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Take a Walk, Sure, but Don’t Call It a Break

Harvard Business Review

Last year I gave the closing talk at the 2013 TED Conference. I rehearsed the talk entirely on icy-cold morning walks over the course of about two months last January and February. The British Journal of Sports Medicine found that those benefits are independent of mood. Walking affords no such distractions.

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Black History Month: Inspiration Women Leaders Who Changed the World

HR Digest

February is marked as Black History Month to celebrate and recognize Black triumphs and tribulations. The month is about honoring all the achievements of people of color the many black firsts that are still occurring, which they have gained in the face of bitter odds. . Obama worked to support veterans and military families.

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What Big Companies Can Learn from the Success of the Unicorns

Harvard Business Review

The term “unicorns,” coined, in 2013, by Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures , is commonly used to identify venture-backed private companies valued at $1 billion or more. A complete list of unicorns is published by The Wall Street Journal; as of February 2016, it includes a total of 146 companies.