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Using Underdog Narratives To Motivate Teams

The Horizons Tracker

Leaders in various industries, such as telecommunications and sports, often employ these narratives to create a compelling story of overcoming adversity and achieving success against the odds. On the contrary, Uber’s journey to success from being an underdog was often criticized for engaging in ethically questionable behavior.

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Building a Coaching Culture in Your Small Business

Thin Difference

By building a high-performing team , your business will be far more likely to weather industry storms and succeed long-term. Coaching leaders hold themselves to high standards in relationships, work ethic, and confidentiality. Who Should Coach? They’re willing to have the hard conversations. Photo by Dan Burton on Unsplash.

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Preventing Another Bangladesh Tragedy: Three Ways to Transform Supply Chain Ethics

Harvard Business Review

So here are three radical suggestions for transforming the field of supply chain ethics. New technologies, industry standards, and approaches to tagging and labeling are enhancing the ability of consumers to trace the origin of goods. They aren''t going to be adopted anytime soon. But maybe they will help advance the debate a notch.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. Industrial conglomerate. Telecommunications. Telecommunications. Telecommunications. of all the companies in the index).

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What Data Scientists Really Do, According to 35 Data Scientists

Harvard Business Review

But it’s poised to transform all sectors, from retail, telecommunications, and agriculture to health, trucking, and the penal system. As the host of the DataCamp podcast DataFramed , I have had the pleasure of speaking with over 30 data scientists across a wide array of industries and academic disciplines. Insight Center.

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Two Words to Help You Gut Check Your Career

Harvard Business Review

As a child I felt no particular interest in pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, computers, oil and gas, health and beauty aids, medical devices, airlines, or shipbuilding, all of which I’ve simulated or war-gamed. I didn’t ponder whether shareholder wealth should be the sole fiduciary duty of top management. Then they grow up.

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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Harvard Business Review

12:53 PM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Edward Hallowell | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print If youre working — either from home or the office — over Thanksgiving, Im not sure whether to say, "Congratulations on your work ethic!" or "My condolences on your plight."