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The Upset: Life (Sports), Death … And the Legacy WE Leave in the Middle

Kevin Eikenberry

By Tyler Trent with John Driver You may have heard of Tyler Trent, the Purdue student some called “the superfan.” While gravely ill last fall, Tyler predicted on national television that unranked Purdue football team would beat the heavily favored, top 5 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Which they did. The ESPN story about Tyler that […].

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How Framing Goals In An Uncertain Way Helps Us Achieve Them

The Horizons Tracker

The old business trope posits that no plan survives contact with the enemy, and so most goals should have sufficient flex built into them to reflect the uncertainty inherent in them. New research from the University of Michigan highlights how accepting this uncertainty can result in more successful outcomes for the project. The researchers conducted a number of experiments to test the technique of teams, and found that by having a more flexible approach to deadlines, the success rate of project

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Succeeding In The Food Industry

Strategy Driven

If you are thinking of setting up some kind of a business within the food industry, there are many different kinds of business which that might be, and many things it might entail. The truth is that the food industry is one of those areas of business which has its own kind of regulations and so on which you need to pay homage to, and that you can’t simply ignore.

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How To Prove Your Competence And Win People Over

Eric Jacobson

When you want to improve your competence and how others view your competence, the book, Convinced: How To Prove Your Competence And Win People Over , by jack Nasher, is your go-to resource. With the advice in the book you will be able to exhibit your abilities in front of customers, colleagues, and superiors – whether in meetings, presentations, or crucial conversations.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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AT&T-Time Warner Merger Provides Single Greatest Lesson for 21st-Century Business

Innovation Excellence

In what will likely be the biggest antitrust case of the past 100 years, Judge Richard Leon has taught us how to survive in 21st-century business. In his book, Rules of Thumb, Alan Weber provided a series of 52 rules he’d learned from life. Number 24 was, “If you want to change the game, change.

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Modeling The Impact Of Tariffs On Supply Chains

The Horizons Tracker

The last few years has seen the forecasting profession come under fire, as politicians have poured scorn on the inability of experts to predict the future with complete accuracy. Whilst the accusation is largely nonsense that gives populist politicians free reign, the profession has nonetheless been under pressure to up its game. New research from Washington University in St.