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When Quitting Is The Right Thing To Do: 7 Lessons From My Brief Poker Career

Terry Starbucker

Back in late 2004, I decided a goal of mine was going to be to play in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It wasn’t a coincidence that my poker career ended about the same time I took up blogging – I had substituted one goal for another, almost without missing a beat. Blogging saved me from a very unsuccessful poker career.

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Realities Undermine Attempts At Fairer Recruitment

The Horizons Tracker

In 2004, two economists published a landmark study measuring discrimination in the labor market by applying to real job openings with fictitious applicants whose names signaled different genders or races. Employers still favor white men for early-career positions despite the push for diversity.

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The Impact of Temporary Employment on Wage Growth in Europe

The Horizons Tracker

The study analyzes data from 30 European countries from 2004 to 2017. The study introduces the “competition effect,” where temporary workers reduce the bargaining power and wage growth of permanent workers. It looks at how institutional frameworks and economic cycles influence wage growth.

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High Performers Stay Clear Of Discussing Politics At Work

The Horizons Tracker

They explored races between 2004 and 20020 and found that riders would adjust the overtakes they made based on the threats and opportunities faced by their team at the time, and also the resources available to the rival teams. Safer ground The researchers examined the sporting world via MotoGP motorbike racing. “Why? . “Why?

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Peter Drucker on The Effective Executive

QAspire

But Peter Drucker, whose work has played a defining role in my own growth as a manager and leader, identified eight practices of effective executive based on his observations over 65 years of his consulting career. Here’s a short snippet of 8 characteristics along with a quick sketch note.

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Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination

Lead Change Blog

The article, titled, “Beam Me Up Scotty,” talks about me being too focused on my own career — causing me to miss an opportunity to learn from my boss, who was a very quiet, humble servant leader. I spent most of my career as a power leader. I was in my late 20s at the time and thought I was a good leader.

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New Leadership for a Changing Workforce

Great Leadership By Dan

The fact is, they still share many of the same traits as their older counterparts (First-Wave Millennials)—raised to feel special, high achieving, tech-savvy, but Second-Wavers (born 1995 – 2004) have some distinct differences that are making managers sit up and take notice. Consulting form PwC has a unique approach to this issue.