EMOTIONS & RESPECT Can we explain the lack of solidarity and of respect that we see grow exponentially in many cities with the feeling of fear? Photo: Emotions by Armands Grundmanis Fear is an emotional response to a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as [...]

VUOI VIVERE A MILANO? INDOSSA GUANTI ED ELMETTO. Questo, quanto emerso dalla nostra ricerca annuale L’obiettivo della ricerca era di definire il grado di gentilezza, intesa come buon senso, sensibilità nei confronti degli altri; ma anche tempo da dedicare, cura per le cose gli animali, competitività equilibrata e generosità della città di Milano. Sono stati [...]

RESPECT: THE FIRST STEP If you love yourself it will be much more easy to respect others. The idea of self-respect is very closely related to self-confidence, but respect is more about what you do whereas confidence is about how you feel. The qualities that we respect vary from person to person, and the way [...]

WHAT COMPANIES DO FOR THE ENVIRONMENT We have spent the past 60 years, more or less from the end of the Second World War, to fill the planet: new cities, new factories, new buildings, new facilities. Now we are at a point where the planet should be reclaimed. We can (almost) all agree that companies [...]

THE PLANET: THE ONLY TRUE RESOURCE Illustration by Senem Ozdogan (NYC) The interviews are part of the European Best Workplaces Guide 2011 You can download the guide for free here The Work Style Magazine WE HAVE SPENT THE PAST 60 YEARS FILLING OUT THE PLANET new cities, new factories, new buildings, new facilities. Now we [...]

PURPOSE, PEOPLE, PLANET AND PROBITY A Model created by Alan Chapman The four cornerstones of sustainable success in any modern business venture, and a maxim for today’s management and organisational philosophy. (Probity means honesty, uprightness – it’s from the Latin word probus, meaning good). ‘Purpose’ is an apt replacement for ‘Profit’ and thus makes the [...]

TRUST Great Place to Work Place trust in someone is like giving a gift, because it empowers the other person and expands his or her possibilities. Trust is both important and dangerous. It is important because it allows us to form relationships with others and to depend on others—for love, for advice or  for help [...]

TORNIAMO A DESIDERARE Un invito a raccogliersi attorno alla dimensione più intima dei singoli e delle comunità. Dal 44° rapporto Censis sulla situazione sociale in Italia Il Censis ha rivolto l’attenzione ad una verifica di cosa è diventata la società italiana dopo un affannoso e travagliato decennio, che ha avuto il suo culmine delle paure [...]