Mission

PHOTOS: John Glenn's Record-Setting Mission 50 Years Later

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: John Glenn, Nasa, Video, Mission, Earth, Orbit, Godspeed John Glenn, Anniversary, Space Race, Science News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The name still resonates and generates goose bumps like few others in the world of spaceflight. John Glenn....

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A New Frame for Human Resources

Liz Ryan | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Mission, Team, Organization, Hr, Human Resources, Business News

If we can see the HR function through the frame "Those guys make sure the environment is healthy, so the best people come here and stay here" then we take HR out of the disciplinarian role, forever.

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Joaquin Luna's Unfinished Blueprint

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: President Obama, Dhs, Cir, DREAM Act, Joaquin Luna, Suicide, Illegal Alien, Texas, Deportations, Ice, Chirla, Mission, Undocumented, Dreamer, Los Angeles News

Who was this Joaquin, and why is he the subject of conversation, especially amongst immigrant rights advocates who ask ourselves if we could have done something to prevent his suicide? The answers do not come easily.

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Which Neighborhoods Are Most Dangerous For Bikers?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Bay Area Bike Theft, San Francisco Bike Theft, Mission, Stolen Bikes, San Francisco Bike Coalition, Craigslist, Phillip Yip, Lake Merritt, San Francisco Bicycle Theft, San Francisco News

Biking in the Bay Area has a number of inherent hazards—potholes, irritable motorists, spandex bodysuits, etc. However, as any avid rider will tell ...

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U.S., France, Increase Pressure On Haiti to Accept Their Choices for Presidential Candidates

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Mirlande Manigat, Mission, Haiti, Oas, Michel Martelly, Jude Celestin, Cep, Rene Preval, World News

As the infamous dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier returns to Haiti after 25 years in exile in the south of France, pressure is increasing on the impoverished, earthquake-destroyed, and cholera stricken country of Haiti.

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The Business of Hope

Paul Lamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Enterprise, Women's Bean Project, Social-Enterprise, Ashoka, Mission, Echoing Green, Social Capital Markets, Social Enterprise Alliance, Social Innovation, Triple Bottom Line, Double Bottom Line, Business, SEA Socialenterprise, B Corp, Impact News

Instead of begging for grants, why couldn't nonprofits become self sustaining and simultaneously meet their mission by launching their own businesses?

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Levi's Print Workshop In The Mission

Piers Fawkes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mission District, Jeans, Paypal, Retail, Mission, Posure, Workshop, Go Forth, Plaza Adelante, Edible Schoolyard, Denim, Alice Waters, Levi's, Design, Southern E, Katz, Valencia Street, Psfk, San Francisco, Print Workshop, Marketing, Fashion, The Women's Building, Craig Newmark, Levi Strauss, Business News

As part of their workwear promotion, jeans maker Levi's have started a series of workshop programs to engage the local communities. It's part of the c...

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Fulfilling My Life's Mission Through the TOMS Shoes Movement

Blake Mycoskie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Feet, Ethiopia, Mission, Foot Disease, Africa, TOMS Shoes, Shoe Drop, Podoconiosis, Blake Mycoskie, Triumph, Impact News

No personal mission has resonated so deeply with me as the one I am currently pursuing with the TOMS movement. I would like to share it with you in hopes that you will hold me accountable for fulfilling it.

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Are You Making The Most Of Your Career? (VIDEO)

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Vision, The Balanced Life, Mission, Purpose, Passion, Inner Motivation, Career Planning, Success, Career Development, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rumi, Fulfilment, Mastery, Enlightened Self-Interest, Dan Pink, Autonomy, Lifelong Learning, Video, Healthy Living News

As an employee, you can be fulfilling your own objectives within such an organization -- not just financially but also your personal ethos and values -- the natural drive to make the most of your life.

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Healthcare is an Unprincipled Non-System.

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vision, Bill of Rights, Healthcare System, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Medical Negligence, Healthcare Regulations, Personal Responsibility, Declaration of Independence, Obama Healthcare, ARRA 2009, hr3200, Problem Solving, Principles, Single Payer, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Electronic Medical Records, Health Care Is a Right, Strategy, Mission, Medical Malpractice, Medical Errors, Evidence Based Decision Making, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Hipaa, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Systems Thinking, Medical Costs, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Information Technology, Politics News

Everyone knows that you cannot cure a sick anything -- patient or system - without a correct diagnosis. What is the diagnosis for sick, "broken" healthcare?

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