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Stereotypes Can Force Older Workers Into Retirement

The Horizons Tracker

This type of decline has been part and parcel of the public and political conversation for a good 100 years—and has led to a plethora of new pension schemes and policies. . “In the production industry, there is an openness about being worn out which is typically equated with physical decline.

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. The iPod pioneered innovative design in the mp3 player vertical with great technical design, outstanding functional design, and is in a class by itself with regard to aesthetic design. I Think Not.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? Thanks for commenting. I Think Not.

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Psychology of Time – The Impact on Your Orientation

CO2

Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Pink Demos Dr. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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

Harvard Business Review

But the emerging challenge of reducing risk exposure for coastal residents creates new opportunities for firms that can innovate and provide new solutions. But we now see insurers exploiting geographically refined data to more precisely estimate land parcel risk. Insurance Can Encourage Governments to Invest in Climate R esilience.

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New York’s Fashion Industry Reveals a New Truth About Economic Clusters

Harvard Business Review

Therefore, so the argument goes, cities ought to push policies that encourage the growth of spatially concentrated economic activity. The Garment District’s agglomeration economies foster the freedom necessary for creativity to thrive, which is part and parcel of how great dresses are made in the first place.

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Is It Time to Be Skeptical on China?

Harvard Business Review

The question that Chinese and outside economists now are debating is whether China’s leadership has the guts to allow the kinds of reforms that are needed to sustain growth and foster innovation. Innovation surely depends on such change. Economic growth was 7.7%