Health

How Happy Is Your Organization?

by Susan David. Today, March 20, 2013, marks the first ever International Day of Happiness. This was decreed last year by the United Nations following a meeting on well-being attended by government officials, economists, scholars, and business and spiritual leaders from around the world. It was hosted by Bhutan, a small but visionary country which famously uses Gross National Happiness (GNH) instead of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to index its progress.

Five Ways to Build Empathy In Our Communities

by Sarah Ogden

Here is something that we all know – humans are social beings. We thrive in community and rely on each other for our very survival. We are inclined to participate in each other’s lives for our own health and happiness. In order to do this, we must be able to identify with others through our capacity for empathy.

Profit and Values: Unitus Seed Fund

Essay by Will Poole, co-founder of Unitus, a venture capital firm focused on accelerating innovation and positive change. Unitus Seed Fund is unequivocally committed to delivering both profits and social impact for our investors. We’re confident that this is the only way to drive sustainable positive change for low-income populations.

Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense

Tammy Stellanova

By Emma Seppala

Managers often mistakenly think that putting pressure on employees will increase performance. What it does increase is stress—and research has shown that high levels of stress carry a number of costs to employers and employees alike.

Puget Sound Community School

Science of Compassion: Business & Compassion, Part 2

Article by James R. Doty, MD.  

In my previous blog regarding stress in the workplace, I discussed the deleterious effects of stress on job performance and health. But how can this be done? Clearly, the solution is bringing into balance the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

Algeria: Resources

Monument of Martyrs, Algiers

Algeria Navigator

A list of resources from around the Web about Algeria as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.

Morocco: Resources

Libya: Resources

Moises Saman for The New York Times

Bahrain: Resources

Bahrain Navigator

A list of resources about Bahrain as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.

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