It’s no secret that fast fashion is having a devastating impact on the planet and we mustn’t forget its negative social impact, either. The fashion industry comes with an appalling human cost, with many textile workers – often women and children in developing countries – exposed to terrible working conditions for little or no pay.
N. 15 I’m a #momtoo
Recently, within my network on LinkedIn, the hashtag #momtoo has been trending. The campaign’s purpose is to show that women can visibly be mothers, but also reach the peak of their profession.
As a working mum, I decided to create my own post and it quickly gained a lot of traction. Am I surprised? Yes, but I shouldn’t be, clearly, this message resonates with a lot of women.
N. 14 The Solution to Climate Change? Key Insights from COP26.
The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow has been attended by 120 of the world’s leaders, as well as businesses, not for profit organisations and leading environmental experts, all with the goal of kick-starting a decade of accelerated climate action.
Because acceleration is what we need. Governments, businesses, and individuals need to act now to secure a global net-zero target by 2050 and to keep the net temperature increase to 1.5 degrees or below.
To do our bit, we wanted to summarise some of the key findings from COP26 to make this two-week event accessible to individuals and businesses that want to do more.
N. 13 Can Productivity be Disrupted by Work From Home?
Working from home definitely doesn’t suit us all. Prior to the pandemic, a European study showed that 41% of remote workers reported a higher level of stress, compared to only 25% of full-time office workers. However, Mental Health America in 2018 found that 71% of people would like to work from home to reduce commute related stress. It’s safe to say, there’s no one size fits all, and here at BRITE, we’ve always been a team that’s geographically dispersed.
N. 12 Be your own personal trainer
We cannot always expect other people to motivate us, or to lead us through difficult times. It’s certainly a plus if that happens, but we need to spend time finding ways to shine, particularly when the circumstances around us change for the worse. At some point we need to be our own personal trainers, our own life coaches.
N.10 In search of mindfulness at the time of Covid-1
My mind is full. Full of things to do (cleaning, buying, cooking, organising), work projects to develop, quotes and invoices to send, and lots of uncertainty about the future. Having a full mind, multitasking and overthinking is not good for me. In fact, it is not good for anyone - and is the exact opposite of mindfulness.
N.9 Is purpose still a priority after the Coronavirus outbreak?
N.8 Sustainability and education
N.6 Learning: how much time do you spend on it?
With technology changing the way we do business and people around the world challenging and disrupting traditional approaches to delivering in the workplace, personal development (i.e. learning) is becoming more important. Let’s face it: if you’re not learning you’re standing still, which puts you in a vulnerable position.
N.5 Strategy-Execution-Performance. How can organisations succeed?
Having a great strategy and operating model is not going to help the organisation if all the departments involved do not follow and stick to it. The more complex an organisation and the more diverse its products and markets, the more important aligning across functions to achieve one common goal (the budget) becomes. The goal of this business review is to share some recent articles as well as my thoughts on this topic.