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How Care.com Hires and Keeps Happy Employees

Success

Hiring people who lived up to the name of Care.com —an online service that matches families with housekeepers and caregivers for the elderly, children and even pets—was critically important to founder and former CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo as the firm expanded. This article was published in October 2012 and has been updated.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

It’s a welcoming space for women entrepreneurs, one where collaboration, consensus and diversity rule. from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%.

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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

Success

Unlike with previous generations, students today are learning early on how to collaborate with emerging technologies and artificial intelligence to shape the world they want to live in as adults. Breazeal later co-founded Jibo , a company that developed personal assistant robots in 2012.

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Episode 483: Peter Ivanov Talks About Powering Up Virtual Teams

Productivityist

With 20 years of experience as a Senior Manager leading international virtual teams across Europe, Africa, and Asia, Peter’s teams have achieved remarkable success, including winning the prestigious “Global IT Connect Award” in 2012. Thanks again for listening to A Productive Conversation. See you later.

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How Workplace Design Can Help Attract Gen Z

Allwork

Generation Z, the youngest working generation, is expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z currently makes up 30 percent of the world’s population and is expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. The most recent generation to enter the workforce is Generation Z.

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Freelancers and Solopreneurs are Increasingly Exporters

Small Business Labs

This us up from 19% in 2018 and just 12% in 2012. Collaboration software has reached the level where communicating with remote customers is easy and efficient. The increase in exports is being driven by several factors: Online marketplaces have made it much easier to find and service customers outside of the U.S.

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4 Priorities To Consider When Designing Workplaces For Gen Z

Allwork

Born between 1997 and 2012, Gen Z is the first digitally native generation and is becoming the most diverse and educated. Focus, collaboration and socializing should be at the heart of the design. Gen Z also wants more collaborative and meaningful work. It seems like a winning recipe, doesn’t it?