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Career Advice From an Insubordinate

Maureen Anderson | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Resume, Career, Management, Advice, Training, Career Advice, Management Style, Business News
Maureen Anderson

"Don't you touch that thing!" he screamed. That's good advice, I've since decided, for new hires supposedly in charge of people who know what they're doing. Keep your distance until you're one of the people who know what they're doing.

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Triathlon Training Tips

Ben Greenfield | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Fitness, Triathlon, Yoga, Swimming, Running, Cycling, Training, Triathlon Training Tips, Triathlon Workouts, Triathlon Training, Training for Triathlon, Fitness and Exercise, Training for a Triathlon, Triathlon Tips, Healthy Living News
Ben Greenfield

Training for a triathlon can be a bit intimidating at first, since you not only need to schedule a swim, bike, and run several times per week.

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Swimming as a contact sport -- Who knew?

Leslie Mellet | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Fitness Tips, Fitness, Swimming, Fitness and Exercise, Triathlon, Competitive Swimming, Fearless, Becoming-Fearless for a Triathalon, Training, Fifty News
Leslie Mellet

By participating in triathlons, I've learned that stepping out of my comfort zone brings big rewards.

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10 Tips For Your Best Workout From The City Gym Boys

The Huffington Post | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: City Gym Boys, Workout, The Gentlemens Guide, Workout Tips, Charles LaSalle, Training, Fitness, Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Black Voices News

For the City Gym Boys, looking good is only part of the fitness equation. Though their brawn undoubtedly fueled the success of their popular beefcake ...

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Start Making: General Assembly Launches Online

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Post-Secondary Education, Business Education, Higher Education, Training, General Assembly, MBA Degrees, Mba, Business News
Tom Vander Ark

General Assembly online is an MBA killer. Unless a young person thinks they need a credential to get a job at Morgan Stanley or McKinsey, they'd be much better off in a startup, learning on the job, and accessing the extraordinary offerings at General Assembly when they need it.

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Will the AME, NAM and NACFAM Alliance Revitalize Manufacturing?

Michele Nash-Hoff | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Currency Manipulation, Training, Product Dumping, Reforming Education, Manufacturing, China, Predatory Mercantilism, Reshoring, Business News
Michele Nash-Hoff

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is joining with leading organizations, such as the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and...

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The Clone Game

Gary Rich | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Leadership Development, Business News, Management, Leadership, Executive Development, Leadership Training Programs, Executive Coaching, Training, Business News
Gary Rich

I often ask some of the executives I work with to address a seemingly simple construct. They are asked, "If you had a clone performing your current jo...

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Is Getting Ripped Worth It?

Quora | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Building Muscle, Personal Health, Working Out, Health, Health and Fitness, Training, Fitness, Fitness Tips, Physical Fitness, Muscle, Fitness and Exercise, Muscles, Health and Fitness News
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Andy Johns, Quora Growth PM I think the most important point to be made about "being ripped"...

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Nike Making Clothes Out Of What?

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: New Nikes, Hyperdunk, Nike, Olympics, Trainer+, Training, Nke, Recycled, Basketball, Nike+, Newest Nike Shoes, Video, Runners, Basketball Hyper Elite, Flyknit, LeBron James, Runner, Sports News

Gearing up for this summers Olympic Games, Nike rolled out its newest inventions this week, including the lightest basketball jersey ever, made partly...

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Leadership, Eavesdropping and Muffins

Gary Rich | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Leadership Training Programs, Leadership, Executive Coaching, Training, Business News, Leadership Development, Management, Executive Development, Business News
Gary Rich

There's an old saying: "The real discussion begins once the meeting's over, the decisions have been made and everyone has left the room."

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Things Should Never Have Reached This Point

George Goehl | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Leadership Training Programs, Change, Social Change, Budget Cuts, Training, 99spring, 99%, Jobs, Foreclosure, American Dream, Non-Violent Resistance, 1%, Impact News
George Goehl

Every day, the American Dream seems a little farther away. More of our grandparents are being thrown from their homes. Our mothers and fathers can't...

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A New York Story: Gleason's Gym

Nick Barnicle | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Boxing Gym, Boxing Trainer, Fight Gym, Training, Gleason's Gym, NY Around Town, Trainer, Boxing, My Ny, Dumbo, New York News
Nick Barnicle

Gleason's was once a mecca for pugilists. But as time wore on and the allure of Las Vegas became greater, there was a decline.2012-02-15-pullquote.jpg

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Dirty Harry

Gary Rich | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Management, Leadership, Executive Development, Executive Coaching, Training, Leadership Development, Business News, Leadership Training Programs, Business News
Gary Rich

Recently, at the request of a board of directors, I met with a senior executive who was widely considered to be a leadership disaster, but his busines...

