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A Journey to People who are Changing the World – and What We Can Learn from Them A Journey to People who are Changing the World – and What We Can Learn from Them
254 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
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Are you looking for sense and meaning in your work? Would you like to be successful but expect more in the way of reward and fulfilment than just a paycheque? The Future Makers offers 23 encouraging responses to these questions. It tells the diverse stories of people from around the world who have made a sustainable mark on the world through their careers: from an American financial market... Read more
Part I: A world tour with consequences Part II: The portraits1. "I don't have the right professional background"Albina Ruiz Ríos – From jungle girl to refuse queenSafia Minney – Fair trade – haute-couture: making beautiful clothes and making senseChris Eyre – A very different kind of venture capitalMaria Emilia Correa – From critiquing business to taking responsibility2. "I'm too young or too old"Dr V – The McDonaldisation of eye surgeryVicky Colbert de Arboleda – Education not drugsIsaac Shongwe – A lost child of the slums and an African leaderPhoto impressions of our world tourMia Hanak – Why mobile phones earn a place in museums3. "I am not financially secure"Mariana Galarza – Promoting health instead of curing illnessFlorian Krämer – Children deserve a better worldNjogu Kahare – Live your own valuesKaren Tse – The journey is the destination4. "I am already successful with what I'm doing"David Bussau – The economy of "enough"Inés Sanguinetti – The wake-up call: uniting passionsAshok Khosla – The power of temptationErin Keown Ganju – No signposts pointing to happinessJordan Kassalow – Using your own potential5. "What will others think of me?"Roma Debabrata – The healing effects of a poisonous injectionDavid Suzuki – Visions for grandchildrenAmory Lovins – Let's build a world: thriving, verdant, just and secure!Charles Maisel – Treat adults as adultsThilo Bode – Change in the face of oppositionJunko Edahiro – Fountain of hope in critical times Part III: Your path to positive impactCriteria for positive impact and sustainable well-being as a measureFive paths to a job with meaningAn idea becomes reality – options to help you realise a job with positive impactDr Muhammad Yunus – Social business entrepreneurs are the solutionPart IV: Appendices
Biography
wolfgang Hafenmayer, joanna Hafenmayer
