Future of Retail as an Omni-Channel ‘Internet of Things’

    Future of Retail as an Omni-Channel ‘Internet of Things’ | Jeff Ashcroft | LinkedIn The future always comes faster than we think. Even more so in the evolving world of fast retailing where websites are now merging with bricks and mortar stores to create what last April I dubbed The Endless Store. How ... Read more

How to read the genome and build a human being | Riccardo Sabatini

Secrets, disease and beauty are all written in the human genome, the complete set of genetic instructions needed to build a human being. Now, as scientist and entrepreneur Riccardo Sabatini shows us, we have the power to read this complex code, predicting things like height, eye color, age and even facial structure -- all from a vial of blood. And soon, Sabatini says, our new understanding of the genome will allow us to personalize treatments for diseases like cancer. We have the power to change life as we know it. How will we use it?

How to Defend Against “Scope Creep” at the Negotiation Table

The following question was asked of Negotiation Coach and PON faculty member Guhan Subramanian in the February 2014 issue of the Negotiation Briefings newsletter:
Question: I run a small consulting firm that has a services contract with a major multinational corporation. The team we work with has a bad habit of continually adding items to the
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A Negotiation Back on the Rails with Transactional Leadership

Crumbling transportation infrastructure has become a serious issue across the country. Nowhere is this problem more acute than the nation’s capitol, where the forty year-old Metro has been plagued by ineffective, bureaucratic leadership, and is now on the verge of collapse. New Metro Chairman Jack Evans aims to tackle those problems head-on, but he drew
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I’d rather have no advice than bad advice.

I’d rather have no advice than bad advice.
I can’t help it. I read some bad sales advice today and I gotta say something. I’ll try to keep it positive, but my tongue is already bleeding from biting it. 
The title read: When sales calls stall.
Every salesperson has experienced that barrier in one form or another, so I wondered what this “expert” had to say. 
NOTE WELL: I try not to read current sales material because I don’t want to copy, or be accused of copying someone else’s work or ideas. 

The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter: Reflections on Conflict and Reconciliation with Justice Albie Sachs

The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution,
and Beyond Conflict are pleased to present
The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter:
Reflections on Conflict and Reconciliation with
Justice Albie Sachs
Justice Albie Sachs
Art of Change Fellow, Ford Foundation
Former Judge, Constitutional Court of South Africa
 
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Bowie Vernon Room, K-262
Knafel Building, Weatherhead

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