Tag Archives: Sociology

3 Ways Social Media Is Driving A Business Revolution

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It’s hard to imagine a life before social media, even though sites like Facebook and Twitter have been around for less than a decade. As businesses look back over that decade, they can easily see how...

Can Homemade Goods Become The Global Brands Of Tomorrow?

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One of the more significant trends of recent years is the impact of technology on homemade manufacturing. A diffuse entrepreneurial community, sometimes referred to as the Maker Movement, has been...

APNewsBreak: New gender options for Facebook users

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MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — You don't have to be just male or female on Facebook anymore. The social media giant is adding a customizable option with about 50 different terms people can use to identify...

Study: Love for a Winning Leadership and Better Employee Engagement

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Valentine’s Day is coming up, which means that love is in the air. Unfortunately, it’s not in the air, or culture, or anywhere else at too many companies. Which is not only a shame, it’s very...

Three World Leaders We Needs Most: Artistic, Scientific, and Interpersonal

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When people see or hear “leader”, they generally think of  interpersonal leaders inspiring and enabling teams. While those interpersonal leaders are of critical import, the world needs artistic...

Huge Internet Attack in China Leads to Investigation

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Many people were taken on a detour recently when they opened up their usually restricted sites in the People’s Republic of China. The rerouting led them to an anti-censorship site known as DIT...

The Mayors Challenge: Sparking Government Innovation In European Cities

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In an interview with James Anderson, head of government-innovation at Bloomberg Philanthropies, we discussed their 2013-2014 Mayors Challenge—a competition to inspire European cities to come up with...
    






Making Sense Of Zappos And Holacracy

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“Zappos Says Goodbye To Bosses,” was the recent headline in the Washington Post. “Zappos is going holacratic: no job titles, no managers, no hierarchy,” wrote Aimee Groth in Quartz. “Gurus Gone Wild...
    






8 Qualities That Make Leaders Extraordinarily Memorable

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Leaders that strive to be significant seek to create the greatest impact and influence.   These are the types of leaders that we value the most; inspired by their courage and resiliency, we seek to...