«Technology professionals look for employers that create value and
do good things in the world beyond their doors,» noted Kim Peters, executive vice president at Great Place to Work, in an interview with Fortune.
I think something secular where people just want to
do some good things in the world, apart from religion, is what I need.
I love working for anyone who is
doing good things in the world, especially if that benefits children's lives directly, so my dream clients are children's hospitals, schools and charities.
Giving a powerful voice to people that are
doing good things in the world.
Not exact matches
We've always looked at professional sports, not because we want to model exactly what other sports
do, but even when you're attempting to innovate, sometimes there are
things that already exist
in the
world that work really
well and work for a reason, and we shouldn't be afraid to use some of that.
In the real world, the best you can do is try to pull things off in approximate orde
In the real
world, the
best you can
do is try to pull
things off
in approximate orde
in approximate order.
Even if you had the
best PowerPoint presentation
in the
world with great visuals, staged animation, and all the other cool
things you can
do with PowerPoint (I'd be lying if I said I didn't like all of that PowerPoint geeky stuff, too), it still is one
in a line of many all using the same format and structure.
Of course, this type of marketing will require a
good deal of fine tuning — the last
thing a retailer can afford to
do right now is completely alienate customers with overly invasive promotions
in an increasingly privacy - obsessed
world.
Finally, freakishly, there is an American president who
does not want to lead the
world, and doesn't want to
do anything
in the
world except get out of Afghanistan and Iraq on an acceptable basis, doesn't care a fig for the western alliance, and doesn't think American strength or leadership is a
good thing.
This line of thinking is especially difficult to adapt
in the consumer tech
world, where every company
does their
best to convince you that this year's
Thing is constantly superior than last year's Whatever.
They know there are still
good people
doing amazing
things in world, even if they don't get the same coverage.
Sodexo Inc put together a report on emerging workplace trends and found that there are a few key
things companies are
doing to stay competitive and bring
in the
best talent from around the
world.
«You look at
things you enjoy
in your life, but much more important is what you can
do to make the
world a
better place.»
However, the truth is, there are only a few
things most entrepreneurs
do so extraordinarily
well that — even if given all the money
in the
world — you wouldn't hire anybody else to
do them.
As boring as it may sound, having a reputation for reliability and dependability and getting stuff
done is the
best thing that people
in the real
world can say about you.
«The
best thing Nokia can
do for Finland is to survive,» he said, but added: «There will be reduction
in employment around the
world and that will affect Finland, no doubt about that.»
Simply stated, we believe
in taking a realistic approach to the economy and investment markets that starts by stepping back from all the noise and fear
in the daily news and, with the aid of our deep network, focusing on the search for the
world's
best income opportunities and for great companies
doing great
things — both
in North America and around the
world.
Well, he has said you can change the
world in a positive way through
doing things like teaching people job skills.
«Planned markets are sick markets, markets that are always
in crisis, because their most - important social function — facilitating selection between competing pools of capital on the basis of what way of
doing things in the real
world works
best in practice, distinguishing between real capital formers and fools — has been disrupted by the planner's clumsy interference.
If we keep building on our openness — attracting the
best and the brightest citizens, generating and exchanging new ideas and new ways of
doing things and welcoming investment
in our economy — Canada can position itself at the centre of the networked
world that is emerging
in the 21st century.»
Yes our quality of life is still quite
good relative to SOME other countries... that not really what people are thinking though when they use the term «3rd
world country» — they are talking about the trending that they see — and the media reflects a perception out there that
things are trending
in a negative direction... look, if you read my original posts, you will see that they have much less to
do with our economy as they have to
do with WHY we are involved
in the middle east and the SOCIAL impact of that.
It's only
in the last century that people have tried to make the Bible fit their beliefs rather then align their life with what the bible says, and look at the results, the
world is
in turmoil and on a downward spiral out of control and this article is a
good example of trying to make God's word an excuse to
do every wrong
thing there is real
good reporting.
All you can
do in this
world is always try to
do the right
thing and have a
good heart.
America became a great nation under Judeo - Christian values deeply rooted
in her society,
doing many
good and great
things for the entire
world, although she is becoming polluted more and more by hedonists and God - haters
in recent years.
If believing
in God makes people feel less overwhelmed, great,
good for them, but, like prayer, it doesn't change a
thing in the real
world.
Chuck, I concur, this
thing does not fly
well in the South... funny how a tiny fraction of society seems to occupy some much space
in the talking heads
world.
We condone the
good in those men who have
done great
things for the
world, even those who are not Catholic.
The deeper truth to all this is that altruism is not necessarily
good in that
doing things like sending food to third
world countries fuels overpopulation and allows the problem to continue.
