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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

Women on Business

I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. As a female entrepreneur who has built a successful company over the past decade, I forced myself to look even further ahead and determine what might be coming, not just in 2013 but in the next five years or so.

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Guest Blogger Nathan Zeldes: Why and How to Communicate Across Company Lines

leaderCommunicator

Throughout my career as a Principal engineer at Intel, I’ve repeatedly made a point to do that, and believe me, it wasn’t easy. The effort and cost required to actually travel and meet people (you can do a lot by email and phone, but at some point a face to face visit is needed to cement the relationship). Have fun! *.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. Championing change is hard.”

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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

With the virtual disappearance of major white-collar employers like Eastman Kodak and Westinghouse — once fairly reliable career on-ramps — young talent is focusing on entrepreneurship as a path forward. The Apple Store lists more than one million apps and claims that there are 275,000 registered app developers in the U.S.

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Hiring Veterans Is Good Business. So Why Don't We Do It More Often?

Harvard Business Review

These skills are augmented by the help of Dr. Tim Butler's CareerLeader , which helps students understand and plan for a fulfilling career, not just a one-off job. Where I was unable to spell my own name or barely speak in 2008, I am now projecting revenue growth and cash flows in 2013."

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How an Ecosystem Mindset Can Help People and Organizations Succeed

Harvard Business Review

In December 2013 he was an up-and-coming young San Francisco entrepreneur and CEO of an incubator, when he posted an offhand comment on Facebook about homelessness in his city. Overnight, his career came to a complete standstill. Greg Gopman has had an interesting two and a half years. Establish channels between possible partners.

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Remembering Ronald Coase

Harvard Business Review

But I''ve just finished work on a new book with Paul Nunes on the new age of disruptive innovation (based on our March 2013 HBR article, " Big Bang Disruption "). I haven''t actually seen Prof. Coase since I moved from Chicago ten years ago. So, yes, his death struck me as sudden. I picked Prof.

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