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How Do Non-Compete Clauses Change Employee Behavior?

The Horizons Tracker

They hypothesized that working under a NCC would have one of two effects: employees would work harder knowing that if they were sacked they would struggle to find new work in the industry, or, knowing their chances externally were limited, their motivation levels would drop. Productivity boon.

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Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia

The Horizons Tracker

A major motivation for these fledgling entrepreneurs was the desire to be their own boss. The country has attempted to engage with this significant, often highly educated, and well-connected population through its Compatriots Program, which was launched in 2004. ” Broad horizons.

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Serving on Boards Helps Executives Get Promoted

Harvard Business Review

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. increased by over $300,000.

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To Close a Deal, Find a Champion

Harvard Business Review

Although champions are not the ultimate decision makers, and they rarely have substantial power within their organization, they have four things that make them irreplaceable in developing and closing the deal: credibility, connections, company intelligence, and motivation. That’s where the fourth element comes in: motivation.

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A Female-Dominated Workplace Won't Fix Everything

Harvard Business Review

Learning and paying attention to the emotions that motivate and/or hobble us and in what measure — anger, anxiety, fear, joy — can help us learn to manage and use those emotions more effectively. I'd like to think that today, with U.S.

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How to Really Listen to Your Employees

Harvard Business Review

” Christine Riordan, a leadership coach and president-elect of Adelphi University, agrees: “To be able to motivate and inspire others, you need to learn how to listen in both individual meetings and at the group level.” Their VP of Finance kept warning them not to spend in a few key ways. The problem?

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How to Know If Joining a Startup Is Right for You

Harvard Business Review

But in an age when Google and Facebook — founded in 1998 and 2004, respectively — are two of the biggest companies in the world, those days are over. ” Reflect on your motivations. “Find out their motivations for building the business.” “It comes down to your personal preferences.”