One of the unique traits that makes humans unique, different from animals, is our ability to use our skills and talents to shape material things to reflect our individuality - and when we do this, we create property. Material things in and of themselves are not property; they become property only when humans creatively find ways to use them productively. An example is a sticky, black, smelly substance that was nothing but a nuisance until humans developed technology for refining it - then, suddenly, oil became a source for wealth. Seen in this light, the defense of the right to property is not a defense of material things per se, but rather of the dignity of human creativity, ingenuity, and inventiveness.
Charles Colson
How Now Shall We Live (p 385), Tyndale Publishers, 1999
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Are You Recruiting or Attracting?
The war for talent is something that every organization fights. Dan Wooldridge explores the difference between recruiting people and attracting people to your company.
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John Moore over at Brand Autopsy writes a pithy summary of an article on Steve Jobs (Good Steve, Bad Steve by Fortune, March 17, 2008) . It’s worth the read as he provides capsule insights on topics such as:
Being innovative
Connecting with customers
Staying focused
Managing people
Hiring talented people
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The Uneven Distribution of Globalization
Thomas Friedman writes that the technological forces of globalization are making the world flat. Richard Florida's research indicates that the world is actually very spiky - that the benefits of globalization are unevenly distributed globally.
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10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security
Dan Wooldridge writes on the challenge for small and mid-sized businesses to think and act more innovatively about employee retention issues.
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Measuring Up 2006: The National Report Card on Higher Education, a study by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, underscores what a September 2006 New York Times editorial characterized as "ominous trends." No kidding
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tracking the rise of the amateur
Jeff Howe is a contributing editor at Wired Magazine, where he covers the entertainment industry, among other subjects.
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White papers, presentations, case studies, webcasts & blogs relevant to your job.
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Recent statistics regarding CEO pay have renewed interest in the debate over how much is too much for a companies’ top execs. What is often overlooked in the debate is what impact CEO pay has on the company culture.
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Regional Advantage in a Global Economy
Like Jason’s mythic quest for the Golden Fleece, the new economic landscape is being conquered less by policy makers, global investors, and multinational corporate behemoths than by legions of modern day Argonauts –
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Cal Berkeley’s AnnaLee Saxenian has a clear vision of how the global economy is being transformed, and she has revealed it in The New Argonauts (2006, Harvard University Press).
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Judging by a recommendation from Ted Lucas and AnnaLee Saxenian’s body of work, I’m moving The New Argonauts to the top of my reading list.
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Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis
Leadership of our businesses will increasingly focus on the strategic need for talent. The current demographic shift is creating a situation in which the majority of jobs being created require skills possessed by 20% of the workforce.
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The Globalization of America's Pastime
The World Baseball Classic is just one more example of the effects of globalization, not only on sports, but also on business. Major sports are truly global, leading the way in new business thinking about the role of international talent.
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