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What We Don’t Know Can’t Change Us

May 15, 2013 By David Griesing 3 Comments

Even with a death toll that now exceeds 1100 from the clothing factory collapse in Bangladesh, it is far from clear that consumers of “fast fashion” are pausing before they make a beeline for the cash registers. Sure they feel bad about what happened … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Continuous Learning Tagged With: Bangladesh factory collapse, Benetton, conscious capitalism, consumer responsibility, consumption, knowledge, Walmart

Who Bears the Cost of Low Prices?

May 9, 2013 By David Griesing 1 Comment

Our work impacts the world around us. It’s what we take from it, such as the raw materials or energy needed to produce our products or services. The work we do can benefit or burden our suppliers, our business partners, the community at large and the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Building Your Values into Your Work Tagged With: Benetton, buy local, consumer responsibility, consumption, global markets, impacts of work, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

A Good Boy is One of Life’s Great Rewards

April 27, 2013 By David Griesing 7 Comments

    There is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day; And when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more? Brothers & Sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Work & Life Rewards Tagged With: man's best friend, my dog, Rudy

Habits of Living

April 21, 2013 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

To have been thrust, as we’ve been over the past seven days, onto the streets and into the neighborhoods of Boston, is to be reminded of the web of interconnections that make up a community. We all have that web, which we’ve taken from our earliest … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Building Your Values into Your Work, Heroes & Other Role Models Tagged With: character, community, conscience, habits of living, moral intuition, repugnance, responsibility

Workers Who Understand What It Means

April 14, 2013 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

We are collecting more data about our products, services and the reactions to them than ever. But how good are we at understanding what this information is saying? Who is interpreting it all? What training, what habits of mind do you need to “make … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Continuous Learning, Daily Preparation Tagged With: analytics, big data, humanities, liberal arts degree, meaning, real needs

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