Efficiency

Want Teamwork? Encourage Free Speech

In order to help companies increase productivity and efficiency, Miki Kashtan uses tools from non-violent communication, namely asking questions that encourage dissent.  By MIKI KASHTAN “Is there anyone who’s not ready for me to sign this contract?” Jeremy, the chief executive of a small manufacturing company, held up a pen and looked around the room. His core …

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How Frugality Can Win over Skeptics

By Andreas Fransius, Peace Is Profitable Contributor Proponents of responsible business practices often end up preaching to the converted, by failing to make a strong case for why such strategies help firms to make more money. By focusing on ethical arguments and lofty rhetoric, such campaigns often fail to convince business leaders who are justifiably …

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