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Stereotypes Can Force Older Workers Into Retirement

The Horizons Tracker

Despite lacking empirical support, these perceptions still hold sway over how senior employees view themselves and their place within the organization. While apprehension about decline was more palpable in the finance industry, the production sector also grappled with concerns regarding productivity and decline.

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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Susan Gunelius Guest post by Abby Marks Beale (learn more about Abby at the end of this post) As a solo entrepreneur, I have learned to spend my time on those things I major in (activities I am good at and like to do) while parceling out the things I minor in (tasks I am not good at or don’t enjoy) to those who have the expertise (and interest!).

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

One of the concepts we discussed at Purdue was the fact that when stress hits the hot button we all tend to revert to patterns learned in our original organization, the family. Female leaders need to recognize that taking time off is part and parcel of taking proper care of themselves. He doesn’t ask, he just does.

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Make sure that everyone within your organization pays attention to design aspects relevant to their roles and responsibilities – make attention to design part of your culture. You bring up Apple, a shining example (no pun intended) of design being part and parcel of brand.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Great CEOs lead by example…they set the tone for others in the organization by demonstrating proactive, rational, logical and balanced thinking as opposed reactionary emotional thinking. Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. Thanks for commenting. link] landoncreasy Hi Mike, Great post.

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Workforce Analytics Isn't as Scary as It Sounds

Harvard Business Review

When faced with a major investment decision, how many organizations would bet their success on a gut feeling? How many organizations would rely mainly on intuition when taking a new product to market? ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you what it comes to." Take Thomas Gradgrind in Hard Times.

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Mindfulness Can Improve Strategy, Too

Harvard Business Review

In an age in which corporations and public organizations are increasingly under attack for short-term thinking , a dearth of vision , and perfunctory reactions to quick stimuli , it’s worth posing the question: Can mindfulness help organizations — not just individual leaders — behave more intentionally?