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Mastering A Career Change After 50

HR Digest

The lessons in the film about talent and ageism are quite real. But tech skills are easy to acquire, and most are designed intuitively and easy to navigate, one has to just get over the initial hesitations. Hiring managers are also concerned about team alignment and whether an older person will fit in.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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Why I Challenged My Kids to Start Companies Before College

Harvard Business Review

I had been an engineering manager at GE, so my areas of expertise included managing projects, inventory, and finances, all of which would be helpful. In our view, they needed to learn what it takes to plan their work, manage their time, interact with customers and vendors, handle the finances, and so on.

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How to Hand Off an Innovation Project from One Team to Another

Harvard Business Review

Optimizers make up the core of most established businesses — they’re skilled at enhancing and perfecting the existing business to drive growth or improve operations. This model is most common in software development teams, where UX designers may be involved in both early user research and long-term management of the product.

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Don't Do What You Love

Harvard Business Review

Last year, I finished directing a documentary film called The Work of 1000. You're skilled at your passion — but hate the work that surrounds it. But — although she loved working closely with clients and helping them create just the right branding — she was simply unable to manage her pricing and cash flow.

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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

The story, which apparently has echoes in some other school districts around the country, is but one more salvo in the wars of educational reform (recently depicted in the film Waiting for Superman — dont miss it). His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work.

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8 Tech Trends to Watch in 2016

Harvard Business Review

My 2016 trends offer early warnings and opportunities for managers in all industries. HR managers can use bots to train employees. Glitches at Netflix have caused outages as well as strange mashup summaries for different films. Or you might go into a contract meeting armed with Madeline Albright’s negotiation skills.

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