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The Science Behind Getting Ahead At Work

Eric Jacobson

The 2018 study [ii] Exploring the future of work: results of the futures forum study , which examines expert opinions on the future of work, found that there will be less need for mid-level managers over the next ten years. Learning to manage how work gets done won’t just advance your career; it will benefit of the people you work with.

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How to Communicate with Brevity

QAspire

In this context, I read Joseph McCormack’s book “ Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less ” in 2018 for two reasons – I am passionate about improving communication in organizations and I aim for simplicity in my own expression. In 2012, I experimented with writing 100-word posts and stories.

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Generation Z: The Next Generation to Enter the Workforce

Chart Your Course

1996-2012) are now in college and beginning to enter the workforce. They watched older siblings and cousins drowning in college debt as they struggled to start their careers. They watched older siblings and cousins drowning in college debt as they struggled to start their careers. The oldest members of Generation Z (b.

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From The Bench To The Boardroom

Eric Jacobson

In the new book, From the Bench to the Boardroom , Michael MacDonald shares his journey from humble beginnings in the outskirts of Philadelphia, to his college basketball career at Rutgers, to executive positions at Xerox and Medifast. Michael : I was inspired to write the book as I neared retirement and looked back at my life and career.

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Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia

The Horizons Tracker

Being able to effectively support entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs is increasingly important as more and more of us have taken the entrepreneurial career path during the pandemic. These efforts hope to succeed where Bringing Talent Home, which was an initiative run between 2010 and 2012, failed. Supporting entrepreneurship.

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Fond Farewells: Remembering Bill Latzko, Tom Nolan, and Bill Ratcliff

Deming Institute

1928 – 2018). A chemical engineer by training, Dr. Latzko spent most of his career in quality control as a manager, consultant, and educator. At Dr. Deming’s request, Tom coauthored a book on methods for analytic studies ( Quality Improvement through Planned Experimentation , 3 rd edition, 2012). May they rest in peace.

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Fond Farewells: Remembering Bill Latzko, Tom Nolan, and Bill Ratcliff

Deming Institute

1928 – 2018). A chemical engineer by training, Dr. Latzko spent most of his career in quality control as a manager, consultant, and educator. At Dr. Deming’s request, Tom coauthored a book on methods for analytic studies ( Quality Improvement through Planned Experimentation , 3 rd edition, 2012). May they rest in peace.

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