After the Financial crises we are now in a political crisis. Here begins the diabolical circle. The recovery is again sought in the financial system, which has caused the crisis properly. There is now a different label stuck on the same costly system, namely austerity. Now, other agencies benefiting from it. There breaking golden age for the savings industry.
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Everything is new
by Paul de Blot 1 February 2010 Permalink
The great misunderstanding of spiritual renewal is that it is a spiritualization which is easily perceived as a glider. In essence, however, is the concrete reality, a different way of looking at this reality and discover their inner strength.
Renewal of man
by Paul de Blot 15 December 2009 Permalink
A Christmas Message from humanity.
It's Christmas and thousands of villagers to a small Italian village to a high in the mountains of pilgrimage with a world famous but mysterious nativity scene. Those times really changed from back but no one tells them what happened.
The bonus system fails?
by Paul de Blot 15 October 2009 Permalink
It has a bonus system to a halt. Is it successful? It is uncertain. Does the cleaning or we throw the bathwater with the baby? What is the real issue with a bonus and what is the point?
The healthcare sector in ensuring
by Paul de Blot 15 July 2009 permalink
Not only banks but also the care sector is in crisis. Not only because of medical errors or lack of money, but by a crisis in its management. The well-intentioned efforts to scale and market appears counterproductive. They had lost sight that this is not the products or technologies that the healthcare sector were sold to customers, but that health is mainly based on human relationships.
Social enterprise is feasible?
from Paul de Blot 2 June 2009 Permalink
In the current crisis is the need for more humanity in business again raise awareness. Under different names is sought for innovation, spirituality and business, corporate social responsibility, meaning, eco business, servant leadership, etc.
Entrepreneurship aims also to a greater social responsibility for people. They increasingly realize that it is human well-being. The often wide gap between rich and poor here but the biggest problem, though not always explicitly mentioned. For that, we in the Netherlands too good.
A drama queen: what it teaches us?
by Paul de Blot 18 May 2009 Permalink
Everyone is shocked by the tragedy in Queens and one is directly at the highest level wondered how to prevent this. The conclusion was soon clear that absolute security is impossible. Man is and remains free and it is absolute certainty impossible.
We seek guarantees for the future? Invest in youth
by Paul de Blot May 1 2009 Permalink
I read in the newspaper about a cessation of students protest against austerity measures. Fortunately this happens rarely, but it happened a lot of meaning. They have no money and they were looking at ways to reduce costs. There are new techniques developed, the classes are larger and the number is reduced teachers. That is the same sound as the dismissals of personnel in manufacturing. There is less money and the company is therefore more intense and less people.
Our need for hospitality
by Paul de Blot 1 October 2008 permalink
Subconsciously, everyone need to feel at home. We want to feel at home in our work, our family in our neighborhood. That's a hospitality experience of the heart. Who does not feel at home is not his right.
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