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Badges? We Don’t Need No LinkedIn Badges

Harvard Business Review

To me this means that he has, in essence, made the calculation that the use of social networks will replace the “badges” that my generation valued to determine reputation. He has opted for the social network over the fraternity as the basis for future advancement, and I hardly think he will be the last to do so.

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How to Respond When You’re Left Out of Important Meetings

Harvard Business Review

Office Politics. Send the host of the meeting an email, saying you wanted to check in about the meeting in question (let’s call it the Operations Update meeting). “Dear Annika, do you have 15 minutes to chat about the Operations Update? You and Your Team Series. Make Your Enemies Your Allies. Why We Fight at Work.

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People Are Angry About Globalization. Here’s What to Do About It.

Harvard Business Review

Both in terms of operations and organization, this is certainly responsive to a more protectionist environment. executives feel that they do not generally seem to have the kind of social capital that would cushion against a big sociopolitical backlash. Perhaps U.S.