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The Aim Should be the Best Life – Not Work v. Life Balance

Curious Cat

Hunter: An Innovator and Catalyst for Quality Improvement. It may be you dedicate quite a bit of effort to your career for a few years at the expense of other things you would like to do based on the belief it will pay off in the long run. He was certainly optimistic and positive. This is often wise. outside of work.

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No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers

Harvard Business Review

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. “A solid understanding of the field helps produce innovation.” And not just their parents. Instead, large numbers are becoming traders, brokers, and bankers.”

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Find Your Moment of Obligation

Harvard Business Review

For 2006 fellow Andrew Youn , the moment came was when he went to Bungoma, Kenya and visited the home of a widow who only had enough to serve her hungry children one meal of flour and water that day because her crops were failing. And we lose out on creating meaningful careers and lives. As a result, we let them pass by. As will you.

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Why Are Immigrants More Entrepreneurial?

Harvard Business Review

Huffington grew up in Athens and studied in London before starting her career as a politician and media entrepreneur. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant cofounder. Apart from their success as entrepreneurs, they all share one distinct characteristic: extensive cross-cultural experience. as young adult.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

.” When I see just how difficult and challenging it is for so many smart and talented organizations to innovate and adapt under pressure, I see people who are overeducated and undertrained. “Our instructors were teaching better, and our students were learning better,” Webb noted in The Red Circle , his 2012 SEAL memoir.

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INTERVIEW: Philip Morris International’s Charles Bendotti on Emerging Contemporary Workplace Culture

HR Digest

To foster collaboration among employees, we’re focusing on celebrating our differences so we can unlock fresh perspectives, new ideas, and innovations to help us succeed. What do you say have been the most important transformations in your career? I’ve seen firsthand that incredibly valuable insights come from different perspectives.

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

Kevin Eikenberry

The When I Grow Up spot tapped into growing societal angst over the cubicle careers on offer in mainstream professional life and was the only commercial named to Time Magazine’s Best of TV list for that year. While LinkedIn was ramping up, Monster would hit fever pitch: by 2006, it was one of the 20 most visited sites on the web.

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