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How Mobile Technologies Are Shaping a New Generation

Harvard Business Review

Technology, of course, has also been a powerful influence on the Re-Generation, so much so that Bill Gates proposed that we call this next wave Generation I, for Internet. Gates has used the term to refer to children born after 1994, describing them as the first generation to grow up with the Internet.

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Can Charisma Be Taught? The 90% Theory And Why That Can Be Enough

Terry Starbucker

When they appear on stage or in a meeting, the electricity is palpable. A wonderful, special gift, much like artistic, athletic, or musical ones that put those lucky enough to have it a notch ahead of the rest of us at the starting gate. That aura, that confidence, that vibe. All eyes will find them. And they will attract a crowd.

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Why President Kagame Runs Rwanda Like a Business

Harvard Business Review

And he has assembled a high-powered Western fan club consisting of, among others, Howard Schultz, Bill Gates, and Tony Blair. People started asking in 2005, "Oh, President, are you going to leave when your term is up?" Broadband access is really quite unique for a country at this stage of development. This, for me, is the focus.

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