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Women Don’t Make More Because They Still Don’t Ask – And Then, When They Do, They Are Penalized For It

First Friday Book Synopsis

Women don’t ask. They don’t ask for raises and promotions and better job opportunities. They don’t ask for recognition for the good work they do. They don’t ask for more help at home. In other words, women are much less likely than men to use negotiation to get what they want. Linda Babcock and Sara [.].

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David Brooks (and Tyler Cowen) add more to the Discussion — Where Will the Jobs Be?

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I have posted often on a couple of themes: where will the jobs be?, and what kind of economy will we have – a real economy, or a fantasy economy? (Traders vs. Builders, to use Richard Florida’s terminology. Read especially this earlier post: &# Traders&# vs. “Builders – the “Fantasy Economy&# vs. the “Real Economy&# ). These [.

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Atlas Mugged: The 12 Sleazy Reasons CEOs Really Like Ayn Rand

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Here is an excerpt from a lively article written by Jim Edwards for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (February 14, 2011). To read the complete article, check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * The new [.

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We Can’t Do Everything At Once. Literally, We Cannot Do Everything At Once – (insight prompted by Michele Alexander, The New Jim Crow)

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We can’t do everything at once. Literally, we cannot do everything at once. And so, a lot that needs to be paid attention to; a lot that needs to get done; a lot that is important, maybe crucial; is simply never dealt with. And the advocates of such concerns speak, and write, and yell, and [.].

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Vince Lombardi’s Motivation “Secrets”: Love, Loyalty and Commitment

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Here is an article written by William C. Taylor for BNET (February 14, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Now that Valentine’s Day is but a distant memory, [.].

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Stephen J. Bistritz : An interview by Bob Morris

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Steve Bistritz has more than 40 years of high-tech sales, sales management, and training management experience. He is a published author and lecturer in the field of sales, sales management and selling to executives who spent more than 27 years with IBM in sales and training-related positions. He then worked for a sales training company [.

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Three questions to ask before you ask someone to work harder….

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As Edward M. Hallowell explains in his most recent book, Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People, published by Harvard Business Review Press (2011), “Many people need help in getting rid of the obstacles in their way. In the workplace, this is the challenge that managers face: to help people overcome [.].

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