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As our engagement improved, so did our results. Why culture matters as much as strategy
Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account Amy Silverstein is the senior director of People for Pizza Pizza Ltd. The debate over culture versus strategy has shifted notably over the past decade, with business leaders and organizational experts placing a higher value on corporate culture than they’ve done in the past.
The blind spots in diversity and inclusion
Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account Amy Silverstein is the senior director of People for Pizza Pizza Ltd. When Pizza Pizza decided in 2021 to form a diversity and inclusion council, one of the first things we did was send out a survey designed to give us a foundational snapshot of our workforce. The results told us about 60 per cent of corporate employees who participated were from racialized groups and more than 40 per cent were women.
Donorhjertemodtager: Jeg taler på vegne af mine prægtige hjerter, mens jeg stadig kan
I dag vil jeg fortælle mit sunde, transplanterede hjerte, hvorfor hun – eller snarere vi – vil dø om nogle dage eller i bedste fald uger. Jeg lader min hånd glide hen over mit bryst og siger højt, med håndfladen mod mit hjertes skarpe slag: »Jeg er så ked af det, min pige«. Hun er ikke vant til at høre mig tale på den måde, uden for mit hoved, uden for den krop, vi deler. Hidtil har forståelsen mellem os været intern.
To gange fik hun et nyt hjerte. Men dårlig transplantationsmedicin endte med at koste hende livet, mener hun. Nu kommer hun med et opråb fra graven
I dag vil jeg fortælle mit sunde, transplanterede hjerte, hvorfor hun – eller snarere vi – vil dø om nogle dage eller i bedste fald uger. Jeg lader min hånd glide hen over mit bryst og siger højt, med håndfladen mod mit hjertes skarpe slag: »Jeg er så ked af det, min pige«. Hun er ikke vant til at høre mig tale på den måde, uden for mit hoved, uden for den krop, vi deler. Hidtil har forståelsen mellem os været intern.
NFL Draft Viewer's Information: Why ESPN, NFL Network Are Excited Concerning The QBs " GossipChimp
NFL Network government producer Charlie Yook calls this weekend his offseason Super Bowl, and it’s an apt description. The NFL Draft, which begins Thursday, is a large content material business for each ESPN and the NFL Network. As we now have seen lately, ESPN’s presentation will deal with the NFL groups, the prospects and the way the alternatives will influence the play on the sphere. ABC focuses on extra on storytelling and the prospects’ backgrounds.
Why ESPN, NFL Network are excited about the QBs
NFL Network executive producer Charlie Yook calls this weekend his offseason Super Bowl, and it's an apt description. The NFL Draft, which begins Thursday, is a massive content industry for both ESPN and the NFL Network. As we have seen in recent years, ESPN's presentation will focus on the NFL teams, the prospects and how the selections will impact the play on the field. ABC focuses on more on storytelling and the prospects' backgrounds. The NFL Network attempts to provide a hybrid of both.
Amy Silverstein speaks up for change in drugs tied to organ transplants, "while I still can"
Amy Silverstein on improving organ donor drug regimens Amy Silverstein on improving organ donor drug regimens 02:47 Our commentary is from Amy Silverstein, one of this nation's longest-surviving heart transplant recipients, and author of "Sick Girl" and "My Glory Was I Had Such Friends": Last night, I climbed the 13 stairs that lead to my bedroom, and when I got to the top, I put my hand to my heart and said thank you, because the climb was so easy, because the climb was propelled by a...
My Transplanted Heart and I Will Die Soon
Credit Credit... By Marine Buffard Today, I will explain to my healthy transplanted heart why, in what may be a matter of days or weeks at best, she - well, we - will die. I slide my hand across my chest and speak aloud, palm to my heart's crisp beating. "I'm so sorry, sweet girl." She is not used to hearing me this way, outside my head, beyond the body we share. Up until now, the understanding between us has been internal.
How to Think Like a Woman | Grove Atlantic
As a young woman growing up in small-town Iowa, Regan Penaluna daydreamed about the big questions: Who are we and what is this strange world we find ourselves in? In college she fell in love with philosophy and chose to pursue it as an academician, the first step, she believed, to becoming a self-determined person living a life of the mind.
Vaccine Mandates: A Transplant Recipient's Perspective
In this issue of the American Journal of Transplantation, two articles highlight recent COVID-19 vaccine mandates for transplant recipients.[1,2] As a heart transplant recipient of nearly 34 years, I am decidedly in favor of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all organ transplant candidates and health-care workers. My viewpoint is rooted in patient-centric truths that come from my hard-earned experience in the transplant trenches.
