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The Benefit of Dissenting Opinion | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I have been a student participant of teams my entire life – both healthy and unhealthy. Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Unfortunately, the wildcard is PEOPLE. Our Freedom.

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Thanks for a wonderful 2010. While participating in meaningful work and helping others is important to me, serving my family is what I dedicate my life to. Now both my sons are doing the tough balancing act, but their priorities are keeping their leadership skills sharp – leading family and companies.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Being sharp means being succinct. Evaluate organizations online: their mission, major products/markets, history, and biographies of key participants. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch.

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A Health Mandate That Business Can Live With

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 study by Harvard health economist Katherine Baicker — hers is considered the gold standard in measuring wellness return on investment — found that for every dollar spent on wellness, "medical costs fall by about $3.27. That's right, trillion! And 70 percent of that cost, notes the Milken study, is totally preventable.

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The Social Disparity Behind America’s Growing Obesity Gap

Harvard Business Review

Between 2003 and 2010, obesity rates among teens whose parents have no more than a high-school education rose from about 20% to 25%. What is driving the sharp difference in physical activity over the last few years? Teens from poor families are increasingly less likely to participate in organized sports.

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Talent in China: A Legion of Ambitious, Qualified Women

Harvard Business Review

Half of the 14 billionaires on Forbes magazine's 2010 list of the world's richest self-made women are from mainland China. One Standard Chartered program participant later commented, "It made me understand what is needed to reach a senior management position.". The payoff?

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Interview with Sramana Mitra on 1M/1M Program

Rajesh Setty

Through the spring of 2010, we released four volumes of EJ books and continued to experiment with the roundtables, which became increasingly popular. Meanwhile, in January 2010 my New Year’s resolution was published. By April 2010, the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) global initiative had been formally named.