Tag: personal-development
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How emotions rule every stage of the entrepreneurial process
How emotions rule every stage of the entrepreneurial process Florencio Portocarrero, London School of Economics and Political Science Governments often see entrepreneurs as the engines of innovation, job creation and economic growth. In the UK alone, small and medium enterprises account for 99.8% of the business population and employ more than 16 million people. However,…
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Looking for a job? Understanding how you make career decisions can help
Looking for a job? Understanding how you make career decisions can help Julia Yates, City St George’s, University of London If you’re getting ready to leave school or university and are trying to figure out your future career, you may well have been given the advice to start with some self-exploration. This means thinking about…
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Looking for work? Your mindset could be hampering your search
Looking for work? Your mindset could be hampering your search Lauren A. Keating, EM Lyon Business School and Peter A. Heslin, UNSW Sydney Searching for a job can be arduous, particularly amid economic and technological change. A significant obstacle many job seekers face lies in their own restrictive beliefs about securing employment. These sometimes unconscious assumptions…
