The heightened focus on ESG has sparked the growth of impact venture funds, providing a fresh capital avenue for social enterprises. Usually managed by large organizations and nonprofits, they differ from standard VCs in numerous ways, optimizing for social and environmental goals as well as financial returns chief among them. …

Overcoming Instant Gratification for Long-term Prosperity Originally posted on The Woke Company’s Substack My Story Most people in favor of diversity quotas and equality of outcome trumpet the idea that they don’t have access to the same kind of networks or capital that more privileged people do. And this might almost certainly be true. In an article partly…

Growing up, I would have been considered a minority of sorts. I’m a first-generation Australian who grew up in the working-class western suburbs of Melbourne and went to low-budget public schools. My parents moved to this country in the 70s from Yugoslavia with little education, no grasp of English, and…

Will AI replace, augment or fundamentally change us? — Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a topic of debate among experts, policymakers, and the general public alike. There are two schools of thought on the matter — one believes that AI will replace humans, leading to mass unemployment and social upheaval, while the other argues that AI will make us…

9 ways DEI programs can backfire and create negative downstream local and societal consequences — Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have fast become a norm at most organizations with courageous executives attempting to right the wrongs of the past, all while trying to generate shareholder returns and keep sweat-shop whistleblowers quiet. These programs aim to address past discrimination and systemic injustices by providing opportunities…

Valentine’s Day can be a confronting time for single folks. We see roses adorning shop windows, chocolates and flowers being delivered to our offices, and couples out and about holding hands. Perhaps it reminds us of relationships we’re no longer in. Perhaps it reminds us of mistakes we’ve made. It…

Generative-AI is very cool, but most organizations stand to gain limited benefits, at best. — Everyone is talking about ChatGPT, but until organizational culture changes, large companies won’t get much out of generative AI. That’s already been proven. Tools and techniques that have empowered companies to get several times more done with several factors less people have been around for years (think automation tools like…

Life is like a game of football. For most of the 90 minutes, the teams cancel each other out. It’s the key moments and plays that differentiate winners from losers. And these plays can make heroes or villains out of us. Argentina went into the 2022 World Cup Final not…

Don’t let negative self-talk stop you in your tracks — 80per cent of new year’s resolutions fail by February. There are numerous reasons why people give up before they’ve really got going, one of which is a lack of short-term results. But goals worth pursuing usually take time to achieve. It can take months for us to generate real results. …