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Go Faster Alone but Farther Together

Chad Barr

A shared vision and the collective creativity of its employees, proving that the journey farther is one best traveled together. The Cleveland Cavaliers: A Symphony of Team Spirit and Individual Heroics The tale of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2016 NBA Championship is a saga of unity and belief overcoming decades of anticipation.

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

I went with the pizza, but my lack of choices was annoying — so much so that, when I got home, I started looking into the data on health and travel for work. According to the Global Business Travel Association and American Express , Americans took more than 500 million domestic business trips in 2016.

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How Diligent Biz Dev Led to a Six-Figure Consulting Project

Successful Independent Consulting

It’s an 11-month project for one consultant: $320k in consulting fees and another $100k for travel expenses. Of course, let me know if you ever need any consulting talent. Joe July 2016: Joe gets another new job, this time as chief human resource officer of a large company. That’s not a typo. OK, enough of the "plug".

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The Future of Management (Part 2/3)

Tom Spencer

According to an experiment run by Berker et al (2016), our level of stress is at its highest when the level of uncertainty (predictability ~50%) is at its highest. 2016) Computations of Uncertainty Mediate Acute Stress Responses in Humans. Interestingly enough, it’s in our DNA. Anything less is bad practice. Embracing Change.

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The Future of Management (Part 2/3)

Tom Spencer

According to an experiment run by Berker et al (2016), our level of stress is at its highest when the level of uncertainty (predictability ~50%) is at its highest. 2016) Computations of Uncertainty Mediate Acute Stress Responses in Humans. Interestingly enough, it’s in our DNA. Anything less is bad practice. Embracing Change.

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Conversation with A.T. Kearney

Tom Spencer

I recently had the good fortune to communicate with Anne Burley, Director or Regional Talent Acquisition for Asia Pacific at A.T. Kearney’s travel model? Kearney: Consultants generally travel to their clients from Monday to Thursday, returning to their home office on Fridays. During critical times, the hours may be longer.

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What We Learned from Improving Diversity Rates at Pinterest

Harvard Business

With over 175 million active users worldwide, Pinterest thrives on providing users with relevant ideas: what to wear, what to cook, how to furnish your home, and where to travel. and almost no companies report engineering data specifically), Pinterest’s goal in 2016 was to hire women engineers at nearly twice this rate.