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Why We Don't Need a New Program to Train America's Manufacturing Workers

Michele Nash-Hoff | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Certificate Programs, Retraining, Manufacturing Workers, Certifications, Training, U.S. Manufacturing, Obama Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, American Manufacturing, Business News
Michele Nash-Hoff

Training and retraining workers who are unemployed or underemployed are critical for the health and growth of the manufacturing industry, which will create good-paying jobs.

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Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

Gary Rich | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Leadership, Leadership Training Programs, Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Management, Executive Development, Training, Business News
Gary Rich

A friend of mine is in a senior position at a mid cap that just filed bankruptcy. Sadly hundreds of employees will lose their jobs, investors and lend...

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Obama Talks Jobs, Economy In 'State Of The Union'

Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Politics, Canada Tv, Video, Barack Obama, Economy, Training, President Obama, Jobs, Tv Replay, TV Canada, State of the Union Address, TV News

President Barack Obama put the economy front and center during his latest "State Of The Union Address" (Tue., 9 p.m. EST on CBS). He spoke about the i...

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Is Your Company a Soul Sink?

Gary Rich | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Leadership, Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Corporate Culture, Management, Training, Business News
Gary Rich

A company can be as clinically depressed as a person -- and such a feeling pervades everyone and seeps into the company's product. It's a leader's job to set the atmosphere for their organization.

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Small Businesses Key to Recovery: Walsh

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Commissioner, Small Business, Services, Irish Business, Training, Jobs, Entrepreneurs, Professional Development, Immigrants, New York City Government, New York News
Reporters Uncensored

By Maura Kelly Mayor Bloomberg has stated many times that small businesses are the chief engine of growth in New York City. However convincing entrep...

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How to Increase Your Personal Effectiveness at Work

Donna Flagg | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Sales, Personal Effectiveness, Training, Branding, Marketing, Messaging, Communications, Business, Management, Productivity, Business News
Donna Flagg

There is a critical relationship between management, marketing and training, which is key to creating cohesion across the front end of a business, and which then in turn determines the strength of the force behind sales.

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PHOTOS: Training To Be A FIFA Referee

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Fifa World Cup, Photography, Photos, Sports, Referees, Soccer, Training, Exposure, FIFA Women's World Cup, Sports News

Following the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, FIFA wanted to strengthen the support given to referees worldwide. This support is for continued support ...

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Training for a Tough Mudder in New York City

Michael Silverman | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Tri-State Tough Mudder, Tough Mudder Nyc, Physical Fitness, Fitness and Exercise, Tough Mudder, Training, New York News
Michael Silverman

Here in NYC we may not be accustomed to sprinting through the woods, scaling 12-foot walls, or braving weekend events that involve mud, blood and ice baths. I certainly wasn't before I trained for my first Tough Mudder.

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Off-Season Golf Training: 10 Fitness Tips

Jay Cardiello | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Fitness, Sports, Golf, Training, Golf Training Tips, Healthy Living Body, Working Out, Off-Seaon Golf Training, Fitness and Exercise, Golf Training, Healthy Living News
Jay Cardiello

As you take your last swing of the season and bury your set of clubs deep within the garage, there are some things that you might consider during the winter months to improve your game.

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44 Year Old Dara Torres Could Become The Oldest Olympic Swimmer

Rehema Trimiew | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Swimming, Video, Olympic Athletes, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Olympic Swimming, Training, Middle-Aged Women, Dara-Torres, Dara Torres, Sports News

When you've got it, you've got it at any age. Dara Torres, 44, has won 12 Olympic Medals and is not stopping there. She hopes to compete in one fi...

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Record-Setting Explorer Eric Larsen: Why And How He Does It

Avital Binshtock | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Antarctica, Training, Expedition, Travel, Tibet, Climbing, Motivation, North Pole, Terrapass, Arctic, Save the Poles, Eric Larsen, Norway, Climate Change, Himalaya, Explorer, South Pole, Mount Everest, Adventure Travel, Travel News
Avital Binshtock

Eric Larsen, 40, is the first person to have reached the South Pole, the North Pole and the summit of Mount Everest within the span of one year. The goal is to get people to care -- and do something -- about climate change, the effects of which Larsen saw first hand on his journeys.

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Time for Innovation in Job Creation

Alison Craiglow Hockenberry | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Jobs, Fundacion Paraguaya, Job Training, Job Creation, Training, Paraguay, Employment, American Job Creation, Job Creation Ideas, U.S. Job Creation, Creating New Jobs, Impact News
Alison Craiglow Hockenberry

We hear a lot these days about innovation and job creation. But when people talk about innovation and jobs, they're usually talking about innovations that may produce jobs -- as opposed to innovations in the way we increase employment.

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