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Stereotypes Can Force Older Workers Into Retirement

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers conducted an ethnographic study at eight small and medium-sized companies within Denmark’s finance and production sectors, involving 92 interviews with senior staff, managers, union representatives, and HR personnel.

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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

Female leaders need to recognize that taking time off is part and parcel of taking proper care of themselves. I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&# He doesn’t ask, he just does. A burned out leader is useless.

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

You bring up Apple, a shining example (no pun intended) of design being part and parcel of brand. With Apple design and user experience as so inextricably linked they are one and the same. Apple isn't simply selling superior functionality, but also a certain style that is communicated through design.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. link] mikemyatt A great motto Anna, and sound perspectives as well. Thanks for commenting. link] landoncreasy Hi Mike, Great post. And, emotional intelligence has been linked to successful leadership (just did a paper on this for a university class).

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How the Insurance Industry Can Push Us to Prepare for Climate Change

Harvard Business Review

Given that zip codes can cover a lot of area, such a pricing policy would implicitly subsidize those members of the zip code who live in the risky coastal part, at the expense of those who live farther from the water. But we now see insurers exploiting geographically refined data to more precisely estimate land parcel risk.

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Mindfulness Can Improve Strategy, Too

Harvard Business Review

One of us recently had the opportunity to test the concept of mindful strategy with a group of middle managers and senior executives from the legal, advertising, finance, and non-profit sectors in the Bay Area. Visualize positive outcomes : As Daniel Goleman argues , positivity is part and parcel of focused attention.