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The Rise In Portfolio Careers

The Horizons Tracker

A recent paper shows that there are over 10 million such people operating in the European Union, but whereas many such people are highly educated, the paper argues that they often suffer from poor working conditions and institutional support that is simply not geared for this modern form of work. Banding together.

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The Growing Power of Women in Business

Women on Business

Hewlett-Packard, another technology company, named Meg Whitman as their CEO in September 2011. In the past, business was about cooperation, and we cooperated because we had to. Men are great at cooperating. For example, for the first time ever, IBM chose a woman CEO, Virginia “Ginni” Rometty.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. They are simply meant to foster a spirit of cooperation.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

Cross-cultural stimulus: Whatever field you are in, once-a-month take your team on an educational/cultural outing to do or see something that has nothing to do with thier work. The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. These are just a few examples.

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How the World’s Oldest Company Reinvented Itself

Harvard Business Review

By 2011 the pulp and paper giant — the world’s oldest corporation, dating back to 1288 — had laid off over one-third of its 30,000 employees. Since 2011 the share price has more than doubled. Since 2011 the share price has more than doubled. Matt Lyon/Getty Images.

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Four Innovation Trends to Watch in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Digital media continue to be springboards for global innovation and enterprise. So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. innovative alternatives. Investors looking for higher returns will increasingly look to more.

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It's Time for Big Investments in the Middle East

Harvard Business Review

2011 will be remembered as the year of the Arab Spring, when a generation found its voice on the streets of Tunis and Cairo. It saw 5% annual growth for nearly a decade before the global recession, and the International Monetary Fund reports that it's growing strongly again — about 5% in 2011.

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