I don't hope he dies that's a horrible
thing to wish on anybody especially when he didn't kill anybody I hope he gets
better but I wish people would quit buying his crap he said the
world was gonna end
in 1980 something and look where we are now 30ish years later!
I wanted to dance
in a swirl of indigo and gold,
in red and kelly green, because
in the midst of all the craziness of this
world and all of the work there is to
do it's a holy
thing to take a minute of your life to say Oh, God, you're beautiful you're as
good as we dare to hope right alongside of a bunch of kids.
Of course, we want jobs and interesting careers - and we want to
do things that will make a difference for
good in the
world.
So many people say to me,
in response to my blog, «Sure, even though it has
done some terrible
things and even though there are terrible
things going on behind its doors right now, the church is
doing some
good in the
world!»
none of these prayers are dangerous, for example if you pray to become like jesus, and god downgrades your life and you lose your house and car etc, this is
good, as God is happier with those who don't value the material
things in this temporary
world, and your only going to achieve heaven with Gods happiness
It's an extraordinary
thing that Fuller has 100 denominations and 70 countries represented
in its student body, so it's certainly the case that, being the president, you're trying to affect the church and serve the church
in whatever ways Fuller can
best do that
in the U.S. and around the
world.
See the light as it presents itself with clear vision and devotion, he
did miraculous
things, it is sad the rel truth is never revealed, much like our government, as
well the Coroporate
World, and the
World in General.
So if we
do not choose to help make
things worse, we can at least have a
good conscience about resigning from responsible participation
in the
world.
It is important to look at yourself first,
do your views lead you to
do things that will leave the
world in a
better of a worse off place for others.
But
in a
world in which
good things are expected to happen,
in which hope rather than fear is the dominant motif, the burden of proof will lie on those who decide
in a given instance that a specific research procedure —
in this case the recombining of DNA molecules — should not be
done.
Granted, the believers are perfectly happy relying on scientists and science to — I don't know — talk to people around the
world instantaneously via this comment board, and then get
in their cars, and fly
in planes, and use electricity, and watch TV — all of those
things based on science, and yet, when someone points out that scientists have mapped the human genome and other primates and can show, irrefutably, where the different primate families branched off —
well, no, no no!
Humans see the
world in a perspective of «if
things are
good I must be
doing something right» and if not, I must have
done something wrong.
I have several notebooks full of ideas on
things churches could be
doing to share Jesus more effectively with the
world, to
do a
better job
in making disciples, to help children grow up and «stick» with Christianity, to make the services more meaningful, to help people connect with God, to develop real and genuine friendships within the church, and on and on.
Now talking of God not performing
in other parts of the
world like America and the rest is that; God
in his own wisdom
does things accordingly and to the purpose of his
good will.God came to mankind again after being apart for so long, thus» 400 years «Jesus came to rescue us from the bondage of sin, God is every where and works around his people.
At a moment like this when there doesn't seem to be a lot going right — ascendant authoritarianisms throughout the
world; lethal violence by ideological fanatics; feckless responses to both from the democracies — it's
good to be reminded that
things can be different, and
in fact were different, not so very long ago.
He catches alot of flack (all presidents
do... Especially when
things aren't going
well), but he isn't responsible for all the problems
in the
world.
thank you... this concept is seemingly so foreign to the religious... you
do good because it gives you the
best feeling
in the
world to help fellow human beings... no strings attached, no heaven and hell stuff... just helping out someone who needs help... the human
thing to
do...
It's not just life / human nature / NATURE??? There are a lot of beautiful
things in this
world, but there is the uglier side as
well... and to blaim it all on God —
good or bad...
well you might as
well be living
in the old testament... I am surprised there aren't still animal sacrifices to the angry, wrathful god that so many believe
in... Oh, another question to the thumpers who believe that «God can be cruel» (And I really don't think Stephen King would say any of his work supports that)... So is God actually «perfect»?
I am a very
well - read and intelligent person, so my reasons for being an atheist had nothing to
do with me being angry at God for bad
things happening
in the
world.
Is there nothing
better to
do in your
world than attack anything that is religious, specifically Christian as that seems to be the only
thing they fight against.
On the contrary, I feel that there must be a void
in the lives of religious people to feel that they need to force themselves to keep believing
in these silly myths
in order to have a reason to
do good things and be
good people... that it's not enough for them to be «
good» for the sake of goodness, for the sake of our society and our
world... that they must believe that there is to be some great reward for themselves or some great punishment after death
in order to motivate them to be
good.
But the only
thing that each of us can and should
do is what we each must
do ultimately alone, if we have vocations to be writers: Go off and write out of the very fullness of human experience about the very fullness of human experience and hope to find and affect contemporary readers and the greater
world, and
in the meantime leave the distracting and finally pointless diagnoses of who were the Catholic writers, and how much, and how
well, how little, how importantly, to the critics and scholars.