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Talent, Too, Has A Shelf-Life

Alan Weiss

The half-life of the most common uranium isotope is 4.5 The half-life of certain talents is about 4.5 And if it is, what kinds of talents will make it most productive? And if it is, what kinds of talents will make it most productive? billion years. That is not a typo, look it up.). years and descending.

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How to Transform Positive Thinking into Positive Living

Rick Conlow

Life has the habit of wearing us down. Unfortunately, we all are confronted with these kinds of challenges in life. I have discovered that all of us are engulfed by insidious enemies more challenging than life’s ups and downs. Scientists say the average human being has around 50,000 thoughts a day. Frustration?

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Why Do Organizations Need to Take Instructional Design Seriously?

Clarity Consultants

The Association for Talent Development defines instructional design as “the practice of creating learning experiences to support learning.” But understand that taking charge of the instructional design yourself can be confusing, especially if it’s not something you’re too familiar with. However, it goes far beyond that.

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How to Find the Grit Passion for Winning at Business and Life: Interview with Dave Saliaris

Consulting Matters

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So welcome. I'm so glad to have you here and I'm so glad you're willing to take the time to talk to us.

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How to Find the Grit Passion for Winning at Business and Life: Interview with Dave Saliaris

Consulting Matters

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So welcome. I'm so glad to have you here and I'm so glad you're willing to take the time to talk to us.

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4 Things Your Innovation Efforts Shouldn’t Focus On

Harvard Business

But too often CEOs find themselves stuck in what I call an innovation plateau. A main indicator of how widespread this plateau has become is the decline in corporate investment in R&D, the invisible infrastructure that supports true innovation. Investment in fundamental science, the R, has dropped from more than 2% of U.S.

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The Solution to the Skills Gap Could Already Be Inside Your Company

Harvard Business

The challenge is obvious: the quickening pace of technological change has shrunk the shelf life of skills acquired by today’s university graduates to just a few years. Rather than hiring new talent wholesale, AT&T has chosen to rapidly reskill more than a hundred thousand of its current employees.

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