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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. However, Apple’s commitment to innovation and its collective underdog identity revolutionized the way people interact with technology.

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Alphabet Workers Union to bring back the ‘Don’t be evil’ motto

HR Digest

On Monday, the group announced the creation of the AWU with an op-ed in The New York Times , after years of employees protesting for better workplace inclusivity and ethics at the search engine. They have developed artificial intelligence technology for use by the Department of Defense and profited from ads by a hate group.

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Building a Coaching Culture in Your Small Business

Thin Difference

Coaching leaders hold themselves to high standards in relationships, work ethic, and confidentiality. He also oversees client relationships in the retail, technology, hospitality, healthcare and telecommunications industries. 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. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology.

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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. Ethics is among the field’s biggest challenges. At a time when so many of our interactions with the world are dictated by algorithms developed by data scientists, what role does ethics play?

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Corporations Need a Better Approach to Public Policy

Harvard Business Review

Issues bearing significantly on the business emerge not just in legislative, executive, or regulatory settings; they can also arise in litigation or transactions or adoption of ethical standards necessary to pre-empt policy proposals. telecommunications or food safety or healthcare or aerospace or energy/environment).