Good news (cw10)

Let’s start week 10 with some good news!

It’s not only spring time, but the beer garden season is open! 🍻

Finally & way to go! Good luck for Super Tuesday tomorrow 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Did you know… in Sweden, it’s actually unusual for fathers to forego parental leave?

Sweden became the first country in the world to introduce 180 days of state-funded, gender-neutral parental leave. Its benefits, for parents, children, and gender equality, are many, and initiatives are in place to encourage both parents to take equal amounts of leave.

Die Welle des Widerstands gegen den Rechtsextremismus erfasst auch die Wirtschaft in der Region Stuttgart. Bei einem Treffen in der Landeshauptstadt haben Firmenchefs und Gewerkschaftler aus ganz Deutschland ein Zeichen für Demokratie gesetzt. Mercedes-Vorstandschef Ola Kallenius sagte etwa, ohne ausländische Mitarbeiter „würde kaum eine S-Klasse entwickelt, gebaut und verkauft werden”.

All in favor of the perma-three-day-weekend? More than half of the firms in the UK that implemented the revised 32-hour workweek have made it permanent and are recruiting better talent, seeing improved productivity, less turnover, and reporting better employee wellbeing. Some have even seen increased revenue. The six-month trial of a four-day workweek involved 61 companies and around 2,900 workers.

Johannes Floors erhält den „Sonderpreis” beim Fair Play Preis des Deutschen Sports 2023, gestiftet vom DOSB und Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten (VDS).
Der Weltrekordler zeigte beim 400-Meter-Finale der Para Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaft 2023 bemerkenswerte Empathie für ein Konkurrent Hunter Woodhall, dessen Prothese unmittelbar vor dem Startschuss im Stadion gebrochen war – und holte anschließend Gold.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Johannes – eine verdiente Anerkennung für diese tolle Geste!

Someone collected these tree branches and called them “nature’s dance” 💃 🕺🏻

Last month, Flo was the oldest of 200 athletes who competed at the 2024 USATF New England and East Region Indoor Masters Championship in Rhode Island. She took up track at age 60 and has since won over 1,040 medals in track and field. Wow!

People pay in advance for a coffee that will be served to whoever can’t afford a hot drink. This tradition started in Naples. Amazingly, it has spread throughout the world’s cities and towns. It’s also possible to order not only “hanging coffees” but also a sandwich or a full low cost meal.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could all start doing this in the cities and towns where we live? Small kindnesses like this can impact so many lives, in ways we could never imagine. Maybe we should all try it.