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Intangible Loss of Outsourced Innovation

Mills Scofield

I’ve been thinking about the 2 nd , 3 rd order effects of outsourcing, especially now that some companies are either doing or seriously considering insourcing. I agree with many who believe we learn by doing. Perhaps because they learned to? So, have you tried to quantify your ‘learning by doing’?

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity. Kevin responded to that comment by saying he doesn’t read for gender, he reads for content.

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Aggressive Talent Wars Are Good for Cities

Harvard Business Review

California courts have been so adamant about enforcing the state’s prohibition of non-competes, they’ve held that companies who do not hire or promote talented employees who refuse to sign a non-compete (which would be void anyway if taken to court) are liable in tort and should be subject to punitive damages.