Early Christians differed in their view of work from the Roman world around them. The Roman elite espoused esoteric ideas that glorified contemplation, leisure, and sport while consigning work to slaves. Cicero (106BC) said “working daily for a livelihood is unbecoming to a gentleman or a freeborn man and vulgar are all the means of …
In the early 1500’s, two movements brought dramatic changes and ended the Dark Ages. In southern Europe, the Renaissance, a revival of humanistic thought, was attempting to reshape society. Around the same time a revival of a different sort started in Northern Europe. A generation of reformers armed with a fresh emphasis on the authority …
(Names have been changed for participants’ security.) Ahisma, winner of the Cohort 2 business plan contest is starting a chicken farm in a village outside of the city. She is low caste and so is her husband. Never have any low caste people in this village had a business and have always been oppressed or …
The Quaker movement, officially named the Religious Society of Friends, was founded by George Fox in the mid-17th century. Though theologically[i] a distinct movement they were the heirs of many of the thoughts, social ideals and mental habits of other reform movements, Puritanism in particular[ii]. Quakers in England as well as the new world had …
The BDC is created to be self-sustaining, but tuition alone cannot cover all the costs. To supplement tuition revenue, the BDC is encouraged to offer training and consulting programs to businesses, governments, and organizations. Moses already has plans to bid on training and consulting business, utilizing the expertise and contacts of the facilitators that were …
Although Moses is quiet, he must be very persuasive. The facilitator candidates he attracted are amazing. He told me that he likes to develop relationships before asking for things, but he develops them very quickly. Moses quickly sizes up situations, sees strategic opportunities, and seizes the moment – all great traits in a Country Director. …