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Small Businesses Need Big Data, Too

Harvard Business Review

Nate Silver on Finding a Mentor, Teaching Yourself Statistics, and Not Settling in Your Career. A lot of small-firm owners and managers feel that way, and in many cases they’re justifiably proud of their competitive intangibles—a gut sense of the market and the flexibility to change quickly. Are You Ready for a Chief Data Officer?

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"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobson

Heres a sampling of the perks that cover the vast range offered by the 60 companies: ARCO Construction Company -- Paid sabbaticals after every five years with the company Armstrong Teasdale -- Womens career-coaching program Bryan Cave -- Backup day-care/elder-care services Build-A-Bear Workshop -- Health Insurance for part-time employees Boeing -- (..)

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The November, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Chris Edmonds , from Driving Results Through Culture , examines Lance Armstrong's fall from grace from the perspective of personal integrity: Personal Integrity is in Your Hands. Joel Garfinkle , from Career Advancement Blog shows us how to Take on High-Visibility Projects without Doubling Your Workload. Corporate culture guru S.