• Saving the World Through Business
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 36 hours
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    Saving the World Through Business

    Patagonia’s founder Yvon Chouinard led his company down the road less traveled and became a model for businesses to do well while doing good. 

  • What’s Important in 2021
    This 6 min. read saves you up to 17 hours
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    What’s Important in 2021

    2020 will go down in history as a lost cause. What can you do to prevent yourself and your organization from meeting the same fate in 2021?

  • Persistence Is Key
    This 5 min. read saves you up to 29 hours
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    Persistence Is Key

    In my recent columns, we have seen how to nurture the creativity we all have and kindle the innovation flame with inspiration. But there is also a less fun part of the innovative and creative…

  • “For Creativity and Innovation, Life needs Time and Space”
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    “For Creativity and Innovation, Life needs Time and Space”

    Companies are living systems, says management expert Michele Holliday. Cultivate the right conditions for growth and the whole will be more capable than the sum of the parts.

  • A Year in Interviews: Part II
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 40 hours
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    A Year in Interviews: Part II

    getAbstract was honored to speak to a number of renowned authors and thought leaders this year. Here are some of the insights we gleaned from a year in author interviews.

  • Most Useful Summaries 2020
    This 8 min. read saves you up to 41 hours
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    Most Useful Summaries 2020

    What has been the most useful summary this year, and why?

  • Declaring Human Rights
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    Declaring Human Rights

    Though far from universally achieved, the affirmation of human rights represents the noblest aspirations of humanity.

  • Pandemic Fans the Flames of Burnout: It’s Time to Take Action
    This 5 min. read saves you up to 37 hours
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    Pandemic Fans the Flames of Burnout: It’s Time to Take Action

    Pandemic burnout is real – including for those with cushy work-at-home jobs.

  • “Your Level of Social Connection Affects Your Longevity”
    Michael Lee Stallard
    This 19 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
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    “Your Level of Social Connection Affects Your Longevity”

    Business author Michael Lee Stallard on how to maintain connections in our private and professional lives – and why the pandemic could improve our working relationships enormously in the long term.

  • Climate Change Solutions Gone Wild
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 17 hours
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    Climate Change Solutions Gone Wild

    Rewilding – a low-tech solution to reducing carbon emissions – revitalizes ecosystems and protects biodiversity.