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Career Paths: Nonprofit Consultant
There’s a limited perception of consulting as largely computative, focused on economical and technical concerns; in reality, the industry is a multifaceted outlet for countless aptitudes and interests....
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Vault Live at the World Innovation Forum 2010
For the next two days (June 8 & 9) we’ll be live-blogging and tweeting from the 2010 World Innovation Forum at New York’s Nokia Theater. The event features some of the leading thinkers on...
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World Innovation Forum: Seth Godin
Early in his presentation on day two of the World Innovation, Seth Godin made a point that may be comforting to those stuck in companies that don’t seem like they’re going anywhere, and that definitely...
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Career Lessons from the Yugo
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and there are few better examples than the Yugo. One of the biggest business blunders of the past quarter century, it was an ambitious project felled by...
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Succession Planning: Lessons from Richard Branson
AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file “The company must be set up so it can run without me.”—Sir Richard Branson, quoted in a recent interview with HR Magazine. Richard Branson has achieved so much in...
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Zappos: Rewriting the Book on Corporate Transparency
Does your company have an HR handbook? Chances are, you’re thinking yes, of course. What about a culture book for employees? Zappos does. The company, which started by selling shoes a decade ago, is...
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Here’s Why You Can’t Find a New Job
A nice chart from the New York Times’ Economix blog provides an interesting insight into why you (or someone you know) can’t find work just now: business owners are concerned about poor sales....
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Accenture to Spend $100 Million on Skills Training
Is $100 million the new threshold for signaling you’re serious about making a difference? Recently, it was Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg pledging that amount to the Newark school district. Now we learn...
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Admit Nothing: Debunking the Infallible Leader
There is a phenomenon in leadership, known as the “Reality Distortion Field.” The term describes a level of charismatic self-assurance so overwhelming and nigh delusional that no criticism can...
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Vault’ s Careers Blog is Moving
An announcement: after almost a year on WordPress, we’re discontinuing Vault’s Careers Blog on WordPress. But don’t worry: you’ll still be able to get your fill of career information and advice on...
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