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A Tribute to a Fallen Hero – Thomas F. Swift (1971-2001)

Terry Starbucker

So as the fifth anniversary of 9/11 approached, I was intrigued by a project being put together by a fellow blogger named D.Challener Roe, where he was looking for 2,996 bloggers to individually honor each of the victims of that day. Master of Factoids. When Thomas F. That was because Mr.

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Foxes And Hedgehogs: Which One Are You?

Lead Change Blog

In 2001, I accepted my first official leadership position as a human resources director with one audacious goal – to be and do all the things to serve all the people. I’d hear my coaching peers share what they were working on, and my ego would question why I wasn’t going after the same types of projects.

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Researchers Are Encouraged To Produce Quantity Rather Than Quality Research

The Horizons Tracker

The study shows that ahead of each REF deadline in the analyzed period (1996, 2001, 2008, and 2014), UK researchers produced a significantly higher number of papers. However, these tended to be published in lower-impact journals, which resulted in fewer citations and a higher likelihood of retraction. .

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Are Second-Generation Immigrants More Left Leaning?

The Horizons Tracker

“Using data on individual voting behavior in 22 European countries between 2001 and 2017, we characterize each vote on a left-right scale based on the ideological and policy positions of the party receiving the vote.”

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Mobile, Native Apps and Project Management Software – What’s the Connection?

Strategy Driven

In the project management arena, it’s been established that projects are better carried out by teams, and teams nowadays can be dispersed geographically, hence, the growing prevalence of cloud-based project management software to keep these teams connected. Which is the better choice for mobile project management users?

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On Disrupting Yourself

QAspire

During 2001 dot com bubble, one of my friends, a competent software developer, was laid off because of lack of business in the technology he worked in. He was smart enough to understand that the company needed people in a new project that was to be developed on a totally different technology.

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Will Lukang: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview

Lead Change Blog

He always looks at the positive side of every situation.Will’s leadership journey started in 2001, when he attended Seton Hall University’s Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership (MASCL) program, where he graduated with honors. He is passionate about people/leadership development, coaching and mentoring.

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