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The Importance Of Place For Entrepreneurship

The Horizons Tracker

It’s widely accepted that entrepreneurship is vital for economic vitality both in terms of the new innovations that come to market and the jobs that are created. Location plays such a fundamental role because so much of our social capital is location specific. Social capital. Supporting ambitions.

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Influencers Wanted

Coaching Tip

The Internet has made it possible to also reach out to an almost limitless market, at any time, and usually for little cost. Creating unique brand-related experiences that the influencer will then report on to peers communicates your competitive advantage. Influencers Sell Well. Competitive Advantage.

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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

It is a tough time as they bank on social capital and how to maintain cohesion without the benefit of informal coffee, lunch or smoke breaks. The need to reskill and enable individuals to learn marketable new skills during their lifetime will be a critical challenge – and for poorer nations, a sweeping challenge.

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Real Dysfunction Today, Hidden in Plain Sight

Michael Lee Stallard

Even more children report feeling anxious and depressed. We are sorely deficient of what I refer to as connection (also known as community, social capital, belonging or meaningful relationships). Depression medication is now a 10 billion dollar business. The problem today is hidden in plain sight. What can you do?

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

1] He also worked hard to build his social capital with other talented inventors, but also with wealthy families and financiers like J. One’s innovation capital—or ability to convince sponsors to support a novel idea—comes from three interrelated innovation-specific factors: . Morgan, the Vanderbilts, and the Rockefellers.

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High-Trust Teams

Coaching Tip

In short, trust is a form of social capital that enhances performance between individuals, within and among groups, and in larger collectives, like organizations, institutions and nations. This team reports allow each team member to understand how he or she differs from the other team members.

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Does Work Make You Happy? Evidence from the World Happiness Report

Harvard Business Review

In a recent chapter of the World Happiness Report — published annually to coincide with the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness — we look more closely at the relationship between work and happiness. Specifically, Austria takes the top spot with 95% of respondents reporting being satisfied with their jobs.

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