Target: New ways to battle disease 07-15
Target: New ways to battle diseaseBroad researchers tap human genome in hunt for effective medicinesBy Edward Mason, Harvard CorrespondentFor decades, developing medicine to treat disease was a lengthy...
View ArticleThe Form And Spirit Of Ramadan 07-16
The Form And Spirit Of RamadanBy Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Hijri calendar. Muslims are enjoined to observe fasting from daybreak to sunset during this month. Fasting is...
View ArticleIN BUSINESS, EVERYBODY USES SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WORK; THE QUESTION IS HOW 07-18
IN BUSINESS, EVERYBODY USES SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WORK; THE QUESTION IS HOWYou can no longer segment your business customers into those who use social media for business purposes and those who do not. Why...
View ArticleHow To Innovate In An Uncertain World 07-18
How To Innovate In An Uncertain WorldBy now, we all know what it takes to become successful: as Malcolm Gladwell revealed in Outliers: The Story of Success, with a steady diet of 10,000 hours’...
View ArticleHow To Make Your B2B Social Media Friggin' Awesome (And Profitable) 07-19
How To Make Your B2B Social Media Friggin' Awesome (And Profitable)With the right fundamentals and strategy, B2B marketers can use social media to attract and convert leads, close sales and delight...
View ArticleSearching for what's still made in the USA07-19
Searching for what's still made in the USABy Emanuella Grinberg, CNNCNN) -- Josh Miller never gave much thought to where his car, bed or toothpaste came from until an aluminum plant in his hometown of...
View ArticleFact or Fiction? The Truth Behind 9 Embarrassing Global Expansion Blunders 07-19
Fact or Fiction? The Truth Behind 9 Embarrassing Global Expansion BlundersThere are many complex decisions to be made whenplanning your company's expansion into new countries. No culture is alike, and...
View ArticleB2B Branding: McKinsey Proves It Matters 07-19
B2B Branding: McKinsey Proves It Mattersby Ray Baird If you’re like most B2B marketers, you’ve been asked or will be asked, Does our brand really matter? How can we prove it? And how do we build a case...
View ArticleWe Appreciate Your Business. Please Stay on the Line.07-19
We Appreciate Your Business. Please Stay on the Line.by Robert Plant On a recent business trip I somehow left my credit card at a restaurant in San Juan. No big deal, I thought: Simply call the bank....
View ArticleReinvigorate a Disengaged Sales Force 07-19
Reinvigorate a Disengaged Sales Forceby Frank V. Cespedes and Michael Wong |A stunning 70% of U.S. workers say they are "not engaged" or "actively disengaged" with their work,according to Gallup's...
View ArticleHow Stanford’s president sees the challenges ahead 07-20
How Stanford’s president sees the challenges aheadIs higher education working?A simple yes or no was not on the table for Stanford University President John Hennessy. “Generally yes,” he answered, but...
View ArticleFive Imperatives for Improving Health Care 07-20
Five Imperatives for Improving Health CareLeaders from Harvard's medical and business schools are exploring ways to some 125 health care experts including executives, policy makers, and academics. In...
View ArticleWhat Are the Limits of Transparency? 07-20
What Are the Limits of Transparency?Modern business theorists hail the open organization, but secrets between employers and employees are sometimes a good thing. What's the proper balance between...
View ArticleThree Myths About Your Strengths 07-20
Three Myths About Your Strengthsby Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman One of the most dramatic changes in leadership development in the last decade has been the shift in focus from correcting weaknesses...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons from the Chilean Mine Rescue 07-21
Leadership Lessons from the Chilean Mine Rescueby Faaiza Rashid, Amy C. Edmondson, and Herman B. LeonardEarly in the afternoon of August 5, 2010, more than 700,000 metric tons of rock suddenly caved...
View ArticleEnglish is bad for India, eroding cultural values: Rightwing BJP chief 07-21
English is bad for India, eroding cultural values: Rightwing BJP chief BJP president Rajnath Singh: File PicENGLISH IS BAD FOR INDIA,ERODING CULTURAL VALUESSays BJP leader Sri. Rajnath SinghShyam's...
View ArticleThe Women’s Economic Agenda: A Path to Increased Opportunity and Stronger...
The Women’s Economic Agenda: A Path to Increased Opportunity and Stronger Economic GrowthWritten by Eileen Appelbaum Corporate profits have done well in the lopsided recovery and the stock market is...
View ArticleCong opens the social window to polls 07-23
Cong opens the social window to pollsKavita ChowdhuryWhen Rahul Gandhi, then the newly-appointed Congress vice-president, addressed a CII conclave earlier this year, the social media took a dig and it...
View ArticleTransforming Solar Pumping to Eliminate Rural Poverty 07-23
Transforming Solar Pumping to Eliminate Rural PovertyBy Paul Polak, Founder, iDEWhat if we could harness the limitless power of the sun to carry water to the crops of millions of small poor farmers...
View ArticleSocial Enterprises Provide Jobs for World's Most Disadvantaged Populations 07-24
Social Enterprises Provide Jobs for World's Most Disadvantaged PopulationsPosted by Briana Photo: Providence Granola Project. Providence Granola provides refugees with employment and job...
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