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The Business Value Of Joy (And Just Getting Things Done)

Terry Starbucker

He then started Menlo Innovations in 2001, with the express purpose of ” bringing joy to the world through software “ Menlo has gone on to win the Alfred P. How a sharp focus on rigor, discipline and quality plays right into basic human nature. magazine. The business value of getting things done.

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Thank You For Your Service (My Proudest Guest Post Ever!)

Mills Scofield

tool knife from the rig on my body armor and let the pristinely sharp blade slice effortlessly through the tape and label—while being ever so careful to avoid harming whatever wonders lay inside. Enough examination of the outside of the package—time to figure out what it contained! I drew my standard-issue Gerber?tool

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Top 27 Steampunk Watches: Men’s & Women’s Best Skeleton Watches

Miles Anthony Smith

It's the centerpiece of numerous video games, like the 2001 hit " Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura ," from Troika Games. The Fossil Townsman Automatic Dark Brown Leather Watch is a clean, sophisticated skeleton watch that's sure to please the sharp dressers out there. This is only scratching the surface of steampunk, however.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

After graduating from Princeton in 2001, Donovan Campbell wanted to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. I have seen some leaders who are great with the praise but are not sharp in handling the negative. He joined the Marines and led a forty-man infantry platoon during his 3 combat tours. Mark Brouker.

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How Mobile Technologies Are Shaping a New Generation

Harvard Business Review

In November 2001, U.S. Legions of physicians and academics will be studying the implications of all this technology on children's brains and thinking skills for years to come — often with sharp disagreement on the dangers and benefits. Wireless communication. Cloud Computing. and Unlimited Access to Content. hours a day.

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A Health Mandate That Business Can Live With

Harvard Business Review

And as the health of employees keep declining, their employer-paid health premiums keep rising — 113 percent just since 2001 , in fact — and productivity plummets. Yet emergency room claims, pharmacy claims, hospital claims — all showed a sharp drop among wellness participants versus a steady rise among non-participants.

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The Great Recession Drastically Changed the Skills Employers Want

Harvard Business Review

recessions (1991, 2001, 2007–09) have been jobless, meaning that employment was slow to rebound despite recovery in total economic output. Whether adjustments to new technology are gradual or sudden is important for policy and for our understanding of economic recoveries. The recoveries from the last three U.S.

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