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Guest Post from Janet Sernack |
One of my most potent memories from my career in organizational learning and development was the power of play as an effective adult learning method during a “Money and You” workshop with Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It was a business game called “Win as Much as You Can”, also known now as ...
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Guest Post from Art Inteligencia |
For centuries, the pinnacle of manufacturing innovation has been the creation of a static, rigid, and perfect form. Additive Manufacturing, or 3D printing, perfected this, giving us complexity without molds. But a seismic shift is underway, introducing the fourth dimension: time. 4D Printing is the technology that ...
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Guest Post from Mike Shipulski
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Innovation is difficult because it requires novelty. And novelty is difficult because it’s different than last time. And different than last time is difficult because you’ve got to put yourself out there. And putting yourself out there is difficult because no one wants to be judged negatively.
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Guest Post from David Burkus |
Conflict on teams is inevitable. But here’s the real question: does it need to be resolved? Not always. In fact, the type of conflict matters just as much as how you address it. Some conflicts demand immediate resolution, while others can be channeled into creativity and progress. Knowing the difference is critical to leading a team effectively.
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Guest Post from Robyn Bolton |
The business press has a new obsession with courageous leadership. Harvard Business Review dedicated their September cover story to it. Nordic Business Forum built an entire 2024 conference around it. BetterUp, McKinsey, and dozens of thought leaders and influencers can’t stop talking about it.
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Guest Post from Shep Hyken |
If you want to anger your customers, make them do something they don’t want to do. Up to 66% of U.S. customers say that when it comes to getting help, resolving an issue or making a complaint, they only want to speak to a live person. That’s according to the 2025 State of Customer Service and ...
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Guest Post from Greg Satell |
In 1954 the economist Paul Samuelson received a postcard from his friend Jimmie Savage asking, “ever hear of this guy?” The ”guy” in question was Louis Bachelier, an obscure mathematician who wrote a dissertation in 1900 that anticipated Einstein’s famous paper on Brownian motion published five years later
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