Recently the Workplace Democracy Association, together with Zogby International, conducted a survey of nearly 2,500 workers to find that one in four, or 25 percent, believe they work in a dictatorship rather than in a democratic workplace.
The survey also revealed that, “Adopting democratic processes can have a significant impact on employee morale and thus […]
Entries Tagged as 'General'
“1 in 4 Americans Believe They Work in a Dictatorship”
July 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: WorldBlu LIVE 2008 · Podcast Interviews · General · WorldBlu in the News
What are Demcoratic CEOs Up to Now?
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Brian Johnson was the Founder and CEO of Zaadz, a WorldBlu List 2007 awardee and the first website in the world committed to creating a community around conscious capitalism. Last summer, Zaadz was sold to Gaiam and its’ name changed from Zaadz to Gaia Community. Brian then went on to start Philosophers Notes.
I […]
Tags: Inside the WorldBlu List 2007 · General
Cool Happenings, Cool People, Cool (Democratic!) Ideas
June 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Greetings all! I’ve been doing a ton of travel recently and wanted to share some of the cool stuff, cool people and very cool democratic ideas I’ve encountered as of late.
First, Cool People:
Recently Bill Taylor, founding editor of Fast Company magazine was here in Atlanta to give a speech at the Maximum Impact conference which […]
Tags: Life at WorldBlu · WorldBlu LIVE 2008 · The WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces 2008 · WorldBlu Global Advisory Group · Workplace Democracy + International Development · Transparency in the Workplace · Workplace Democracy + Sports · General
Could Organizational Democracy Have Stopped Watergate? — Sharing the Stage with Bud Krogh
February 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Recently, I had my first trip to the beautiful coast of Alabama for a speech I was giving there for the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce. I have never been to Alabama and was looking forward to seeing a bit of it, staying at the beautiful Grand Hotel Marriott Resort (a place you should definitely […]
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Alexander Kjerulf is a Happiness Superstar You Need to Know
January 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Alexander Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer, author of Happy Hour is 9 to 5, a member of the WorldBlu Global Advisory Group AND a very dear friend of mine is someone you need to know about if you don’t already. Alexander is single-handedly helping to usher in a new era happiness, democracy and profits in the […]
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Dr. Martin Luther King and My Own “I Have a Dream” Speech
January 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Today I had a life-changing experience. In the US on this day we celebrate the pioneering life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I decided to spend part of the day joining in the celebration at the church where Dr. King used to preach, Ebenezer Baptist Church, located just blocks from where I live. […]
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Back to Blogging!
October 18th, 2007 · No Comments
Hello everyone!
Sorry for the long hiatus on the blog. I took time this summer to return to my homeland of Iowa and spend some time with the family. Then I relocated WorldBlu from Washington, DC to Atlanta, Georgia (the nation’s entrepreneurial hub!) so that took me out of the loop for a bit. But the […]
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