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Migration Can Act As A Force For Growth

The Horizons Tracker

Individuals who embark on migration journeys driven by a “well-founded fear” of suffering harm or persecution within their home countries, fitting the definition of refugees, inherently warrant international safeguards and protection. The underlying motivation holds the potential to impose legal obligations on host nations.

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Unbridled Capitalism

Coaching Tip

Their aptitudes lead to careers in making or managing investments, overseeing manufacturing, wholesale or retail businesses, resource development, technology, real estate, and finance/ banking. By definition, the people I’ve described in this paragraph comprise our nation’s Capitalists. tax revenues.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Unresolved conflict often results in a loss of productivity, stifles creativity, and creates barriers to cooperation. Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. Perhaps most importantly for leaders, good conflict resolution ability equals good employee retention.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However when a situation can be seen through the lens of difference, and a position is simply a matter of opinion not a totalitarian statement of fact, then cooperation and compromise is possible. Respecting the right to differ while being productive is a concept that all successful executives and entrepreneurs master.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They are simply meant to foster a spirit of cooperation. Looking at Dan’s original post, I wonder at his definition of “team” He says, “If ultimate decision making is reserved for the “team leader,” you don’t have a team. But a team doesn’t imply unanimous opinion.

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Lots of Employees Get Misclassified as Contractors. Here’s Why It Matters

Harvard Business Review

Department of Labor retracted a guidance document regarding the definition of employees versus independent contractors that had been issued under my watch (you can find a copy here , however). The definition of who is an employee varies between federal and state laws, which admittedly raises complexities for employers and workers alike.

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Crowdfunding’s Big-Bang Moment

Harvard Business Review

But those impressive numbers may be eclipsed by a revolution in venture financing that is only being held back by final government approval: start-ups raising actual investment funds from individuals in exchange for equity or a share of profits. How big a deal is this “democratization” of finance? Last week, the U.S.