article thumbnail

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.

Parcell 115
article thumbnail

The Precarious Nature Of Youth Employment

The Horizons Tracker

A recent report from the innovation group Nesta suggests that there are six million people in the UK who are in such a precarious position, and they caution that without assistance, these people will be stuck in a cycle of either low-pay and insecure employment or forced out of the workforce entirely. A helpless situation. Treading water.

Parcell 91
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

Brand 267
article thumbnail

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.

Blog 416
article thumbnail

Psychology of Time – The Impact on Your Orientation

CO2

Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against? Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Pink Demos Dr. John Sullivan FORA.tv

Zimbardo 143
article thumbnail

6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

And yet when companies suddenly decide to “get more innovative,” starting hackathons, idea competitions, and accelerator programs, they typically forget to address all those things that kill perfectly good ideas after they hatch. Here are six ways to change that. Start with a survey.

article thumbnail

Rising Sea Levels Won’t Doom U.S. Coastal Cities

Harvard Business Review

The induced innovation literature has taught us that drug companies focus their efforts on researching and marketing new drugs for which there is expected to be great demand (think of aging baby boomers’ aching knees). Innovation in Cities. This same logic holds in the case of climate change adaptation. Insight Center.