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Ambiverts win - Daniel Pink at World Innovation Forum.

CEO Blog

So they coined the word "Disintermediation"". But 2013 we still have 1 in 9. Pink did give a marketing example. Clearly specific and personal asks work in marketing. The quotes below are what Pink said (although sometimes paraphrased because I can only type so fast.) Management consultants get paid by the syllable.

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The Solution to the Skills Gap Could Already Be Inside Your Company

Harvard Business Review

In a 2013 Deloitte survey of executives at large companies, 39% said they were either “barely able” or “unable” to meet their needs for talent. HBR: Companies have two options to meet talent shortages—they can look to an external labor market, or they can focus on developing their internal labor market.

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