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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 with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL First, some background information. million children across India on all school days. These meals act as an incentive for these kids to come to the school and study. 600 (or ~$13). Don’t Kill It!

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Change Your Social Context, Change Your Life

CO2

Days later, at the airport, my status went in the other direction because I travel much less than I used to and, therefore, carry little influence. We received a lot of press, and I was frequently asked to join bank, for profit, and NGO boards. I moved from the front of the stage to coach. Social status and context is not lost on us.

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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

But just because your company is not fully evolved on the social change scale doesn't mean that there's nothing you (as a manager) can do. Can you reduce business and commuter travel, or make it more efficient? Here are three ways that you can cultivate a culture of doing good: Do a sustainability audit of your own unit.

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The Future of Cities Depends on Innovative Financing

Harvard Business Review

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. The world is not short on capital — a startling $43 trillion of assets is currently under management in the United States alone. Corporations might even get involved.