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How Can We Come Out of This Disorder and Make Ourselves More Anti-Fragile?

Don Phin

My first exposure was his 2007 book, Black Swan. I then read Fooled by Randomness (2001) and my favorite of the three, Anti-Fragile […]. One of my favorite authors and thinkers is Nassim Nicholas Taleb. According to Taleb, COVID-19 is an example of a white swan event, as it wasn’t in the realm of unrecognized exposures.

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CHANGE: Randstad's Purchase of Monster Proves Your Should Budget R&D to Kill Your Primary Business.

The HR Capitalist

Even in 2007, when its stock was around $51, Monster was valued as high as $5.5 There were two very fat phases of Monster's existence - namely 2001 and 2007. Let's think about that chart a little bit and try to learn from it as HR leaders. The older we get, the more we learn that nothing is forever.

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Colts Vs. Patriots–Background Check

ExactHire

Here’s what it would look like: Cleveland Browns Past 15 Years (Source: [link] ) 1999 2 14.125 2000 3 13.188 2001 7 9.438 2002 9 7.563 2003 5 11.313 2004 4 12.250 2005 6 10.375 2006 4 12.250 2007 10 6.625 2008 4 12.250 2009 5 11.313 2010 5 11.313 2011 4 12.250 2012 5 11.313 Ouch. Actually, you don’t have to imagine that.

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The Value of a Story in the Business World: It’s Not Just a Tall Tale

Thrive Global

Jobs illustrated that himself during the release of the first iPhone in 2007. Then he showed a photo of the iPod, which came out in 2001 and “changed the music industry,” as he put it.

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16 Types Assessment Construct Validity

Cloverleaf

Abramson, 2010; Dodd & Bayne, 2007; Kelly & Jugovic, 2001; Quinn et al., Across several studies, external researchers (i.e., unaffiliated with the assessment entity) illustrate construct validity and reliability for the assessment (e.g., 1992; Tucker & Gillespie, 1993; Waskel, 1995). De Raad, B., & Doddema-Winsemius, M.

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Microimage celebrates 25 years of Innovation and Business Growth.

MiHCM

In 2001, the company introduced the first-ever web-based human resource information system (HRIS) solution in Sri Lanka. In 2007, the company diversified into mobile media and broadcast solutions by incorporating Microimage Mobile Media. We look forward to the future and to building on our proud 25-year history.”.

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It's Quiet: Stepping Away From #SHRM

True Faith HR

It will also mean that, for the first time since last century, I will no longer be serving in a SHRM volunteer role (outside of student chapter advisor) in an official capacity at the local, state, or national level. In that time, I have served in the following roles: Treasurer – Golden Triangle Human Resource Association (January 1999 – Dec.