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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. “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

Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters. Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. While this position may seem a bit harsh, it is nonetheless true. In today’s blog post I’ll examine why design matters.

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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.

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Unleash The Power of a Leadership Mindset: How to Develop and Cultivate It

Experience to Lead

Resilience and adaptability became part and parcel of what many businesses had to do during the pandemic. Every employee in an organization has something unique and powerful to offer, so putting them in a position to do exactly that is where the magic really happens. Pivoting in a way that allows you to adapt becomes much easier.

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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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Sometimes Cutting R&D Spending Can Yield More Innovation

Harvard Business Review

The chart may appear to show merely that Cisco’s patent filings lagged its R&D spending by three years, but in fact the decline in spending and the rise in patents were part and parcel of a deliberate strategic shift by the company in 2001. So what was going on? Research & development Financial management'

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Doing Good Via Spam Protection: The Art of Leverage | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

You are breaking down the problem (OCR errors) into small pieces and parceling them out to individual websites. What IF you realized that you are a spammer… The competition dilemma Prices are always relative… Posted in the Business Models , Innovation category.