It’s Time to Start Building an Advanced IT Security Practice

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The reasoning behind why solution providers lock down their customers’ networks and critical data have not changed much over the past decade, though the repercussions from inaction continue to escalate rapidly. Intrusions and information loss can be quite costly to your customers, typically damaging their bank accounts as well as their reputations.

Mia Birdsong: The story we tell about poverty isn't true

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As a global community, we all want to end poverty. Mia Birdsong suggests a great place to start: Let's honor the skills, drive and initiative that poor people bring to the struggle every day. She asks us to look again at people in poverty: They may be broke — but they're not broken.

How to Drive Your Best Employees to the Competition

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How to Drive Your Best Employees to the Competition ON AUG 29, 15 • BY TED RUBIN Today’s job market is recession-weary and hyper-competitive, with a flood of potential employees for every open position. To many employers, it might seem that the odds are stacked in their favor. They can afford to be choosy, demand ... Read more

Social Media Marketing: 4 steps to identifying the ideal social media platform for your company

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One of the biggest questions surrounding social media marketing surrounds which social media platforms would be the best to invest in. How does a marketer determine where to place their efforts? Casting a wide net might seem like the best answer, but that typically results in an unnecessary waste of time and money. The key is to identify which social media platforms will be conducive to your relationship with consumers. Read on to learn more about determining which social media platforms are best for your brand.

Top Ten Business Negotiation Articles

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Here are the top ten business negotiations articles on the Program on Negotiation website. Drawn from a variety of negotiation case studies as well as negotiation research, the following articles present negotiation examples in real life and offer strategies for engaging in integrative negotiations strategies aimed at creating win-win scenarios for each party at the
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David Rothkopf: How fear drives American politics

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Does it seem like Washington has no new ideas? Instead of looking to build the future, it sometimes feels like the US political establishment happily retreats into fear and willful ignorance. Journalist David Rothkopf lays out a few of the major issues that US leadership is failing to address -- from cybercrime to world-shaking new tech to the reality of modern total war -- and calls for a new vision that sets fear aside.

Decision Bias

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by Gary CohenHe who knows and knows that he knows, He is wise, follow him. He who knows and knows not that he knows, He is asleep, awaken him. He who knows not and knows not that he knows not, He is a fool, shun him. He who knows not and knows that he knows not, He […]The post Decision Bias appeared first on Elements of Leadership.

Billie Jean King: This tennis icon paved the way for women in sports

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Tennis legend Billie Jean King isn't just a pioneer of women's tennis -- she's a pioneer for women getting paid. In this freewheeling conversation, she talks about identity, the role of sports in social justice, and the famous Battle of the Sexes match against Bobby Riggs.

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