It might be cheaper, but it will cost you more (Sowell) :: Fire and Knowledge
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself If You Want to be a "Career Untouchable"
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Parallax View - Outsourcing - Researchers: 40% of All U.S. Jobs Could be 'Offshored'
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Learning Conversations - Recording informal learning for prospective employers
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Feature Article July/August 2008: Ding Dong, The Dream Is Dead
"Today suburban neighborhoods are emptying out. The sub-prime mortgage crisis was only the straw that finally broke the camel's back. Residential developments that were built on an assumption of cheap personal transportation are doomed."
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Compass June 2008: What is a Micropolis? Why Should You Care?
"The key business challenge in the first decades of the 21st century is ready access to this kind of intellectual capital. There simply isn't enough human talent - especially knowledge workers - to meet the needs of growing business enterprises."
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June 2008: Are Municipal Governments Unwittingly Hobbling the New World of Work?
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Rudeness and Its Noxious Effects
Grumpy managers who have a tendency to lash out are sometimes tolerated in businesses if their direct reports are thick-skinned types who don’t complain about anything. But beware of more distant effects: It’s likely that other employees are harmed by these incidents, even if they only hear about them secondhand.
Urgency is poisonous
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Open Thread: Can You Live Without Urgency?
"Over at the 37Signals company blog, they’ve recently posted a piece titled “Urgency is poisonous.” In it, they say that they’ve found moving to a 4-day workweek without timeclocks to be good for the company. They go on to say “urgency is overrated” and to propose that just about everything can wait a few days to get done."
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