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Music for Motivation and Resilience

Harmonious Workplaces

Indeed, studies have found that group music performance, especially when under the guidance of a leader, can help individuals navigate uncertainty and distractions within a system of resilience (Glowinski et al, 2016). However, this article will concentrate on listening to music for motivation and performance. References Fancourt, D.,

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Why Technology Matters

BCG

Article Monday, October 03, 2016. This is the first in a series of articles on technology economics. More than a decade ago, writer Nicholas Carr caused a stir with a Harvard Business Review article titled “IT Doesn’t Matter.”

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Generating Value While Transforming Insurers’ Legacy Technology

BCG

Article Thursday, December 08, 2016. See, for example, “Digitizing Customer Journeys and the New Insurance IT Model,” BCG article, August 2016.) See “Building a Digital Technology Foundation in Insurance,” BCG article, August 2016.). How companies transform their IT can be as important as where they end up.

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Why Character Matters in Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

This article provides three practical steps to help you develop your character strengths and pass your next character test. Leadership character is shown to align the leader-follower relationship, increasing both leader and follower productivity, effectiveness, and creativity. doi:10.1108/ICT-04-2016-0020 Seijts, G., McMahon, B.,

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Two Priorities to Build Up Russia’s Auto Industry: Exports and Innovation

BCG

Article Wednesday, October 05, 2016. Manufacturers responded by building new plants to expand production. Manufacturers responded by building new plants to expand production. Today, as a limping economy continues to hold domestic buyers in check, the industry finds itself with far too much production capacity.

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Core Capital Spending Down 10 Consecutive Months; Soft Rebound in 2016?

MishTalk

The Wall Street Journal discusses the 2016 forecast in Will Business Spending and Profits Rebound This Year? Unconvincing Forecast The text of the article does not sound as convincing. with thousands of products from Scotch tape to smartphone materials, forecasts capital spending roughly unchanged from 2015.

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How to Reach the Technology Economics Frontier

BCG

Article Wednesday, October 19, 2016. This is the third in a series of articles on technology economics. In the first two articles in this series, we explored the strong relationships among technology spending, corporate profits, GDP, and productivity.

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