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Conversations With Female Forces of Nature in Small Business 1 [The Huffington Post]

Professor of International Negotiations and Women's Leadership Cari Guittard interviews the powerhouse behind Foundary Communications. Republished from The Huffington Post.

Crowdscience: 10 Must Do’s to Generate Innovative, Catalytic, and Disruptive Ideas… Everytime [The Huffington Post]

Last fall, President Bill Clinton and TIME magazine named the Hult Prize one of the top five ideas changing the world, recognizing its innovative platform that engages millennials worldwide to create viable social enterprises.

Christopher Kummer, Professor of the Week [Financial Times]

Christopher Kummer is a professor and adviser on strategy and mergers and acquisitions. In his academic role, he is the director of graduate business programmes and faculty member at Webster University in Vienna

Is the Secret to Success Sleeping on the Job?

“Lunch was from 11:30 a.m. to about 1:40 p.m. The cafeteria was right next to the office so employees would usually select their food, sit, eat, and be done within 30 minutes.

Is One Sleep Per Night Enough? You May Need Two

Imagine a world in which everyone is a night owl. Everyone, including you, goes to sleep soon after the sun sets. But then everyone rises a few hours later – and not because they can’t sleep, but because it’s the end of the night's first sleep.

You won: now give the others a chance [The Sunday Times]

The faster executives climb the corporate ladder, the harder they find it to succeed in the top positions. This is because the attributes that speed their journey up the hierarchy — being able to win consistently and to look good while doing it — can hold people back later, according to Marshall Goldsmith, an executive coach and Hult Business School academic.

Don’t Be Afraid of Failure: Get to Know It Well—Your Career Will Thank You

If you haven’t failed at anything by the time you read this sentence, then we at Hult Labs urge you to share your secret for continued success in the comments section below.

TRÊS PASSOS PARA SER UM LÍDER [EPOCA]

Cerque-se de vencedores Ao contrário daqueles que tentam se sobressair sobre o fracasso dos outros, um bom gestor, segundo Hodges, quer – e precisa – estar perto de empreendedores, pessoas…

Should You Let Your Career Define You? [The Digital Careerist]

Sunday night, I received a very reassuring email from my boss. She said “Adam, I don’t expect you to answer emails on weekends” after I had sent her a file that evening.

Busting Stereotypes: The Greatest Goods of Asia

John Beck is the Managing Director of Hult Labs. If you are interested in learning more about his latest book, "Good vs Good"—and how you would rank the 8 Goods—you can go here. For an animated explanation on the Goods

Job Hunting? Don’t Forget to Manage Your Cyber Reputation

The process of looking for a job is not what it was a few years ago, and you can be sure that it will change again, perhaps even more remarkably, in another few short years.

Halfway there in push for true gender equality [The National]

Efforts to empower women in the UAE - at school and on the job - are yielding results. As The National reported recently, the findings of a new survey on gender and equality in the workplace suggest that there is a sweeping change of attitude towards women in this country.

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