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The startup boom

For one thing, the cost of startups in the technology sector is dwindling. This means an explosion of new and lucrative and potential risky entrepreneurial activity. To compete in this landscape...



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Jobs in the information technology sector are the next major growth area

There is no doubt about it. Jobs in the information technology sector are the next major growth area. Over the next few years the number of jobs in that sector will have grown by 24% since the crash...



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Who is the next Steve Jobs?

Some journalist and bloggers are looking for the next Steve Jobs. Here is an example. What a waste of time. There won’t be a new Steve Jobs. Even comparing Jobs with Bezos does not make any...



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Complex career paths

For a vision of what’s happening to the corporate promotion structure, consider Deloitte’s Mass Career Customization program. Beginning as a way to keep talented women productive during and after...



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What is the future of work?

The nature of work is changing. The idea of spending 10 years paying dues at a low level waiting for promotion is at the tail end of its life cycle. In its place, there is a wild variety of new...



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Open your ears and mind to input

Your business is the result of your vision. However, no vision can be realized in a vacuum. The minute you bring your business to the real world, you need to open your ears and your mind to input....



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Streamlined planning

Always remember that deciding to do one thing automatically rules out doing another. You will always have limited resources and a limited time frame, no matter how big your business is. The best way...



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Life lessons from Harry Potter, Part III

Finally, here’s the third part in this three-day blog entry about life lessons learned from the most famous child wizard, Harry Potter. 6. You see what you want to see. Severus Snape consistently...



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Book discount on Amazon for Cool Boss: The Art of Leadership in the 21st Century

Just to let you know that Cool Boss is available on Amazon.com with 10 % discount! Cool Boss: Master 11 Qualities of Today's Greatest Leaders by Can Akdeniz [CreateSpace Independent Publishing...



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The Bill Gates leadership

In 1975, a young Harvard dropout formed a software company that would eventually change the world. He believed that computers were a tool that belonged in the hands of everyone, not only research...



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