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How Blockchain Will Accelerate Business Performance and Power the Smart Economy - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM MICROSOFT

Harvard Business Review

Political economist Francis Fukuyama predicted a future when social capital would be as important as physical capital, and that only those societies with a high degree of social trust would be able to create large-scale organizations capable of competing in the new economy. The Edges Are No Longer the Boundaries.

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Should You Talk About Politics at Work?

Harvard Business Review

“No matter how much others try to influence us, we’re not likely to move our positions — if anything, we’re likely to retrench.” “If you’re using a conversation as an opportunity to influence, know that the likelihood of it working is slim,” she says. ’” Ask questions.