Don’t Mess With Britain

Don’t Mess With Britain

May 31, 2012 7:15 pm
Litter in the United Kingdom (UK) is a problem. My year-long informal survey on a half mile stretch of our average stretch of Welsh country road resulted in 26-full black...

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Character of a Corporation

Character of a Corporation

 by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones In this book Goffee and Jones succesfully give an insight into organisation’s different cultures by using a simple model. According to Goffee and Jones the key factors that dominate organisational cultures are sociability and solidarity. They come down to 4 basic coporate cultures: The accuracy with which these reflect the [...]

Published by on January 21, 2009 10:03 am
Confronting the Brutal Facts

Confronting the Brutal Facts

  by Dorret Groot Wassink In the headlines: 25% of our mammal species are in danger of becoming extinct. Their main threat is habitat destruction. Facing the facts of our world, our earth’s very survival, is not easy. Yet only by facing brutal facts can we work on solutions. It’s the same as in the [...]

Published by on October 14, 2008 9:48 pm
The Legacy We Leave…
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The Legacy We Leave…

(This article originally appeared on the website www.planetlightworker.com)  by Dorret Groot Wassink What legacy will we leave for the next generation? In 40-years our oil supply runs dry and we have about 70-years of natural gas remaining if we consume it at the current rate. Our earth’s oxygen supply is in danger as rainforests disappear. [...]

Published by on September 23, 2008 1:43 pm
Asking Why ?

Asking Why ?

by Dorret Groot Wassink The favourite question of a four year old is why? Why is the earth round? Why is the sky blue? Why does the sun shine? Why does it rain? Why? Why? Why? And no matter how clear the answer seems, real ‘why’ questions cannot be answered. Our mind can’t deal with [...]

Published by on July 29, 2008 1:54 pm
‘Like to Make Money More than Saving our Environment?’

‘Like to Make Money More than Saving our Environment?’

  by Dorret Groot Wassink   This week Time magazine marvels at our heroes of the environment: People who made a difference, who are changing our world. Leaders, visionairies, moguls, entrepreneurs, activist, scientists and innovators. One of them, Yo Guy, protector of Vietnam’s flora and fauna from the ravages of war, now fears the toll [...]

Published by on July 28, 2008 11:09 am
Stumbling on Happiness

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Gilbert You may think you know what makes you happy and… you are probably wrong!  This book is a great read especially if you ever worked hard to satisfy your future self, only to find out that it didn’t bring the future you the happiness intended. Apparantly the mistakes we make when we [...]

Published by on July 20, 2008 11:44 am
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