Reading Time: 6 minutes We thank Thir.st for allowing us to share our story and experience thriving over burnout and breaking through it. The article has been edited to include new headers. Hope the article will bless you too. One man’s journey from burnout to breakthrough This article first appeared on thir.st on 6 Apr 2020. When I First…
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Helping Individuals, Organizations, & Communities Thrive The story first appeared on https://www.asianentrepreneur.org/james-lim-lead-thrive-synergist-founder-at-emmaus-strategies/ What’s your story? Motivated by people who had “invested” effort into my life, to help me grow as a person, and also wanting to do something to help people in need, I made the decision to pursue my university degree in Social Work.…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes We are thrilled to have Operation #TransmitThanks mentioned on Thomson Reuters by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and on TODAY Online. Article Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-business/with-ai-learning-and-recycled-soap-social-businesses-step-in-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKCN20L2IA While many may grapple with the fear of human-to-human transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 worldwide, we have endeavoured to encourage the human-to-human transmission of a different kind; of positive vibes…
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Reading Time: 12 minutes Social Space recently connected with us to understand the work of Emmaus Strategies and how our social enterprise works to sustain impact in growing individuals, organizations and communities. Read their latest Changemaker Cheatsheets feature on our Lead Thrive-Synergist & Founder, James, as he let us in on the nuts and bolts of running Emmaus and…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Emmaus Strategies is grateful to be featured in today’s Business Times article on the Brands for Good awards. It has been quite a learning journey for us all, as we continue to do our best in striking a good balance between running a business and also pursuing a social mission. We are glad to have…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Emmaus Strategies bags two Brands for Good awards (Business Model and Social Giving & Engagement) under the “Community” category yesterday. About Brands for Good Brands for Good is a movement to recognize Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Asia for being socially responsible; businesses that make a difference while also committing to be stewards…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Imagine with us… We tried our hand at animation to explain what Emmaus does. So here’s Emmaus-in-a-minute 😁 More than just an imagination; we strongly believe this vision of thriving lives, organizations and communities can be a reality. Start a “fuel good” conversation with us to explore how we can, together, help people, organizations and…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes I must say I am humbled yesterday, as I learned how little I still know about burnout at The Hidden Good’s Thankful Thursday. Though I was there to share about burnout and what one can do about it, I ended up learning more than I gave. I started this journey of struggling to overcome burnout…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A local study1 in 2015 found that 1 in 3 palliative care practitioners (doctors, nurses and social workers) in the public healthcare sector experience burnout. These are the very people who are on the frontline, working round-the-clock, caring and bringing comfort and support to terminally ill patients and their caregivers. And so, the need is…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s a wrap for Emmaus’ first in participating in the DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Summit and the President’s Challenge Social Enterprise Networking Event. It had been an amazing experience and if I can sum it up with a few keywords, it would be potential, purpose, people, practice and pride. Potential. I have to admit that,…
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