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Guest Blogger Nathan Zeldes: Why and How to Communicate Across Company Lines

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Lastly, lack of priority, support and encouragement from one’s management (you’ll have noticed that whenever times are tough, travel to conferences and other meeting opportunities is the first to be axed.). Attend professional conferences. So what can you do to safely navigate these perils? Once there, connect to the right people.

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10 TED Talks to Help You Reimagine Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Thousands of very lucky individuals are seated in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center are at TED 2013. In the spirit of TED 2013, here are 10 amazing TED Talks that have helped me think differently about what business can be, how to be a better leader, and how to become a better global citizen. I hope they do the same for you.

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Unify Your Global Company Through a Common Language

Harvard Business Review

The most talented individuals in industries such as technology and finance spoke English, either as a first or second language. Imagine a conference room of individuals drawn from the far corners of the globe to work in your company or to do business with you. out of a possible 990 in February 2013.

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Why We Need To Disseminate Innovation To Overcome The Productivity Paradox

The Horizons Tracker

Listening to the breathless commentary surrounding technologies such as AI and robotics and one could be minded to believe that technology is transforming life as we know it on a scale never seen before. in 2013, compared to 2.5% in 2013, compared to 2.5% The need to disseminate technology. in 1992.

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Prevent Email Horror with a 2-Minute Send Delay

Harvard Business Review

I’d love to say it’s simple to get started, but if you use the version of Outlook that I use — Outlook 2013 — you’ll need to navigate a rabbit’s warren of clicks and commands. For one, in a meeting or on a conference call, you can’t circulate a document right away away. It’s worth it.

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What Really Led to Last Summer’s Most Notorious Firing

Harvard Business Review

Instead of monitoring the media for new ideas, attend trade shows and conferences and go to talks in areas that are out of your area of knowledge. There are things you can do to put yourself in luck''s way, says Martin Bliemel of the Australian School of Business. Such as search harder for sources of inspiration. Crisis management'

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The Factors Behind China’s Growing Strength in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In 2006, 26-year-old Frank Wang started up DJI in a dorm room at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. As part of his graduate thesis, he perfected an electronics flight controller, a critical element of drone technology. Western media has been quite critical of the Chinese miracle. Unlike in the U.S.,