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Joost and Pim are on a mission to make work more fun. They quit their frustrating, corporate jobs and set out to travel the world to visit the world’s most inspiring organizations. While checking off their Bucket List they share everything they learn. more+

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Why We Have To Tell Our People To Stop Working

2 days ago - Written by AnnaYona
Why We Have To Tell Our People To Stop Working

Wildling was founded in 2015. The company develops sustainable minimal shoes produced under fair conditions, and sells them directly to end customers as a vertical brand. Wildling is not only re-imagining shoes, conventional supply chains, and distribution channels, the company is also pursuing new approaches to corporate culture and team leadership. The staff – now numbering 140 employees – works remotely, organized as a decentralized team.

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Redoing The Role Of Business In Society

6 days ago - Written by Pim
Redoing The Role Of Business In Society

Recently I worked with someone who wanted to push purpose to the forefront of their multinational business. The challenge was to move from talk to action: to let actions speak louder than words. Challenge accepted.

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Self-Publishing A Book: Here's What We Learned

1 week ago - Written by Pim
Self-Publishing A Book: Here's What We Learned

Writing a book is the dream of many. But romantic as it sounds, the process is not. If you are tempted, here are the lessons we learned, from rookie mistakes to practical tips. And if you're not interested in writing, you might still like to know how the book publishing world works (including royalty rates and costs).

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Research: 5 Social Networks Newcomers In (Self-Managing) Organisations Need

1 week ago - Written by AsaJonsson
Research: 5 Social Networks Newcomers In (Self-Managing) Organisations Need

Social capital and social networks are becoming increasingly important in today’s economy at large, and for individuals within organisations. For my MSc dissertation in Organisational Psychology, I researched how newcomers transition into a self-managing organisation (Lee & Edmondson, 2017), an organisation where authority is decentralised and classic manager-subordinate relationships are absent.

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It's About Solidarity, Stupid! (Why Avoiding Layoffs Makes Sense)

2 weeks ago - Written by Tom
It's About Solidarity, Stupid! (Why Avoiding Layoffs Makes Sense)

It’s all about your people. Now more than ever. But in knee-jerk reactions to the coronavirus many companies are laying off large numbers. I want to shout out to the shareholder-value managers driven by their spreadsheets: “This is not only inhumane. It is bad for your business!”. Why? It will harm your company. Companies that treat their people best in bad times emerged as winners in the past.

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Three Companies That Still Put People First

2 weeks ago - Written by Joost
Three Companies That Still Put People First

"Nothing reveals character like a crisis." We wrote this recently and, as predicted, during the Corona crisis, companies revealed their true colors. Recently, we highlighted the bad. So let's turn to the good, and highlight organizations that not only talk about putting people first, but also walk their talk. Let's applaud those that put their money where their mouth is in difficult times.

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