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4 Ways to Help Different Generations Share Wisdom at Work

Harvard Business Review

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape…That’s what this degree of yours is — a blunt instrument. ” — Bono, singer for U2, 2004 University of Pennsylvania commencement. rawpixel/unsplash. So, go forth and build something with it.”

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A Great Negotiator’s Essential Advice

Harvard Business Review

Singapore Free Trade agreement was successfully signed in 2004. Congress, 3) key companies and trade organizations from the U.S. business community, 4) the Singaporean government, as well as, 5) potential opponents of a free trade deal representing organized labor, human rights, and the environment. As a result, the U.S.-Singapore

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Where Have All the Process Owners Gone?

Harvard Business Review

Process gurus such as Michael Hammer , Jim Champy , Geary Rummler , and Alan Brache have long maintained that companies must appoint process owners to ensure that processes are improved across functions. from 2004 to 2007.

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How Presidential Elections Made Social Media Marketing Banal

Harvard Business Review

In 2004 and 2008, the media gobbled up stories of the online prowess of the Howard Dean and Barack Obama campaigns, highlighting alluring new tools like Meetup, blogs, and text message marketing. During the 1996 election cycle, campaigns could literally get media coverage because they had a website; it was that unusual.

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