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Did you know 50% of businesses started since 2020 were launched because their founder wanted to use business as a platform for making the world better? Terri Maxwell’s latest report, the forecast for value-based business models explores the history and the future of the business-for-better movement.
Each week Niki’s Notes, a part of A Better Paradigm, highlights the people and businesses pioneering how we characterize business success. With a focus on news, resources, and stats, we’re helping fuel the shift from traditional definitions of success that focus on 1 bottom line to those that incorporate valuing people and profits.
🦋 Content Shares to Inspire Workplace Culture Shifts
- Why do so many 1:1 meetings between managers and direct reports fall short? Maryam Teheri offers insights with suggestions for improvements.
- 📖 A key to making your workplace culture better is getting everyone on the same page about communication. Jefferson Fisher’s The Next Conversation is my recommended read, see A Better Paradigm’s Book of the Moment feature for more.
- 🌟 Do Good Spotlight: Earth Day Charities: This week I have not one but several charities to share in honor of Earth Day. Find one you’re passionate about here: Earth Day Charities.
- Each week Karen Catlin offers actionable ideas for making workplaces more inclusive. Recently she suggested we focus on de-biasing workplaces instead of people. What do you think?
- Three CFOs provide advice for prioritizing business goals during economic uncertainty.
- Brilliant piece by Lillian Forsythe about how DEI isn’t going away but companies are changing how they talk about it publicly.
- In each episode of their podcast, Why Is It So Hard to Be Human at Work? Pinaki Kathiari and Chris Lee challenge traditional best practices in the workplace. Great conversations to get you questioning all the right things. Find it where you listen to podcasts, here’s the link on Apple.
- New research from SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) on RTO (Return to Office) mandates shows that over 70% of workers “said their current work arrangement was one of the primary reasons they work for their current employer.” Follow the link to oodles of data.
- Forward-focused people often talk about the benefits of buying local and upcycling. I like how this new publication, The Velvet Chaise, explains those benefits—to the business owner, the buyer, and the rest of us.
⏳Until Next Time…
Are you one of the 20% of people globally who feel tired all the time (TATT)? To better understand TATT for you, a loved one, or your colleagues, check out the latest research shared by the BBC and start chipping away at the reasons behind TATT.
Stay well, stay focused on what really matters, and actively take care of yourself,
Niki