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Learning without training

The Management Centre

There are thousands of podcasts on all kinds of topics. By listening to people speak on topics, you can engage with the subject in a more interactive way. We like it because the guests are very diverse, so you can find topics that you are interested in, plus learn about new sectors.

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The Right Way to Cut People Off in Meetings

Harvard Business

The conversation begins, but after 10 minutes of good discussion on the first agenda item, someone goes off on a tangent that, while interesting, is only marginally related to the designated topic. In fact, research suggests that “getting off the subject” is the number one challenge to meeting productivity.

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Research: Millennials Think About Work Too Much

Harvard Business

This age group experiences a sharp increase in ongoing stress, characterized by the most negative thoughts and the least positive emotions, compared to other age groups. Each of these topics includes a set of common words and their frequency.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

Even if you don’t need to know a lot about finance to do your day-to-day job, the more conversant you are on the subject, the better off you’ll be, according to Richard Ruback, a professor at Harvard Business School and the coauthor of the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business. And who’s in the best position to offer advice?

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Sam Zell Warns Recession Coming, Provides Opinions on 22 Topics Including Fed Tools, Equities, Real Estate, Energy, China, Brazil, Mexico, Climate Change

MishTalk

Wednesday morning, Sam Zell, billionaire chairman at Equity Group Investments, spoke with Stephanie Ruhle and David Westin on Bloomberg's "GO" TV. Zell discussed a wide variety of topics from the Federal Reserve rate hike, the risk of a near-term recession, real estate, energy, and various foreign investment ideas. WESTIN: Right.