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Stereotypes Can Force Older Workers Into Retirement

The Horizons Tracker

But there is an important difference: the senior employees we have interviewed are confident about their own skills, and their colleagues are mostly positive about their contribution,” the researchers explain. The study uncovered noticeable variations in attitudes towards older employees and the impact of declining industries.

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters. While this position may seem a bit harsh, it is nonetheless true. I could go on ad nauseum with similar questions, but my guess is that you get my point… Now let’s examine the flip-side of the coin by looking at the positives associated with strong design.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. Case in point…have you ever witnessed an employee throw a fit of rage and resign their position in the heat of the moment? Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. Thanks for commenting.

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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.

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At Amazon, It’s All About Cash Flow

Harvard Business Review

For example, if you sell a service that you’ll be delivering for the next twelve months, the costs and revenues are supposed to be parceled out over those twelve months, regardless of when the cash changes hands. In Amazon’s case, all this cash is being used to finance the company’s continued explosive growth.

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

Of these, only three, Switzerland, Ireland, and Estonia, made it to a commendable “Stand Out” category – which means that their high levels of digital development are attractive to global businesses and investors and that their digital ecosystems are positioned to nurture start ups and internet businesses that can compete globally.

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