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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If recent economic, political, and financial circumstances in this country haven’t convinced you that truth and candor matter, then you may want to stop reading here…be forewarned that there are few things in business, and in life in general, that I loathe more than those who adopt a politically correct stance. How sad is this?

Politics 317
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When the Jobs Go Away, They Take Your DNA

Harvard Business Review

Regular old residents are offered the opportunity to work at the genomics lab as research subjects. "At The backstory involves warring factions of the family business, the ousting of the company''s beloved CEO, and subsequent employee protests that have resulted in firings, boycotts, and empty shelves. It''s a much more nuanced tale.

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Older Women Are Being Forced Out of the Workforce

Harvard Business Review

Susan* is a woman in her 60s who has spent decades working in the insurance business. After years of performance reviews describing her outstanding work ethic, her fortunes turned once she started reporting to a woman 20 years her junior. They did not keep her on, and instead hired significantly younger women.

Career 8
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The Big Picture of Business – What Business Must Learn: Putting.

Strategy Driven

When business news gets on Page 1 of every day’s newspaper and every evening TV newscast, then the public notices and cares. Business and organizational stories do not hit the public consciousness until there is a crisis. People decry the scandals and rest assured that such doings are not happening in their companies.

Ethics 59
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Business Can Help End Child Labor

Harvard Business Review

My passion for this topic was formed at a very early age. For instance, I challenged businesses to design a $300 house for the poor. Recently another seemingly intractable problem — but one that businesses could eradicate — came to my attention. I couldn’t agree more with this belief.