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Trust is the belief or confidence that one party has in the reliability, integrity and honesty of another party. It is the expectation that the faith one places in someone else will be honored. When I asked 537 managers how leaders build and destroy trust, here is what I learned...

30 ноября 2017 0 6389

The Eternal Return of the Plague

“Fearsome Plague Epidemic Strikes Madagascar.” That recent New York Times headline might sound like the synopsis of a horror movie. The epidemic gripping Madagascar is not just any plague, and it certainly isn’t some Hollywood apocalypse. It’s the plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, agent of the notorious bubonic plague

29 ноября 2017 0 5885

The World's Highest-Paid Women In Music 2017

Shortly after Adele took home the Grammy award for Album of the Year in February, she broke it in half--with the intention of physically sharing it with Beyoncé, the internet concluded—in recognition of the latter's Lemonade

28 ноября 2017 3 мин. 11131

A Global Plan to End Malaria

No one should die from a preventable disease. Yet preventable diseases kill two million children every year, many of whom are too poor to afford proper treatment. The majority of these deaths are either treatable with existing medicines, or avoidable in the first place

27 ноября 2017 0 6372

Why Beer, Wine And Liquor May Trigger Different Emotions

If you need a drink to get through family gatherings this holiday season, you might want to skip the cocktail and go for the merlot

24 ноября 2017 4 мин. 4865

Poverty Is Also a Psychosocial Problem

Being poor is a highly shameful experience, degrading one’s dignity and sense of self-worth. While the manifestations and causes of poverty differ, the humiliation that accompanies it is universal. Recent research conducted at the University of Oxford found that from China to the United Kingdom, people facing economic hardship – even children – experience a nearly identical assault on their pride and self-esteem

23 ноября 2017 4 мин. 6657

How to Boost Access to Essential Medicines

Around the world, health security is increasingly being recognized as the foundation of economic growth. Healthy populations are better able to produce, trade, and innovate, while unhealthy populations strain public budgets and create risks that discourage economic exchange