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Gates Foundation Leader Spiritual Smarts

The Gates Foundation CEO (Jeff Raikes) on Being a Leader

Every human life has equal value. So what are we doing about it? Well, I had the opportunity to sit front row last week at a breakfast and listen to the Gates Foundation CEO Jeff Raikes speak on what the the Foundation is doing with their $30+ billion endowment to bring equality to society. He […]

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A Conversation About Twitter – Part Two

More of our perspective and thoughts … from Fresh Consulting. Good to know of the possibilities – good to know of the conversations that are likely going on. Take a look. A Conversation About Twitter – Part Two View more presentations from freshconsulting.

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Spiritual Smarts

Your complete self

A complete life is not just about one thing – whither that thing be a job, school, a healthy lifestyle, friends, or hobbies – a complete life is about stretching your self, physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and spiritually. Those five aspects of life must all be addressed, considered, and emphasized. No one aspect can stand […]

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A Conversation about Twitter – Part One – to tweet or not to tweet

Fresh Consulting shares unique insight on twitter and puts this phenomenon into perspective. Check Fresh out at: www.FreshConsulting.com A Conversation about Twitter – Part One View more documents from freshconsulting.

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Center for the Edge Deloitte Shift Index The Big Shift

no more cyclical measures – focus on the long-term … the Deloitte Center for the Edge: Shift Index

After nearly six months of non-stop brainstorming, collaboration, and analytical exercises, our team at the Deloitte Center for the Edge launched the Shift Index: a new way to measure long-term trends in the digital economy. John Hagel, our co-chairman, recently spoke about the index on CNBC. We also were featured in an article in the […]

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Russia

What it feels like

If you could hear music while walking the streets of Russia at night in the middle of the winter, this is what you would hear.

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Deloitte The Big Shift

The Deloitte Center for the Edge

Dedicated the last 5 months to developing the 2009 Shift Index: Measuring the forces of long-term change. Can’t wait to launch! Stay tuned. In the meantime check out our directors’ blog here at Harvard Business School , and read more about us on the Deloitte Center for the Edge website.

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Motivation Spiritual Smarts

examine your life

“I urge you to examine your life. Determine where you are and what you need to do to be the kind of person you want to be. Create inspiring, noble, and righteous goals that fire your imagination and create excitement in your heart. And then keep your eye on them. Work consistently towards achieving them.” […]

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Yearn is coming …

“Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really YEARN for.” Neal Maxwell Since I returned from serving a church mission in Russia’s eastern Siberia, I have wanted to stay in touch. One way, is through our nonprofit called Yearn. […]

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Why Rising Productivity Is Cause for Worry – BusinessWeek

Here’s a little puzzle for you. We’re in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Yet a key economic statistic—productivity, defined as output per worker hour—seems to be sailing along without a worry. According to the latest government data, nonfarm business productivity rose by a decent 1.8% over the past year. […]