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JANUARY 14, 2011

By Guest Author Stefania Lucchetti. On the 4th of August at the Techonomy Conference in Lake Tahoe, CA, Google CEO Eric Schmidt stated that “ Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003. " This humongous number is mainly due to user-generated content (pictures, messages, tweets etc.). The new technologies allow not only fast production but especially instant distribution of information: this leaves us with a permanent processing deficit

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 25, 2011

By Guest Author Sean Conrad. Many business drivers – from corporate governance legislation, to skilled labor shortages, to generational demographic shifts - have placed succession planning on the agenda of executives worldwide. Research has also linked effective succession planning to improved employee engagement, retention and ROI on development resources [i] , as well as superior corporate performance [ii] , making the practice an even more compelling business imperative.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 4, 2011

by Alexander Hiam, author of Business Innovations for Dummies. It's the beginning of another year. And, as the old saying goes, insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting to get different results. If you want better business results, especially in a slow-growth economy, you'll need to adopt some fresh new resolutions. . The key to improved results is innovative actions that, while they stick within the limits of your budget, also take you in exciting new directions.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 7, 2011

Recently, I received a message from an email newsletter subscriber asking how the brains of those not connected to the Internet were falling behind those of us who are experiencing global broadband connection. John Brockman, author of "Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?" and the founder of the online science-and-technology site www.Edge.org , poses this similar question to a varied group of 150 writers, artists, scholars, scientists and pundits.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 2, 2011

A big part of the U.S. unemployment problem is a mis-match between the jobs that are available and the capabilities of the people who are unemployed. Many of the jobs that existed before the recession are gone for good and the people who held those jobs don't have the skills needed to work in other fields. . Until now, all those who have been unemployed for 99 weeks or more were counted as one group.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 16, 2011

Wouldn't it be nice if our business, economic and political leaders had the honor and integrity to rise above their workday pressures and made decisions for the common good ? Exercising creative thinking and discretionary behavior could be the basis for wise decision making for their stakeholders. . CEOs across the country want to make sure the economy is growing robustly before they commit to new hiring.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 4, 2011

December 30, 2010. Prechter on CNBC - "Not a bear among them". Robert Prechter of Elliott Wave International and Don Luskin of Trend Macro share their opposing market views with CNBC host Larry Kudlow. ( Note : Prechter's interview starts about four minutes into the interview). Get Up to Speed on Robert Prechter's Latest Perspective — Download this Special FREE Report Now.

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