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IBM Cuts Telecommuting and the Paradox of Place

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And by 2009, when remote work was still, for most, a novelty, 40% of IBM’s 386,000 global employees already worked at home. Key quote from Gallup: In 2012, Gallup data showed that 39% of employees worked remotely in some capacity, meaning they spent at least some of their time working in a location different from that of their coworkers.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2017

Small Business Labs

For the list from prior years, click on the year:   2015 , 2014 , 2013 ,  2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008. Business Coaches Go Mainstream : One of our most surprising (at least to us) 2016 research findings was the extent to which successful small businesses are using coaches. It's still too far away. 

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12 documentaries and series that will give you an up-close look at climate change — and some solutions

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Earth: The Operator’s Manual , 2012, directed by Geoff Haines-Stiles. Fans of Chasing Ice , the 2012 documentary about the world’s shrinking ice sheets, will enjoy this tribute to the work of Arctic photographer Lynn Davis. Currently available on Amazon, NSF-PBS-Earth webpage , YouTube and DVD).

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). And in 2012, Egwuonwu founded World Dream Day. million views.

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