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Attention Leaders: Five Attitudes to Take to work in 2013

You're Not the Boss of Me

So, with that in mind, here are five attitudes that I think will be necessary for business leaders to take, in achieving success in 2013 and beyond: Attitude # 1: Diversity is not a black and white subject ~ There are a myriad of distinctions between human beings. And, there are a great many about thanks to the wonders of technology.

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“A Friend of a Friend” Is No Longer the Best Way to Find a Job

Harvard Business Review

If you go to job-searching workshops — and I went to more than 50 in the course of studying the contemporary hiring landscape in 2013 and 2014 — you will be told weak ties are the key. What kinds of relationships should we try to use when we are looking for a job? I set out to learn whether that was still the case.

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When Did the U.S. Stop Seeing Teachers as Professionals?

Harvard Business Review

Often its members join in a professional organization, local, state, or national, which enunciates standards and ethics of professional performance sometimes with the powers of enforcement.” ” This definition is echoed by a 2013 national survey of 20,000 conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Attention Leaders: Five Attitudes to Take to work in 2014

You're Not the Boss of Me

I wrote this post last year in contemplation of the beginning of 2013. And, there are a great many about thanks to the wonders of technology. Lots of people who attend classes will come away with new ideas and yet have no place to apply them. I’m posting it again because well, I think it continues to be relevant in 2014.

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

Extends certain middle class incentives and credits such as the Earned Income Credit and Coverdell Education Savings credit. Review your investment portfolio to identify certain appreciated positions to sell now before taxes potentially increase in 2013. Extends unemployment insurance coverage through 2011.