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By Sarah Newton As you may or may not know, as I write this the UK is going through a political stalemate, with no stable government and all the parties trying to decide if and how they will form a government. The UK look on in disbelief, not quite knowing what to do. (We now [...]

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By Sarah Newton* I recently saw this post and it really got me thinking about how we can manage Gen Y better by taking lessons from video games. And while, in my experience, I am not sure that Gen Y in the UK keeps score (as stated in the article), so to speak, I do [...]

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By Valéria Lima There’s a theory that Communication majors learn about in college, called the “spiral of silence.” Basically this hypothesis developed by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann says that less popular opinions tend not to be heard, as they get drowned out by the opinions of the majority. She links this to the role of mass communication [...]

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By Eline Kullock I ask myself why Harry Potter is so popular with generation Y. Is it a deficit in idols that makes this “hero” more significant than Spiderman for this generation? What values of witchcraft and magic does this generation identify with? Everyone will agree when I say that Harry Potter mania is officially [...]

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Por Zuza Seixas* When the workplace becomes a part of an autonomous sphere, it determines in people’s lives, the way they behave, as a being, separate from the larger body of a “we.” A series of myths appear, with terrors and hopes, on this blank sheet of paper, which with which we are all unfamiliar. [...]

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By Scott Asai* Today’s organization is a mixture of different generations. It’s important to understand the differences in values, communication style, work ethic, etc. It’s even more vital to apply these findings at work. Here’s some suggestions to narrow the “gap” at work: Baby Boomers Think SUCCESSION plan. Plan with the end in mind. Boomers [...]

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My Turn

By Sam Davidson* It started innocently enough. It was a phrase I saw randomly that I thought would make a neat T-shirt for the college crowd (renegade or not). I saw it in my mind’s eye, emblazoned in white across black T-shirts the world over. It was a statement of fact, piggybacking on a word [...]

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By Blake Sunshine It can be tough to be a Millennial at work. Especially when you are working with people who are 10 to 30 years older than you. And while Millennials sometimes get a bad reputation, we know that we bring value to the workplace. Of course, it’s important that we play nice with [...]

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By Mehnaz Thawer “I hope I never turn into my mother.”  This is a phrase that I’ve heard more than once in my lifetime.  Mostly I’ve overheard it on the bus, or in the movies.  It’s a phrase I’ve never understood fully.  Though I can understand that not all of us are bestowed with perfect [...]

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By Poliana de Oliveira* Growing up as an immigrant child is funny. Especially in the US where t here are tons of us. You are raised at home with a set of principles that aren’t necessarily those of the country you live in and so you think it’s funny when people at school have different [...]

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