Posts Tagged ‘World Economic Forum’

A Glut of Managers, A Dearth of Leaders

Sunday, March 22, 2009 19:57 By GSerrano

There are a lot of managers but very few leaders. The difference between managers and leaders is the method they use on their followers or subordinates. How they motivate people to believe in them and follow their orders determines the quality of how they conduct the activities at their level. In other words, how a [...]

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Emotions Ruled at Davos

Thursday, February 5, 2009 16:09 By GSerrano

Despite the blue skies over the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the recent annual reunion of the World Economic Forum, which is usually a kind of festival where political leaders and CEOs meet and commit to working together to solve global problems, was decidedly combative and bleak.
The audience applauded enthusiastically when Nassim Taleb, author of [...]

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The Warnings of Davos

Thursday, February 5, 2009 15:56 By GSerrano

Davos warned that there will be more social reactions of nationalism due to the impact of the financial crisis. In what many regard as the worst in its history, the latest World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ended its deliberations with a dramatic warning: the fear that the international economic crisis will result in violent [...]

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Belem just like Davos: no solutions

Thursday, February 5, 2009 10:34 By GSerrano

There were 2,300 workshops in six days, from 27 January to 1 February. 142 countries and more than 491 organizations were represented. 133, 000 people attended. Belem in the heart of the Amazon was ablaze with enthusiasm, fervor, and passion to kill capitalism and globalization. There were sundry topics discussed, among them building a sustainable [...]

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World Social Forum 2009: Climate Change and Social Change are One and the Same Fight

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 23:41 By GSerrano

The World Social Forum wants to make its voice heard at the upcoming UN summit on climate change to be held in Copenhagen. This is based on the logical claim that the struggle for climate justice and social justice is the same. According to the WSF, it is the same struggle for territories, indigenous rights, [...]

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Davos: An Exercise in Futility

Monday, February 2, 2009 3:18 By GSerrano

“You are the crisis,” read the posters. The anti-riot police dispersed them with tear gas. Hundreds of people gathered in Geneva to protest against the Davos World Economic Forum. In Geneva, where the World Economic Forum has its headquarters, the anti-riot police fired tear gas and threw water to disperse a crowd that had gathered [...]

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Bill Gates: Bridging the Gap Between Aid and Crisis

Saturday, January 31, 2009 18:37 By GSerrano

Bill Gates wants to appear at the World Economic Forum. On such occasions, he gets the opportunity to present his unique thoughts such as ‘creative capitalism.’ What Bill Gates wants is to make a positive dent in world affairs. He thinks he can make a difference. In reality, he has been making a difference. Far [...]

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The UN needs $613 million for Gaza

Friday, January 30, 2009 11:20 By GSerrano

During the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon asked donor countries for hundreds of millions of dollars for the recovery of the Gaza Strip. According to data from the UN, 1,300 people died in Gaza during fighting with Israeli troops and there are over 5,000 injured. [...]

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Countries where Gender Equality is Best and Worst (2008 report)

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 14:11 By GSerrano

The World Economic Forum has announced that four Nordic nations topped the survey of 130 countries closing the gender gap. Norway tops the list, followed by Finland, Sweden, and Iceland, in descending order. New Zealand completes the top five list. Norway placed 3rd last year and advanced to the top this year with a score [...]

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