Françoise Le Goff head of administration at (IFRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies “Excellence is a talent or quality which surpasses ordinary standards. It is the extra mile that makes the task or the work more than just good. It creates happiness, fulfilment and pride. It is the achievement after [...]
Daniel Truran ebbf director general, Spain “Excellence is what we strive for, aiming for excellence implies that we are doing our utmost to develop the unlimited potential and the talents we have been given. If you link our God-given skills and talents with the contribution to a higher purpose, then excellence becomes something natural that [...]
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The “ebbf meaningful hangout” dedicated to moral leadership quickly sold out and so did the second session we additionally organized to try satisfy the large demand. Below a few highlights from the first “meaningful hangout” and a reminder that if you do wish to learn and discover the moral leadership framework and how you can apply it in [...]
ebbf advisory council member Lawrence Miller offers this interesting reaction to the recent and “loud” repercussions caused by the New York Times editorial article written by Greg Smith following his resignation as executive director of Goldman Sachs. Below an extract of Lawrence’s full blog article that can be found here. You can interact with the [...]
Augusto Lopez-Claros Director of Global Indicators and Analysis at the World Bank Another of the keynote speakers we will enjoy during the event offers his redefinition of excellence: “Excellence has to do with vertical improvements over time in the pursuit of a particular task, skill or plan. If I feel that I play the piano better [...]
Jyoti Munsiff former company secretary at Shell Jyoti Munsiff, who until recently held the most senior female position at Shell, will share the path she embarked on to reach the board of Shell in an unwavering yet wise coherence with her values. Here’s a redefinition of excellence that she offers for the event: “If we [...]
Helena Hastie executive officer at BASED-UK “Rejecting the low sights of mediocrity, let them scale the ascending heights of excellence in all they aspire to do. May they resolve to elevate the very atmosphere in which they move, whether it be in the school rooms or halls of higher learning, in their work, their [...]
social entrepreneurship is the protagonist of this week’s “ebbf meaningful work humour” cartoon. And if you wish to get started and create your own “dream enterprise” to address entrepreneurially a social issue (without robbing anyone), you are most welcome to join and use ebbf’s most recent tool to assist potential social entrepreneurs in their first [...]
Gemma Burford Research Officer in Sustainable Development at University of Brighton “I think of excellence as ‘being your best’, not just ‘doing your best’ – it’s about striving to live our ethical/spiritual values and make a difference in the world, to the very best of our ability. But beyond subjective individual definitions, I believe that [...]
Funny but often true story shown in this week’s “ebbf meaningful work humour” cartoon, sent by ebbf member Daniel Schaubacher. Companies, Nations are all too often forgetting the great advantages for all of adapting to world change and moving to the global as opposed to the nationalistic / individualistic view. The recent ebbf keynote by [...]
To celebrate Earth Day, ebbf offers you a free one hour conversation where you can share your ideas with the director of Sustainability at Intel (Carrie Freeman) and an international group of individuals on the topic of: “re-inventing the enterprise to co-create prosperity” As Carrie mentions “For corporations to prosper in the next generation, they [...]
Françoise Le Goff head of administration at (IFRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies “Excellence is a talent or quality which surpasses ordinary standards. It is the extra mile that makes the task or the work more than just good. It creates happiness, fulfilment and pride. It is the achievement after [...]
Daniel Truran ebbf director general, Spain “Excellence is what we strive for, aiming for excellence implies that we are doing our utmost to develop the unlimited potential and the talents we have been given. If you link our God-given skills and talents with the contribution to a higher purpose, then excellence becomes something natural that [...]
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