Wednesday February 3rd, 2016

« Se tuer à la tâche » est une expression à prendre au pied de la lettre. En ce début d’année, à combien peut-on estimer le nombre de personnes qui vont mourir d’un excès de travail en 2016 ? En Chine, à 600.000, aux Etats-Unis[1], à 70.000, au Japon[2], à 20.000[3], selon différentes…

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World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov on thinking 15 moves in advance, confusing your opponent and taking risk. “It takes more than logic to be great chess-player. Intuition is the defining quality of a great chess player. That’s because chess is a mathematically infinite game. Inevitably you reach a point when…

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Irrelevant attributes create a strong competitive advantage in crowded markets. Research has demonstrated that this advantage is sustained, even when customers acknowledge that the attribute is irrelevant. The rrelevant attribute works because it helps make the product unique and simplify the decision making process. Moral of the story: instead of…

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Google’s Hiring Dos and Don’ts Hire people who are smarter and more knowledgeable than you are Don’t hire people you can’t learn from or be challenged by. Hire people who will add value to the product and our culture. Don’t hire people who won’t contribute well to do both. Hire…

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