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To Stay Relevant, Your Company and Employees Must Keep Learning

Harvard Business Review

This past year, I have spoken with a number of career centers in universities. It’s about learning to continuously learn over the course of your whole career. My hypothesis, and Stephenson agrees, is that for organizations to win in the market, they must help their employees stay relevant in their skills.

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The Stakeholders You Need to Close a Big Deal

Harvard Business Review

Whatever the specific reason for endorsing a deal, the common thread is that champions are at a point in their career where they are willing to take a risk. OnLive’s product enabled high-end video games to be hosted in the cloud and played from any device. The decision maker at AT&T was CEO Randall Stephenson.

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How to Conduct an Effective Job Interview

Harvard Business Review

Career websites like Glassdoor have “taken the mystique and mystery” out of interviews, says John Sullivan, an HR expert, professor of management at San Francisco State University, and author of 1000 Ways to Recruit Top Talent. Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson. And explain your organization’s dress code.

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