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By Manuela Mesquita “Guysssss can you pay attention please?!”” This is the request, verging on begging, which is so typical of a High School teacher. Capturing the attention of young people has never been easy, not even when the world was slow, and there was no technology to dream along with. If it wasn’t simple [...]

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Por Eline Kullock I ask myself if what the virtual world calls “communities” are in fact communities. Communities, at least in the way I understand them, are groups in which members help each other, protect each other, and establish limits and norms. Communities are founded around a common cause, which holds them together. Thinking of [...]

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Catedral de Chartres – França – By Valéria Lima Por Eline Kullock It is with great pride that I think of my team.  The people who work hard and work with me.  Above all when I look back, I see how my business, Grupo Foco, started out.  And today on Oct 28th Grupo Foco celebrates [...]

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By Eline Kullock In a country with serious corruption issues, like Brazil, it’s essential to talk about ethics. I remember reading a book by the journalist Cláudio Abramo titled “A Regra do Jogo” (“The Rule of the Game”) which really speaks to the point I’d like to convey through this post. Often we say that [...]

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I have my own explanations regarding Brazil’s win as the host of the 2016 Olympics. Maybe behind my logic lies an idealistic baby boomer, and if that idealism does exist, that’s great. I never want to lose it. Are we going to buy the Brazilian representation that went all the way to Copenhagen? Do you [...]

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By Tatiana Penteado* “There’s no point in attempting to find new paths on old maps.”  This sentence says all about managing people from a different generation than your own… I’m part of Generation X, and most of the workers I manage, are women from Gen Y.   Imagine what an explosive combination.  This generation gap translates [...]

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By Eline Kullock Yesterday I gave a lecture in Porto Alegre. My lecture was part of a Management Seminar which included people such as Jose Tolovi Jr, the president of the “Great Place to Work Institute” and Carlos Faccina, the President of BSP and ex-Director of HR at Nestle. I tackled the issue of different [...]

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As I was growing up, my family always ate meals together, around a table. Today, people may say that I’m nostalgic for a time that isn’t relevant to our present moment. After all, today our kids have classes, work, and a packed schedule.  Parents arrive late from work, and microwaves really facilitate our day-to-day.

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Eline Kullock This week I gave a lecture in Cuiabá, Brazil. I have a business partner there. Lorena Lacerda, is the director of Grupo Valure Shealso organizes “Officina do Conhecimento,” an event that takes place every two months.

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Last week, I gave a lecture at “Volkswagen.”  I’m excited to saythat we’ve established aTrainee Program with them for the second year in a row.  My talk focused on the differences between generations.  I find this topic particularly important and relevant for a company who is just beginning its trainee program. I strongly believe that [...]

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