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Soft Skills Are Vital If Low Skilled Workers Are To Thrive

The Horizons Tracker

Innovation is broadly portrayed as a positive thing, but the very act of disruption can often create as many losers as winners, especially in the immediate aftermath of the disruption where the winners gain a larger share of the pie, and the losers see dwindling returns. An innovation premium. When the researchers assessed the U.K.

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What Connects Coca-Cola, Lego, In-N-Out, Intuit, and Nike? Focus.

In the CEO Afterlife

By 2004, sales and profits were in double digit declines. With 60% of annual sales coming from innovative new products, it is clear that LEGO has not been idle. Intuit develops financial and tax preparation software for small business, accountants and the general public. Complexity had brought LEGO to its knees.

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A History of the Job Listing and How It Just Died [Infographic]

Kevin Eikenberry

Dice was actually launched in 1990, initially as a bulletin board service for recruiters – and by the late 1990’s had ascended to prominence as the go-to site for finding software developers in Silicon Valley. Careerbuilder hit the market in 1996. At Uncubed, we’re certainly seeing the shift in our clients.

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Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did

Harvard Business Review

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. aleksandarvelasevic/Getty Images. Run more experiments.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

Establishing a personal brand carries even more weight when you’re responsible for developing and leading others. I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership. A pioneer in the field, Rand’s personal brand got strapped to a rocket when he started his company, Moz, in 2004.

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How the EMR Is Increasing Innovation and Creativity in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

But just as the cell phone, originally designed as a mobile communication device, has been adapted to an unimagined array of additional functions, the EMR is serving as a platform for innovation and creativity. In 2004, large Seattle employers came to our medical center seeking more affordable health care.

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Sometimes Cutting R&D Spending Can Yield More Innovation

Harvard Business Review

billion from 2002 through 2004. It issued numerous upgrades that increased the speed and throughput of its routers and improved the accompanying software platform. Research & development Financial management' It’s all a matter of when you cut your spending, and why. Take Cisco, for example. Drawing on data from the U.S.