Comments on: Cutting the global economy down to size: The nature of work and the green-collar workforce http://briarpatchmagazine.com/cutting-the-global-economy-down-to-size/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:18:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Hala Chaoui http://briarpatchmagazine.com/cutting-the-global-economy-down-to-size/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Hala Chaoui Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:41:45 +0000 http://briarpatchmagazine.com/?p=1202#comment-968 Thanks for this analysis of the currently unsustainable economy. This matches when a consultant on socially sustainable businesses wrote. He's Umair Haque of Havas Media Lab advises businesses on how to become useful to society, in order to be successful. http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/10/how_useless_is_your_business.html# It also matches the principles of Grameen bank, the populist bank responsible for micro finance programs in India, and which was not affected by the wall street crash. The independent worker idea also makes me think of the "Results only work environment", as described in the book "why work sucks and how to fix it". It also makes me think of Womenomics, the book that describes how today's outdated work schedules clash with the multiple roles of professional women. It's nice to see those ideas converge, thanks again. Hala Thanks for this analysis of the currently unsustainable economy. This matches when a consultant on socially sustainable businesses wrote. He’s Umair Haque of Havas Media Lab advises businesses on how to become useful to society, in order to be successful.
http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/10/how_useless_is_your_business.html#

It also matches the principles of Grameen bank, the populist bank responsible for micro finance programs in India, and which was not affected by the wall street crash.

The independent worker idea also makes me think of the “Results only work environment”, as described in the book “why work sucks and how to fix it”. It also makes me think of Womenomics, the book that describes how today’s outdated work schedules clash with the multiple roles of professional women.

It’s nice to see those ideas converge, thanks again.
Hala

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