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How Rudeness Stops People from Working Together

Harvard Business Review

Upbeat Music Can Make Employees More Cooperative. They wind up acting selfishly even when cooperating would pay off because they don’t stop to think. How to Handle a Colleague Who’s a Jerk When the Boss Isn’t Around. Amy Jen Su. To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. Kevin Kniffin.

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Specialization is a Journey, Not a Destination

QAspire

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

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