Support social enterprises in their value chains Beyond philanthropic funding, corporations bring unique value to social enterprises by incorporating health and nutrition products into their sales channels or linking enterprises to new markets. Corporations can support the small businesses and social enterprises already in their value chains by maintaining business relationships, extending credit, and seeking out new opportunities for collaboration that may have been created by the crisis. … [Read more...] about Corporate donations shouldn’t be Band-Aids. Big bets on social enterprises will make more change
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The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara On Managing the Undead Way
“Their businesses are successful; I don’t need to comment or get involved in them–and the other producers are very respectful of how I run this show,” says Mazzara. “When there is a decision to be made, I bring them into the process: `This is what I think we should do. What do you think we should do?’ If I can get a consensus, everyone feels better. When some of these entrepreneurs suggest ideas that I have to reject, I’ll say to them, `You might be right, but I’m making this decision for this reason.’ Even if they think I’m making a mistake, they realize I’ve explained myself and valued their input enough to treat them as partners in the decision, but only one decision can be made. There’s more than enough work and credit to go around on TV show, so I want everyone to feel fully invested and relaxed.” … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara On Managing the Undead Way
5 fun ways to build trust with a remote team when you’re a new manager
A remote book club is another group activity that requires minimal planning or resources but can lead to meaningful collaborations and interactions that boost trust. The idea is simple: Choose a book to read, then organize a Zoom chat to discuss the book once everyone has finished it. The benefits of this initiative are clear, says Jessica McCaughey. The assistant professor of writing at George Washington University suggests: … [Read more...] about 5 fun ways to build trust with a remote team when you’re a new manager
Giving Us Space: What You Can Learn From NASA About Content and Social Media
Jason Townsend, NASA’s deputy social media manager, explains that the organization’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory produced the “Seven Minutes of Terror” video. However, the JPL page is just one of over 20 YouTube channels sponsored by NASA, and each of the videos on these channels is produced in a different way. Some of them are created for NASA TV and repurposed; others, like the breathtaking videos of glaciers in Antarctica, are shot out in the field by scientists and video bloggers; yet others, like this one putting the gamma rays from a Fermi telescope to music through a data visualization, come directly from NASA’s program managers. … [Read more...] about Giving Us Space: What You Can Learn From NASA About Content and Social Media
After a string of life setbacks, here’s how I learned to rethink happiness
For me, 2020 was spent on the relationships worth defending. My most challenging relationships this year have also been my most rewarding. As a parent of a teenage son, “defending” has meant not ignoring internal alarms or dismissing distress signals for the sake of “busyness.” It has meant inserting myself into his world, at moments when I was least welcome, pit in my stomach, loving him through accountability. At times, parenting took the form of sitting and staying in his room, usually as he screamed for me to leave, waiting for an opening to real answers. Other times, it took the form of putting everything else aside—work meetings, my attention on my two other kids—to support him without excusing him. … [Read more...] about After a string of life setbacks, here’s how I learned to rethink happiness
