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Taking The Child In The Leader Out To Play

Terry Starbucker

So, at 5, I already was trying to imitate my parents, “playing house”, imagining myself behind the wheel of my Hot Wheels sports car, putting on one of my dad’s ties, and even sampling a couple of spirits from the liquor cabinet (that didn’t work out too well!). And not just in my personal life.

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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

Recently a survey was conducted that asked preteens about their long term career aspirations - the top three were sports star, pop star and actor. Admittedly, the sampled demographic is younger than Generation Y, though the same trend is found within the Millennials.

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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

Local crime increases after public sporting events. The leading career-focused social network, LinkedIn, predicts your job skills. At Stanford University, a machine learned to diagnose breast cancer better than human doctors by discovering an innovative method that considers a greater number of factors in a tissue sample.

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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. As a junior researcher, I had the unenviable task of collecting saliva samples from dozens of participants. And we identify two forms of levitation.

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October Leadership Development Carnival: Autumn Fun Edition

Persuasive Powerhouse

Rajesh Setty ‘s ideas flower on Why MANY Smart People Face a Mid-Career Dilemma and How You Can Avoid It. Sample the 30+ management and leadership articles posted this month. Chris Stowell at the Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness finds fertile ground on Scorecards: Putting for Dough. Stumble it!

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects. Good useful original gifts are best if they can contain a mini-version of your product or service for sampling. Metaphors from nature, sports, and travel are very useful to generate repurposed solutions. Align with similar initiatives.

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No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers

Harvard Business Review

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. In other words, among this elite sample of students, those with the best grades seem less enamored by Wall Street. And not just their parents. Instead, large numbers are becoming traders, brokers, and bankers.”