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Bill Gates has his Warren Buffett. Luke Skywalker has his Yoda. Kanye West has his, uh, Kanye West. You've read or heard much on the power and importance of mentors. But how do … [Read more...]
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Uber Uses Behavioral Science to Influence Its Drivers. Is Your Workplace Next?
It turns out the side hustle that Uber drivers exhibit to earn income is being helped along by another hustle--of the behavioral science sort. A story by the New York … [Read more...]