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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. in 2010 and started full time work in the business in 2012. I started building CoachStation (website, social media etc.)

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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

Women on Business

Guest Post By: Andrea Simon, PhD., president of Simon Associates Management Consultants. Women’s skills were more flexible and they held more ‘knowledge’ positions than their male counterparts, particularly in the manufacturing and construction industries. In 2012, over 50% of dentists are women, as are 47% of medical students.

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Research: Family Firms Are More Innovative Than Other Companies

Harvard Business Review

However, many family-owned businesses are among the most innovative in their industries. We conducted a meta-analysis of 108 empirical studies that focused on 42 countries during 1981 to 2012. Because of their long relationship with the firm, family owners typically have a deep knowledge of the industry, the firm, and its stakeholders.

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Millennials Are Entering a Changed Workplace. Not.

Harvard Business Review

ethnically Asian college graduates’ unemployment rate in 2012 was 11.9%, higher than blacks’, whites’, or Hispanics’. Andrea Ovans Unsolid Ground Lessons from a Drowning Nation Washington Post On Leadership Executives in struggling industries sometimes find themselves in the unenviable position of having to plan for the end of a company.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Ready Player One

Joseph Lalonde

Released in 2012, Ready Player One tells the story of teenager Wade Watts. Leaders give people a place to go: Do you know why the OASIS virtual reality environment created by James Halliday and Ogden Morrow (Simon Pegg) was so popular? Moviegoers looking for a fantastic movie will not be disappointed. What Is Ready Player One?

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Wear Two Hats as a Writer and Be Happy

The Idolbuster

I checked out Greg’s [link] and his May 25, 2012 post Why Work More Than 50 Hours Per week? What industry is she in? You’re a big fan of: ( these people could be in any industry, however, include at least one author ). What industry is she/he in? . . . Who do I like to hang around with? . Maxine Hong Kingston.

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The Booming Business of Drones

Harvard Business Review

It is estimated that they currently have about seven thousand of them (and Congress asked for about $5 billion worth of more drones in 2012). Now, drones are moving from the battlefield to your neighborhood, and it's about to create a brand new industry right along with it. This isn't just about building a better FedEx.