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Leading For Good

Great Leadership By Dan

After a time, he found himself traveling back and forth between Japan and New York in the employ of Goldman Sachs. Mark stayed on, developing strategies that made both business and environmental sense – a new concept in the halls of Goldman. “I We were by far the first environmental NGO to move. How could it be a bad idea?”

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Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra

QAspire

Akshaya Patra is an Indian NGO that provides mid day meals to about 1.2 Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. 600 (or ~$13).

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Jet Lag Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Business Trip

Harvard Business Review

FERIDUN AKGÜNGÖR. When business is conducted globally, we often have to travel long distances to launch projects, meet with partners, negotiate deals, address crises, manage customer relations, and engage in a variety of other activities on the behalf of our organizations. Business Travel. You and Your Team.

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To Profit from Doing Good, Start Small

Harvard Business Review

Can you reduce business and commuter travel, or make it more efficient? If you have the funds, or your company supports such programs, volunteer (with the help of an NGO) to live in a rural village for a week or allow your people to take mini-sabbaticals or secondments with NGOs to work on development projects.

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New Lessons from Fighting an Ancient Disease

Harvard Business Review

Resistant forms continue to thrive, and increased travel makes the global threat very real. Without adequate financing, ministries of health and even private hospitals in developing countries often don''t have the resources needed to purchase diagnostic equipment, train workers, and ensure access to appropriate treatment.

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What’s Europe’s Long-Term Plan for Integrating Refugees?

Harvard Business Review

One can imagine that many other apps could be developed to help migrants on a fast track to integration and value creation. This is not to say that civil servants and NGO volunteers are not well meaning. He travels 40 km after work every day to distribute food to migrants in Paris. It’s not just about economics.

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The Future of Cities Depends on Innovative Financing

Harvard Business Review

They are developing horizontally, not vertically, with vast areas of low sprawl reaching out for miles from Sao Paolo, Lagos, New Delhi, Guangzhou, Jakarta, and many others. As I travel to urban development conferences, I often hear people bemoan an infrastructure funding gap, but the hard truth is there is no funding gap.