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Build a Simple System to Achieve Success

Coaching Tip

This 'law of love' is identified in many different ways--for example, in Wayne Baker's business bestseller, " Achieving Success Through Social Capital " (Jossey-Bass), this law of love in the workplace is described as the "law of reciprocity.". The law of reciprocity is not what can best be described as "transactional reciprocity.".

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Givers give without expectation of immediate return.

Coaching Tip

Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career advancement. The law of reciprocity is not what can best be described as "transactional reciprocity." Grant Ph.D.:

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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

It is a tough time as they bank on social capital and how to maintain cohesion without the benefit of informal coffee, lunch or smoke breaks. The need to reskill and enable individuals to learn marketable new skills during their lifetime will be a critical challenge – and for poorer nations, a sweeping challenge.

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Are Older Entrepreneurs The Best Entrepreneurs?

The Horizons Tracker

Members get a range of tech-related classes, and support in putting their skills to good use in the labor market. Classes range from using social media to processing payments for their new website. Many open businesses aimed at the older market, with the shorter horizon acting as a key motivator behind their efforts.

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How to Respond When You’re Left Out of Important Meetings

Harvard Business Review

Send the host of the meeting an email, saying you wanted to check in about the meeting in question (let’s call it the Operations Update meeting). “Dear Annika, do you have 15 minutes to chat about the Operations Update? ” Stay neutral. Focus on the process rather than the personalities.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Performing market assessments. Managing tight deadlines, revenue targets, market demands, prioritization conflicts, and resource constraints all at once is not for the faint of heart. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role? Running design sprints. Feature prioritization and roadmap planning.

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What Africa's Entrepreneurs Can Teach the World

Harvard Business Review

I am now convinced, though, that the entrepreneurial driver behind talent churn in African labor markets actually yields significant net benefits for African economies. We had explained the talent churn away as a consequence of small, sub-optimal, unscalable businesses that failed to give talented managers a vision of personal career growth.