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Companies in US Are Giving a Day Off To Vote

HR Digest

Outdoor equipment retailer, Patagonia has announced that it will shut down its headquarters, offices, stores and distribution centers for Election Day, as it had previously done in 2016 and 2018. It is further encouraging other companies to do the same as part of the ‘Time to Vote’ campaign. The spokesperson for Levi Strauss & Co.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim – 12th President, the World Bank. Agapol Na Songkhla – Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President of Human Capital Group at Thai Beverage (ThaiBev). Former Executive VP and Head of Strategy & Transformation at TMB Bank. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited.

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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank. million new jobs to be created in the SME sector by 2018 will be created by woman-owned SMEs. And in the U.S., more than half of the 9.72 Just as critical are role models and mentors.

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The Growing Business of Marijuana

Harvard Business Review

Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. Earlier this year, we projected that sales will hit $6 billion by 2018. Like any industry, the medical cannabis sector needs everything from lawyers and accountants to human resources professionals, insurance specialists, and consultants.