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Reconciling Workplace Values and Practices: Seeing people at work with awe and reverence

Mike Cardus

Despite strong claims about valuing people and communities, the implicit organizational behaviors and structures frequently prioritize manipulation and exploitation. Instead of rigidly aligning behaviors with predefined values, organizations should encourage open, emergent dialogue and collective sense-making. Liquid Modernity.

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Rating the English Proficiency of Countries and Industries Around the World

Harvard Business Review

Since 2001, English has been the international language of pilots and air traffic controllers, and airlines across the world have invested in English training programs for pilots, flight attendants, and other customer-facing staff. In the aviation industry, miscommunication can be fatal.