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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. Extroverts are more likely to go into sales but there is almost no correlation between sales success and extroversion. The quotes below are what Pink said (although sometimes paraphrased because I can only type so fast.) So why would this be?

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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. At the institutional level, what are some of the keys to a successful reskilling program?

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