By Roger L. Martin & Sally Osberg — 2007
Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.
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Don't underestimate young people's power to change the world.
If you want to make a greater contribution by sharing all of your unique gifts, then commit to being more appropriately authentic on the job. You’ll likely feel much more engaged in your work, and you’ll increase the odds that you’ll fulfill your professional potential.
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By showing up and consistently performing, your results speak for themselves.
Some argue that no one, regardless of race, can or should truly bring their whole selves to work. And, though this may be true, the issue is far more complex for people of color.
Culture is important for an entrepreneurial venture because it is the mechanism that institutionalizes the values of its founders. Culture helps employees understand how they should treat the customers, how they should treat each other, how they should act in their jobs, and how to be successful.
Although society has made many strides in queer acceptance and visibility, coming out at work is still a monumental—and sometimes risky—task for many LGBTQ workers.
Identity encompasses the memories, experiences, relationships, and values that create one’s sense of self.
When we feel like we belong, we experience meaning, life satisfaction, physical health and psychological stability. When we feel excluded, physical pain and a wide range of psychological ailments result.
Knowing your personal core values is one way of connecting with your authentic self.
Tonya Rapley was born into a military family: the child of two career Air Force service members. But from a young age, she knew that rigid hierarchies weren’t for her.