"Good Work" is all about helping YOU generate positive, constructive change in your workplace.
Community
The Finest Art
Art moves and affects us. Can it also change the places where we work? Sometimes the way art benefits us in our daily lives only becomes clear with its loss. [more]
To Live Is To Fly
It doesn't matter whether you're looking to make a small difference or if you happen to stumble into doing something big. There's nothing quite like a bird in flight. [more]
World Wide Wingspan
Just how friendly are the skies? An employee of the world's largest airplane manufacturer discovered the clouds could carry hope to people in need and could make just about any place feel like home. [more]
You Could Meet Somebody
Companies are downsizing. The atmosphere in corporate America is increasingly austere. Is there any such thing as a culture of service in the corporate world? Is anybody interested in volunteering anymore? [more]
Co-Workers Save the Farm (Literally!)
Corinna O'Brien, a Web site Visitor
This woman's REI co-workers show what teamwork in the workplace really means. [more]
They're Going To Disneyland!
Diana Brady, a Web site Visitor
One law firm's simple act changed the lives of 26 Harlem kids. [more]
Employees
Voices of Freedom
Does doing the kind of work that brings opportunity, empowerment, and flexibility to others mean you have to give up your own? One non-profit providing support for troubled teenage girls has built a better mousetrap. [more]
Laughter Sets the Pace
Alexandra Lenz, Spring Creek, Nevada, USA
One special caterer and cafe owner even treats Mother's Day like a work celebration. [more]
Don't You Just Love Your Job?
from goodletter #13
A reader reminds us that despite trends suggesting otherwise, goodthings are actually happening within companies -- things that make "I love my job" sound authentic, not sarcastic
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Environment
The Mighty Pen
from goodletter #46
Are you doing good from your desktop? Sure, making a difference in the world usually means (pick your metaphor) getting your hands dirty, putting yourself on the line, getting down in the trenches. But sometimes what you say and how you say it can be as important as what you do. [more]
Company Takes The Commuter Challenge
from goodletter #20
Think the idea of getting out of your car to get to work sounds too awful to contemplate? The employees of one software company have put all the pieces of sustainable commuting together and are finding it means exercise, community, great workplace morale, clean air, cash in pocket, and -- without fail -- a guaranteed ride home. [more]
Innovation
NEW Toward True Corporate Responsibility
from goodletter #98
With egregious scandals from Enron to WorldCom to Tyco to Global Crossing, most agree that corporate America could use a strong dose of financial responsibility. But is the conversation complete without a heightened corporate commitment to social responsibility, as well? [more]
A Little Means A Lot
from goodletter #89
One entrepreneur learns from experience in Latin America that when you build a business and double the bottom line, everybody wins. [more]
The World Through Art
from goodletter #73
Why do we jump to the conclusion that an increasingly global economy has to lack humanity? This week, we talk to an African artist whose beautiful jewelry designs and vivid personal story are now reaching people all over the world, thanks to a company committed to using the World Wide Web to put the heart back in business. [more]
The Product Is Inspiration
Michael Weinbach, CEO and founder, U-inspire.com
We're always inspired by businesses based on a passion to make a difference. Here's the story of how U-inspire -- the largest searchable database of motivational content, greeting cards and products on the Web -- was born. [more]
Past Stories
Green Is No Dream in Dry Cleaning Scene
from goodletter #5
Vacation Slide Shows in the Conference Room
from goodletter #1
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