NowBlu Archives

Fantastic Video on Semco, One of the World’s Most Democratic Workplaces

Here’s a fantastic video on Semco, one of the most democratic companies in the world (the video won’t embed, so please just click on the link. So worth it!). The short video explores how workers choose their own salaries, the open financials, how their business units work, democratic hiring/firing and how freedom creates a dynamic peer pressure that makes [...]

“Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Embodies Democratic Principles”

Axiom News, a Peterborough, Canada-based media company and two time WorldBlu List awardee covered the WorldBlu LIVE event in New York City, October 16-17, 2008.  Below is a reprint of their article entitled, “Orpheus Chamber Orchestra embodies democratic principles.” You can read the article at its source on the Axiom News website by clicking here.
Orpheus [...]

“Authors Advocate Making ROWE the New Status Quo”

Axiom News, a Peterborough, Canada-based media company and two time WorldBlu List awardee covered the WorldBlu LIVE event in New York City, October 16-17, 2008.  Below is a reprint of their article entitled, “Authors advocate making ROWE the new status quo.” You can read the article at its source on the Axiom News [...]

Follow me on Twitter!

Last week I spoke with the fantastic Mark Dowds who convinced me to join Twitter — so I have!
Through Twitter I plan to post short micro-blogs about the people with whom I get to interact with as it relates to WorldBlu and life. I also plan to use Twitter to talk about some of the [...]

“Organizational Democracy Has Ripple Effect in Society”

Axiom News, a Peterborough, Canada-based media company and two time WorldBlu List awardee covered the WorldBlu LIVE event in New York City, October 16-17, 2008.  Below is a reprint of their article entitled, “Organizational democracy has ripple effect in society.” You can read the article at its source on the Axiom News website by clicking [...]

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