The WorldBlu Blog

The other day I found myself reflecting on the relationship between democracy and self-worth. As I talk with CEOs and employees who work in democratic workplaces all over the world, I am constantly struck by the deep sense of self-worth they all seem to have.
Ralph Nader was the first person who articulated this connection for […]

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American humorist and author Garrison Keillor is best known for his radio program entitled, A Prarie Home Companion. I recently found a quote by him on democracy that made me laugh out loud. I just had to share it with you here:

Democracy is like sex. When it is good it is great and when […]

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Ricardo Semler, CEO of Semco, a Sao Paulo-based company that is the poster child of organizational democracy, is featured in this month’s Strategy + Business magazine. The focus of the issue is on the the world’s most original thinkers.
The article is entitled, “Ricardo Semler Won’t Take Control” and describes Semler as, “The […]

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Today we celebrated Thanksgiving here in the US. It’s one of my favorite holidays and I feel blessed to live in a country that understands there is a relationship between gratitude and freedom.
I was expressing this sentiment today when a friend reminded me that the Latin root of the word gratitude is gratis and […]

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The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, a conductorless orchestra based in New York City has a blog!
Check it out HERE.
Any member of the orchestra can contribute to it and it gives a great behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a democratic organization.

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Today we officially announced the WorldBlu Search for the Most Democratic Workplaces. I can’t tell you how excited I am about this. It’s been my dream to do something like this since I started down this path about ten years ago.
Over the last year I’ve spoken to audiences from over 100 countries about organizational […]

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I’m so delighted to share with you that today one of my dearest friends and mentors, Alexander Kjerulf, Founder of the Happy at Work company in Copenhagen, Denmark and the “Chief Happiness Officer” has just joined the WorldBlu Global Advisory Group
Alex is a self-described ex-geek, radical Renaissance man, and hardest-working slacker. He is also the […]

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