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Five Ways to Positively Disrupt Your Career During COVID

Strategy Driven

When markets are down, they become ripe for disruption and roll out the red carpet for innovative services, solutions, and products. Which makes me wonder, do these same truths hold true for individuals (and their careers!) Take a peek below for some foundational strategies to launch your new career path: 1. You are not alone.

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What Prompts Entrepreneurs Into Social Entrepreneurship?

The Horizons Tracker

Jeff Bezos famously argued in one of his annual letters that he wants entrepreneurs to be missionaries rather than mercenaries, yet the VC-led model pushes founders towards rapid growth and rapid exits rather than sustainable ventures that leave a positive societal impression. The post What Prompts Entrepreneurs Into Social Entrepreneurship?

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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. The Bezos Letters takes you through Jeff Bezos’ shareholder letters and distills them into growth principles you can apply in your company.

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Digital TMI: The Killer of Your Second First Impression

Mills Scofield

This is a guest post by Mark Babbitt, who I just spent 3 days with at #BIF10 , who also founded YouTern , one of THE best sites for career info. Your cover letter could have been written by Shakespeare (well, except for the use of “thou” and “leadeth”). Read, enjoy and apply!!!! You are a Social Age job seeker.

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0511 | Larry Downes: Full Transcript

LDRLB

The most recent being Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. Paul Nunes and I have known each other for many years, and we’ve both been writing about the subject of disruptive innovation from different vantage points and different angles. DAVID: Yeah. You call it this big bang disruption.

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What Apple Should Do with Its Massive Piles of Money

Harvard Business Review

In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. Yet these careers and the returns that they can generate are not guaranteed.

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How to Write a Resume That Stands Out

Harvard Business Review

After all, it’s more than a resume; “it’s a marketing document,” says John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV. How to Write a Cover Letter. You’ll have the opportunity to expand on your experience further down in your resume and in your cover letter. Further Reading.

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