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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

But the focus was squarely on "energy saving, environmental protection, and the low-carbon economy" with other emerging areas — infotech, biotech, and modern materials — taking a distinctly secondary role. Then the November 16th issue arrived at my door and the cover story was about alternative energy. And on and on.

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How to Fall Back in Love with Your Job

Harvard Business Review

.” Think about what you like doing… Spend a few days mapping your energy and engagement levels at work every few hours. People often begin to notice obvious peaks and valleys to their days—times when they feel productive and engaged in their work, and other times when their attitude sours and their energy wanes.

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Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly

Harvard Business Review

“You are managing the energy and brainpower of an entire group,” she says. “There needs to be a clearly articulated and repeated value that everyone ought to be equally contributing his or her talents, skills, and energy,” she says. Have a plan. You must devote time to it.” ” Be flexible.

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How to Speak Up About Ethical Issues at Work

Harvard Business Review

You suspect that your finance colleague might be fudging numbers, your boss isn’t telling his manager the truth about an important project, or your co-worker is skipping out of the office early but leaving her computer on so it looks like she’s just down the hall. Case Study #1: Test the waters before speaking up.

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How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview

Harvard Business Review

Lees suggests that you practice “asking great questions and conveying memorable energy” with “people who are easy to talk to, such as your family, your friends, and friends of friends.” Case Study #1: Prepare and be gracious. Work on your listening and conversation skills too.

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How to Know If Joining a Startup Is Right for You

Harvard Business Review

” Reflect on your motivations. “Find out their motivations for building the business.” “Startups are cauldrons of energy, stress, and joy. Do: Consider your motivations for wanting to join a startup, and reflect on what makes you a desirable candidate. To broaden your managerial repertoire?

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How to Master a New Skill

Harvard Business Review

It's not enough to be smart — you need to always be getting smarter," says Heidi Grant Halvorson, a motivational psychologist and author of the HBR Single Nine Things Successful People Do Differently. Second, how much time and energy can you give to the project? Case study #1: Learn by trial and error.

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