People and Teams
People and Teams
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Tactics That Boost Crowdfunding Donations, from Stanford ResearchWhether it’s for your own startup or a cause near and dear to your heart, Stanford computer scientists analyzed how crowdfunding websites can use data science insight to increase donations. The researchers analyzed online donations collected from 470,000 people who donated between 2009 and 2014. | 
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How Much Time Do You Spend Doing Your Job versus Learning Your Job?When was the most recent time you decided to learn something specific about your job? Many organizations do not build time in for learning in the workday. Instead of thinking you're too busy doing your job to take time to learn, ask yourself if you can incorporate learning into everything you do. | 
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Crying at Work: A Delicate Issue Crying at work is often seen as a weakness, or even completely taboo. Whether the crying seems to be justified or not, the situation still has to be dealt with. Read on to learn what you should do if you're the one who shed tears, as well as how to respond if you witness an employee breakdown. |
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Will Websites Eventually Become Extinct?Recently the Indian fashion retailer Myntra.com completely shut down its website and moved to an app-only mode. Is this a sign of things to come—that websites will eventually become extinct? Anuj Magazine examines the pros and cons of a mobile-only strategy. | 
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How to Eat an Elephant: Tips for Facilitating Test Process ImprovementHow do you eat an elephant? The answer is, of course, “One bite at a time.” When working on improving a process, you need to create your backlog of initiatives, prioritize them, and identify the initiatives that can be implemented easily. Give the feeling of progress … and then take it in bites. | 
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Daimler’s Self-Driving Truck Licensed to DriveHow do you feel about sharing the road with self-driving long-haul semi-trucks? The first licensed autonomous commercial truck hit the road on an open public highway in NV. In a staged nighttime production, Daimler Trucks’ Freightliner Inspiration drove on top of the Hoover Dam. |
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When Is the Best Time to Start a Startup? When it comes to startup success, is it age, experience, energy, passion, or risk-taking ability that makes the difference? Really, if you are willing to do your research and leverage the support available, now can be that "best time" to start a startup—regardless of where you are in your career. |
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When to Disclose Bad News to Employees An issue that often arises in organizational change is when to tell employees about something they're likely to view as bad news. Sometimes managers are forced to keep bad news to themselves, but if that's not the case, it's better—and more honest—from the employees' perspective to share it earlier. |
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