by Dorret Groot Wassink
 
This week Time magazine marvels at our heroes of the environment: People who made a difference, who are changing our world. Leaders, visionairies, moguls, entrepreneurs, activist, scientists and innovators. One of them, Yo Guy, protector of Vietnam’s flora and fauna from the ravages of war, now fears the toll of torrid economic [...]

 by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones
In this book Goffee and Jones succesfully give an insight into organisation’s different cultures by using a simple model. According to Goffee and Jones the key factors that dominate organisational cultures are sociability and solidarity.
They come down to 4 basic coporate cultures:

The accuracy with which these reflect the reality of true [...]

(This article originally appeared on the website www.planetlightworker.com) 
by Dorret Groot Wassink
What legacy will we leave for the next generation?
In 40-years our oil supply runs dry and we have about 70-years of natural gas remaining if we consume it at the current rate. Our earth’s oxygen supply is in danger as rainforests disappear. At the current [...]

by Dorret Groot Wassink
The favourite question of a four year old is why?
Why is the earth round? Why is the sky blue? Why does the sun shine? Why does it rain? Why? Why? Why?
And no matter how clear the answer seems, real ‘why’ questions cannot be answered. Our mind can’t deal with questions that are [...]

by Daniel Gilbert
You may think you know what makes you happy and… you are probably wrong!  This book is a great read especially if you ever worked hard to satisfy your future self, only to find out that it didn’t bring the future you the happiness intended. Apparantly the mistakes we make when we try [...]

by Dorret Groot Wassink
Director, Target Point Ltd
Sitting on the terrace watching people go by can be very entertaining. Ever wonder why people do the things they do?
-The pretty lady in the high heels with exposing a nice décolleté and having her buttocks just covered by the short skirt she wears.
-The teenage girl covered in piercings, the [...]