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The Health Benefits Of Cutting Coal

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers used data from Texas and found that efforts to reduce the greenhouse gases produced by power generation produce sufficient health benefits to more than meet the costs imposed by any decarbonization initiatives.

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7 Ways to Leverage Your Power at Work

Marshall Goldsmith

Don’t assume that executives can automatically ‘make the connection’ between the benefit to your unit and the benefit to the larger corporation. 3) Strive to win the big battles and don’t waste your energy and ‘psychological capital’ on trivial points. Be prepared to have a realistic discussion of the costs of your idea.

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Influencing Up

Marshall Goldsmith

Don't assume that executives can automatically 'make the connection' between the benefit to your unit and the benefit to the larger corporation. Strive to win the big battles and don't waste your energy and 'psychological capital' on trivial points. Every organization has limited resources, time, and energy.

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Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference

Marshall Goldsmith

Don’t assume that executives can automatically “make the connection” between the benefit to your unit and the benefit to the larger corporation. Strive to win the “big battles” – don’t waste your energy and “psychological capital” on trivial points. Do a thorough analysis of ideas before “challenging the system”.

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Don’t Talk Yourself Out of Trying a Second Career

Harvard Business Review

Moreover, since most career transitions take commitment and effort, even sustaining that energy will be questionable for a field in which you have no real interest. Since they are starting “late,” they believe they should do a cost benefit analysis to see if their reorientation is “worth it.”

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Millennials Are the MacGyvers of Business

Harvard Business Review

Yuri and fellow DFA members are involved in projects that aim to tackle challenges in energy, education, healthcare, and transportation. million hospital-associated infections cause or contribute to nearly 100,000 deaths each year, costing the U.S. One of these projects aims to improve the quality of healthcare in the U.S.

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People Skills

Marshall Goldsmith

The reason I devote so much energy to identifying interpersonal challenges in successful people is because the higher you go, the more your problems are behavioral. If we do a “cost benefit analysis,” we conclude that our relationship with our partner or friend is far more important than winning an argument about where to eat.

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