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Teaching The Skills Entrepreneurs Need To Scale Their Business

The Horizons Tracker

A new paper from INSEAD documents a trial undertaken to test a new training program for entrepreneurs that aims to help improve their competencies in areas such as networking, human capital management and business model innovation. Skills for scaling.

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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. You knew others had your back, which relieved some of the stress.

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

Harvard Business Review

We look at this rating, and also investigate the extent to which people experience positive and negative affective states like enjoyment, stress, and worry in their day-to-day lives, as well as analyzing responses to more workplace-specific measures such as job satisfaction and employee engagement. Which jobs are happiest?

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Performing market assessments. Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful. Managing tight deadlines, revenue targets, market demands, prioritization conflicts, and resource constraints all at once is not for the faint of heart. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role?

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Scotland’s Future Is Bright; the UK’s Might Not Be

Harvard Business Review

Scotland has the intrinsic qualities of successful small advanced economies: an educated population, social capital, and competitive firms. Overall, the Scottish debate should remind us that current institutions, approaches and borders are under significant stress. The UK’s future in the EU is uncertain.

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People Are Angry About Globalization. Here’s What to Do About It.

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, we will localize production in big end-use markets like Saudi Arabia. executives feel that they do not generally seem to have the kind of social capital that would cushion against a big sociopolitical backlash. But it is not clear what it does to help address the rage building at home in the U.S. Perhaps U.S.