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Navigating the Emotional Side of a Career Transition

Harvard Business Review

Let me begin this post with a personal confession: Although I’ve talked with many managers about career transitions over the years, I’ve never had a career transition myself until now. All things considered (interests, age, health, finances), early 2016 seemed like the right time.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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Google Changes the Playing Field on News

Harvard Business Review

Thus, the whole mechanism depends on the development of a norm of cooperation among publishers, just as similar norms have developed in academia. Thus, the whole mechanism depends on the development of a norm of cooperation among publishers, just as similar norms have developed in academia.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

Brook Manville consults to socially-minded enterprises on matters of strategy and organizational development. Brook Manville consults to socially-minded enterprises on matters of strategy and organizational development. Well need to enable cross-boundary judgment. Well need to enable cross-boundary judgment.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Drawing on her work with business leaders, she has developed the following categorization of how people prefer to think: Conceptual : Reads signs of coming change; sees the "big picture"; recognizes new possibilities; tolerates ambiguity; integrates ideas and concepts; communicates through analogy and metaphor; inspires with visions of the future.

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Why the TSA Screening Revolt is Like Poison Ivy

Harvard Business Review

Can we harness the information age to develop some sort of calamine lotion to soothe our hysteria in the face of uncertainty? Can we harness the information age to develop some sort of calamine lotion to soothe our hysteria in the face of uncertainty?