Book Dennis Quaid for Speaking, Events and Appearances
Biography With over 30 years of professional acting experience, Dennis Quaid has established himself as a fixture on the silver screen. He has received honors from the New York Film Critics Circle, Independent Spirit Awards, the Emmys, and the Screen Actor’s Guild. His emotional role in Far from Heaven, as a closet homosexual in 1950s New York, was lauded by critics and earned him a Golden Globe nomination. In 2005 Quaid’s impressive career yielded him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Are old orthodoxies about CSR blocking new opportunities?
Stories about the blurring lines between business and social benefit rarely begin with large guns. But it turns out that companies can learn a lot from looking at the history of artillery — the big cannons that would get drawn to the edge of a battlefield, first by horses and later by large trucks, to shell the enemy from a distance.
Breaking Out of the CSR Box: How to Build Social Impact Into Your Whole Business
By Amy Silverstein and Megan Schumann, Monitor Institute by Deloitte In recent years, the push for businesses to be about more than business and embrace a social purpose has risen from a murmur among millennial workers and the occasional CEO to a resounding call across the business world.
Breaking Out of the CSR Box: How to Build Social Impact Into Your Whole Business
By Amy Silverstein and Megan Schumann, Monitor Institute by Deloitte In recent years, the push for businesses to be about more than business and embrace a social purpose has risen from a murmur among millennial workers and the occasional CEO to a resounding call across the business world.
Embracing a new business model for sustaining value
Companies can no longer relegate corporate social responsibilities to "check-the-box" initiatives. Instead, the rapid pace of technological change and individuals' demand for corporate transparency have put significant pressure on businesses to address pervasive societal issues. Now, purpose may need to take center stage in corporate strategy as private companies evolve into social enterprises.
"Leadership and the breast cancer movement" by Amy Silverstein
The breast cancer movement stays away from power struggles and superiority complexes. These women figured out that in order to stay organized and in control, every woman needed to feel included. The nature of the issue of the movement helps as well. Since most of these women fought the disease either themselves or with others, they understand how important a supportive environment contributes to a person's well-being. This support flows into the movement and contributes to the sense of togetherness.
A Late-Night Conversation, 10 Days Before I Thought I Was Going to Die - My Glory Was I Had Such Friends
"I just love you so much, Ann," I say, gripping her tighter. "I love you too, Ames." After a few minutes, the pain subsides. She leads me back to my bed and pulls the blanket up to my chin. "There you go." She pulls her chair up close beside me, takes my hand, and holds it for a long, long time — 10 minutes, 15, 20. We sit wordlessly, staring with unfocused eyes.
They were my life support: My life-threatening health crisis brought out the best in my friends
We hear someone push open the door with a “Morning, morning.” It’s Dr. Kobashigawa. “Hello, hello.” He shakes my hand, then Joy’s. “I think I’ll take a seat before examining you, if that’s all right.” He asks me how my night was, and I tell him I woke with a terrible period. “It’s bringing so much extra pain,” I say, hugging my thighs to my chest for a few seconds before breathlessness forces me to let them go. “Can she take, maybe, just one Advil?” Joy asks. Dr. Kobashigawa flashes his warm smile.
Obama admits that drone strike killed Americans
The Obama administration has finally admitted that the United States killed American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. In a letter to Congressional leaders, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. disclosed that the administration had killed four Americans. One of the victims, Anwar al-Awlaki, was deliberately targeted, the letter says. The letter was obtained by the New York Times.
Rice prices skyrocket in North Korea
The price of rice in North Korea has jumped from 5,000 won per kilogram to 9,000 won, Nambuk Story reported. Other groceries have also increased in price by approximately 70 percent. As the English-language Ask A Korean! blog explains, the jump is likely the result of China's crackdown against smuggling across the China-North Korea border. China began enforcing anti-smuggling laws as an unofficial sanction against North Korea's nuclear tests.
'Baby box' ban proposed by United Nations
In multiple European countries, women who recently gave birth are legally allowed to leave their newborns in warm, publically-accessible incubators. The incubators are found at some hospitals and can be opened from the outside. The point of these incubators, often called baby boxes, is to allow mothers to abandon unwanted babies in a safe and anonymous way.
Indian sanitation minister tells young women not to get married into families who don't own toilets
If you liked it then you should have put a bowl under it. India's Rural Development and Water and Sanitation Minister Jairam Ramesh has urged single women to give men a toilet ultimatum. "Don't get married in a house where there is no toilet," he told women in a speech at the Khajuri village near Kota, NDTV reported. "You consult the astrologers about rahu-ketu (planetary positions) to know about suitability of stars before getting married.
Lead-poisoning threshold lowered by the CDC
Almost all children are exposed to lead, which does irreversible damage to the brain. While experts agree that there is no safe amount of lead exposure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided to toughen up its lead standards. The CDC announced last week that it had redefined the "action level" for lead exposure in children, USA Today reported.
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