oriented tone for the future of the massive multinational organization. Within his final letter to shareholders before stepping […]
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Corporate communication has always been a great indicator of the changes and challenges faced by major companies, internally as well as externally. Discursive and visual registers used within this area are constantly evolving and a regular benchmark and analysis of various materials such as annual reports or corporate websites can provide useful informations about the […]
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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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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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Il significato di “gentilezza” è associato a diversi tratti dell’intelligenza emotiva ed è considerato una delle virtù che può dare un senso profondo alla vita se praticata. Tuttavia, nella nostra società in cui la competitività e l’aggressività sono considerate requisiti per il successo, essere gentili è stato a lungo visto come un segno di debolezza […]
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Lo sappiamo: se vogliono sopravvivere, le organizzazioni devono sviluppare nuovi modelli e strutture, responsabilizzare ogni singolo membro, rendere diffuso l’ascolto, la comunicazione, i processi, distribuire le funzioni lungo tutta l’estensione. Le piante sono un esempio di successo evolutivo a cui ispirarsi, anche in ambito aziendale. A contatto con la natura possiamo trovare l’ispirazione a nuovi […]
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ABSTRACT IN ENGLISHDisruptors are very specific minds. They love business but they do not create in the first instance for the bottom line or their customers satisfaction. They live to create an exciting work of art, that comes from their transgressive and deepest inner self and that is here to shake paradigms and bring new […]
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“Curioso a tempo indeterminato, portatore sano di gentilezza” così ama descriversi Alessio Cuccu, citando le parole di un suo amico in cui si rispecchia pienamente. Ingegnere dei materiali , appassionato di design thinking, l’ultimo anno passato interamente a Londra dopo aver speso i due precedenti tra Londra e Venezia ed essersi occupato per oltre15 anni di innovazione, […]
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The pandemic crisis has transformed our society in many ways. The use of the Internet has exploded and has become one of the safest way to keep connected. But let’s not forget that, for many people, this digital area is still not as accessible as it could be.According to World Health Organization, 25% of the world […]
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