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15 Nuggets of Wisdom From 15 Entrepreneurs

Terry Starbucker

“Be sure to look at ideas from the other (customer) side” – Ken Barker , CEO of Crailar Technologies , who is developing (get this) the first natural fiber alternative to cotton that the clothing industry has ever had. who is creating novel diagnostic and test solutions for the cardiovascular disease industry.

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What Great Companies Know About Culture

Harvard Business Review

Among the top performers on the 2011 World's Best Multinational Companies list are culturally-strong technology companies such as Microsoft, NetApp, SAS, and Google. Competitiveness, customer loyalty, innovation, and productivity — while critical to daily operations — trailed behind with each under 20 percent.

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You're Probably Wrong About Millennials

Harvard Business Review

"Just because someone is younger doesn''t mean they can''t complete at a high level," says Ryan Brown, a Twitter employee. Managers benefit from learning about new trends and how to leverage the latest technology from Gen Y, who doesn''t know a world without computers.

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U.S. Health Care Reform Will Require Politicians to Change Their Attitude

Harvard Business Review

Speaker Paul Ryan has said that the law has “failed.” Certain changes can be forced into the system from on high, but the essential goodwill, commitment, and voter loyalty that political will is derived from cannot be commanded. ” In the campaign debates, Donald Trump said it was “destroying our country.”