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Top 10 US Cities to Capture Small Business Recovery Act Dollars.

Women on Business

If your small business plan can move the nation forward, you’re a step closer to winning Uncle Sam’s financing and support. For funding in education, healthcare, construction, urban development, criminal justice, and the arts, look inside the beltway. offers the broadest scope of recovery-funded business opportunities.

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Create a Culture Where Difficult Conversations Aren’t So Hard

Harvard Business Review

Why can’t feedback also include positive aspects as well? At Red Hat, I’d wager the ratio is something like 9:1 ( research typically suggests a 3:1 ratio of positive to negative). As a leader, you must role model these behaviors, and encourage them at every level of your organization: Show appreciation.

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

Could lean manufacturing have a similar positive impact on jobs in the developing world? These findings suggest that a shift in managerial approach may have a constructive role to play in alleviating sweatshop labor conditions. Workers tend to earn more and report higher engagement with their jobs.

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How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Work

Harvard Business Review

After all, tough conversations “are not black swans,” says Jean-Francois Manzoni, professor of human resources and organizational development at INSEAD. Instead, try “framing it in a positive, less binary” way, suggests Manzoni. “Be constructive,” says Manzoni. Nobody wants problems.”

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What the Data Says About Women in Management Between 1980 and 2010

Harvard Business Review

Does this stalled revolution play out in management positions, too? The Composition of Management Is Changing, with Women Making Up the Majority of New Positions. Of new management positions, 2.6 And if so, how? To explore this, I used data on full-time managers obtained from the U.S. million managers in the U.S. million by men.

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6 Things Every Mentor Should Do

Harvard Business Review

This is perhaps even more the case in the world of management outside of academic medicine — whether it is finance, consulting, or technology — as the path from professional to senior executive requires more than individual success. They should expect and welcome constructive criticism.

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