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Make Work Fun Again

Lead Change Blog

During the first week of baseball season in April, young superstar and reigning MVP Bryce Harper sported a ballcap with the following saying: MAKE BASEBALL FUN AGAIN. Harper’s youthful zeal and love for a game that is diminishing in popularity may seem like a trite attitude for playing a sport. Can smiling and fun be a core value?

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How We Overlook Hidden Talent

Lead Change Blog

In the history of every industry – manufacturing, tech, entertainment, sports, all industries – there have been many examples of talent that was overlooked only to be discovered at a later moment. Lucille Ball – This failed actress was told to pursue another career.

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3 Olympic Stories That Inspire Us To Become Better Leaders

Tanveer Naseer

With the end of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games on Sunday, many of us are now returning to our regular work routines and viewing habits, having a deeper appreciation for the world of sports and the power of the human spirit.

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How to Bring Breakthrough Ideas to Life

Skip Prichard

Cyril Bouquet: Very early on in my academic career, I was part of a research team that was looking into the possible genetic drivers of innovation. First, you can have a “time-out” like in sport – in other words, a pause to make sense of what you’ve done, see what it’s adding up to and what needs to change going forward.

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Building Strong Leaders: The Importance of Leadership Development

Experience to Lead

While there’s nothing wrong with feeling uncertain about the right course of action, you can grow more adept at making difficult decisions despite having limited time or information. By giving employees or team members the opportunity to engage in professional development, they’re able to see that there is room for career or role progression.

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2018 Workforce Forecast | Herman Group

Chart Your Course

In fact, according to the global staffing agency Ranstad, “many workers are seeking project or consultant-based work, with as much as 61 percent of the workforce choosing agile* careers by 2019” Greater use of Big Data in HR. Advancing work technologies are changing the ways in which companies and their employees work.

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Social Media Responsibility | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Real life is not a spectator sport – it’s a participation sport, and in fact, I submit to you that it’s a full contact participation sport. Of course, back in the 60s people stood around and watched a woman get raped and murdered, and they did nothing. What if it was college kids fresh off of a NOLS course?

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