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Discover top ideas and strategies from today’s leading business voices.

business acumen training
Business acumen training can help everyone from individual contributors to directors learn how to seize opportunities for growth.
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Centuries ago, the typical British coffeehouse was more like a "school without a master" than a place to grab a quick boost of caffeine.
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"In witness whereof, the parties hereunto have set their hands to these presents as a deed on the day month and year hereinbefore mentioned."
on-the-job training
To gain its full value, L&D leaders must be open to challenging assumptions about how they approach on-the-job training.
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In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
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One of Apple's key innovations serves as a psychological breakthrough, as its technology eliminates the isolating feel of headset use.
dream advertising
A team of scientists has warned that marketers seek to advertise in our dreams. Will our sleep be commercialized against our wishes?
ATD 2023
ATD 2023 encouraged L&D professionals to create a world that works better – whether by rethinking old assumptions, optimizing how we gather, or creating new measures for success.
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Our brains are hardwired to find fault. The best managers don't let this steer how they interact with their team.
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If we took the values and principles of cooperation to the next level, we could effectively tackle many crises.
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We commonly stereotype psychopaths as criminals, but there are probably more in upper management.
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The Shirky Principle states that "institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution."
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Maintain peace of mind during tax season by correctly filling out your W-4.
Million Stories
Scenario Based Learning
Scenario-based learning makes employees active participants in their own learning process, better preparing them for the real issues they may face at work.
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Take a hint from Einstein and Mozart — unplug and make peace with some degree of failure.
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The researchers rebuked writers, scholars, and public figures for lazily perpetuating the notion of widespread gender bias in academic science.
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Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.
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Rather than sending serial killer art to auctions, it should be sent to abnormal psychologists for research.
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The robot can drive heavy steal beams into the ground at a rate of 1 per 73 seconds, which will help expedite solar farm construction.