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South Mountain interviewed by WorkplaceDemocracy.com

John Abrams, the co-founder and CEO of South Mountain Company, a WorldBlu List 2007 awardee, recently discussed their democratic workplace with WorkplaceDemocracy.com. South Mountain is an employee-owned company located on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. They provide numerous integrated environmental building services including renewable energy.
John Abrams’ interview about South Mountain with WorkplaceDemocracy.com:
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Announcing our New Show, “Democracy at Work”

I recently spoke with Axiom News about the future strategic direction of WorldBlu in an article that was published today entitled, “WorldBlu designs new strategic plan to spread message of workplace democracy: Series of Democracy at Work shows to be filmed in 2010.”
WorldBlu designs new strategic plan to spread message of workplace democracy
Series of Democracy [...]

The Democracy at Work Weekly Tip: Daily Stand-ups

This week, we will look at the democratic principle of accountability at Toronto based company, Rypple.
Q: How can I encourage my employees to be more accountable for their work and their goals?
A: At Rypple, the staff uses a number of tools to foster accountability. Teams meet each morning for “Daily Stand-ups” in order to:
1. Share [...]

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