What motivates employees?
What motivates employees?
There is a saying that at least every second worker is demotivated and has half his foot out of the door, looking for another job or with his mind on "automatic" in doing only those tasks that need to be done. Employees often cite the reasons as having to deal with an...
Finding real nourishment
We just had a wonderful workshop on the "Earth" Element. It comes at a good time here in the northern hemisphere with farmers bringing in their harvests. It is a time to reflect on what really nourishes us. It is not only about food. What hurt or emotion am I still...
Health risk – artificial sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners, taken by many people as a substitute to sugar, are toxic and a danger to your health! Just a few days ago Nature magazine issued the results of another study, suggesting that artificial sweeteners may contribute, rather than alleviating...
Jamie Oliver: McDonalds Hamburger unfit for human consumption
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has won his long-fought battle against McDonalds, proving that their hamburgers are unfit for human consumption with the fatty parts of the beef "washed" in ammonium hydroxide and used in the filling of the burger. The story has...
Are our eating habits destroying the planet?
Some months ago we decided to get our own chickens, as part of a long-term project to make us more self-sufficient. We chose the French Marans because they are renowned for being especially disease-resistant. The dark-brown eggs are of a high organic quality. Our five...
The Best Leaders Are Insatiable Learners
It is a social problem that finds growing expression in both business organisations and governments: The political and economic elite is unable to deal with the changes around us because it is trapped in fixed attitudes and habits.
9 Habits That Lead to Terrible Decisions
Good decisions are based a lot on networking with the right type of people, who have the right information.
Alarming rate of high-professionals addicted to substance abuse
An alarming rate of doctors, lawyers, bankers, film stars and other high professionals seem to be functioning only by substance and alcohol abuse. While alcohol is the more common, there seems to be a large group of people addicted to substances available at the...
The Biggest Mistake People Make After Receiving a Favor
Are you getting enough sleep?
An important, often underrated aspect of good health, is getting enough sleep. Your mood and your performance during the day depends a lot on how good your sleep was the previous night.The onset of many modern illnesses such as heart disease, obesity and diabetes are...
Power food from your own garden
As a child I loved spending the weekends on the farm of my grandparents. When I think of those sumptuous meals at the family table, I recall the taste of deliciously-sweet pumpkin, sweet potato, peas, beans and many other freshly-picked vegetables and fruits.As far as...
What It Will Take to Fix HR
These days, the scarcity impeding firms’ growth is not of capital — it’s of talent.
You Can’t Be a Great Manager If You’re Not a Good Coach
Leadership is about understanding what it is that "drives" people giving them the feeling that they are connected and involved in a meaningful way.
The “scoundrel” that prevents you from getting more from life
To a large extent it is not a matter of fate or genetics on how healthy or happy we are in life. The amount of exercise we give to our bodies and quality of food we eat will most certainly determine what life you will lead in the next five years and how resilient your...
