Leadership
How a Janitor Put a Man on the Moon
NASA motivated employees by making a connection between their everyday work and the agency’s loftiest goal.
Tag: Labor
Human Rights
Civil Society in the Age of Incivility
Systems are the bedrock of every society, but it is our shared dignity as human beings that truly determines whether a society works. When society becomes uncivil, it is clear that only our shared humanity as a people can save it.
Podcast
Human Rights
Ending Slavery and Child Labor in Global Supply Chains
Human trafficking, modern slavery, and child labor remain pressing concerns in many industries’ global supply chains. Harvard’s Siddharth Kara leads a discussion on how each sector can play a role in finding solutions.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Aspirin and Democracy
With its professional management class and army of consultants, the nonprofit sector can sometimes seem isolated from the messiness of civil society, and a new Philanthropic Beltway may have sprung up. But it wasn’t always that way, and it may be time to reclaim an earlier identity as the “volunteer sector,” which is inherently democratic.
Civic Engagement
Looking to Civil Society for the Values that Shape a Culture
Culture is born of values, and civil society is where people live values most urgently. Amid growing social isolation in the United States, a new set of values is emerging around community, healing, and belonging, and they will likely define an era.
Technology
The AI Invasion is Coming to Africa (and It’s a Good Thing)
Before Africa can reap the benefits of artificial intelligence, African governments, investors, and NGOs must train workers for complex tasks, and reform laws and education to meet the demands of tomorrow's economy.
Review
Human Rights
Finding a Place for Refugees
The refugee crisis demands bold responses that treat migrants not as drains on host societies but rather as assets to them.
Review
Economic Development
Income for All
The idea of universal basic income is more practical than it might sound.
Review
Organizational Development
Turning Empathy Inward
To function well, social organizations need to promote understanding of and compassion toward not just the people they serve but also their own employees.
Review
Economic Development
The Closer You Look, the Worse It Seems
New research details how US families struggle with unstable income not just from year to year but even from week to week.