Category Archives: Articles on campus

10 Strategies successful people use to make decisions (WEForum)

We have to make decisions around 70 times a day – from what we’re going to wear, to accepting a new job. But there are helpful lessons from successful people on how to avoid decision ‘fatigue’. Your days are filled with a constant stream of decisions. A study from Columbia University found that we’re bogged […]
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4 Powerful mindsets that will help you transform company culture for the better (Inc)

Company culture is largely shaped by your company mindset, a set of beliefs and thoughts that determine how employees and leaders make decisions or think about their shortcomings. A mindset can make or break your company culture–a positive one can boost your business to new levels of productivity and profit, while a harmful mindset can […]
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17 Phrases great leaders never say to employees (Inc)

Writer Maya Angelou was only half right when she said that people won’t remember what you said, but they’ll always remember how you made them feel. True, unless you’re talking about toxic things that careless leaders say. People will remember the exact words, and exactly how they made them feel –and it’s not good. With three decades leading […]
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The 1 question the most interesting people will ask to start great conversations (Inc)

On any given day, we have dozens of interactions and conversations. In fact, one study out of Britain revealed that the average person has 27 conversations every day, lasting an average of 10 minutes each. But what if we changed our approach to engaging new people in conversation? What if we stopped showing up with […]
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Doing business in Africa 2020 (World Bank)

The Doing Business 2020 study shows that developing economies are catching up with developed economies in ease of doing business.  Main findings for Doing Business 2020: Doing Business captures  294 regulatory reforms implemented between May 2018 and May 2019. Worldwide, 115 economies made it easier to do business. The economies with the most notable improvement in Doing Business […]
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World Economic Outlook- January 2020 (IMF)

The International Monetary Fund predicts the world economy will strengthen in 2020, albeit at a slightly weaker pace than previously anticipated amid threats related to trade and tensions in the Middle East. Global growth will accelerate this year to 3.3% from 2.9% in 2019, the fund said on Monday. That’s the first pickup in three […]
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Democracy Index 2019 (The Economist Intelligence Unit)

Democracy Index 2019 provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for 165 independent states and two territories.   2019 index – assesses and records the worst average global score since its inception in 2006. This new low-point was driven by a sharp regression in the average regional scores for Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. […]
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World employment and social outlook: Trends 2020 (ILO)

The World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2010  report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity. This report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity, as well as dimensions of job quality such as employment status, informal […]
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5 Steps to people-centred artificial intelligence (MITSloan)

Beth Stackpole As organizations push forward with AI, they should put individuals at the center of the design process. Here’s a roadmap for making that happen. As companies double down on business initiatives built around technologies like predictive analytics, machine learning, and cognitive computing, there’s one element they ignore at their peril — humans. That was […]
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Why the most intelligent people love spending time alone (Inc)

Jeff Haden Science says people who socialize more tend to be happier.  Makes sense: Relationships, friendships, connections, spending time with people we enjoy… all of that makes us happier. But that’s not completely true if you’re highly intelligent. If that’s the case, socializing with friends will actually not increase your level of satisfaction with your life. Here’s why. When researchers followed […]
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