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May 05, 2017 How to Launch a Successful Portfolio Career By Michael Greenspan Having a medley of part-time roles sounds great, but it can be a hard transition.

Sustainability Saving the Planet from Ecological Disaster Is a $12 Trillion Opportunity by John Elkington We need to start chasing bigger goals. Innovation Low-Risk, High-Reward Innovation Wharton professor David Robertson discusses a "third way" to innovate besides disruptive and sustaining innovations. He outlines this approach through the examples of companies including LEGO, GoPro, Victoria's Secret, USAA, and CarMax. It consists of creating a family of complementary innovations around a product or service, all of which work as a system to carry out a single strategy. Robertson's the author of "The Power of Little Ideas: A Low-Risk, High-Reward Approach to Innovation." Government Will President Trump Learn on the Job? by Gautam Mukunda There's little reason to expect him to change. Security & privacy Cybersecurity Has a Serious Talent Shortage. Here's How to Fix It by Marc van Zadelhoff Look beyond the usual candidates. Growth strategy Why Some Digital Companies Should Delay Profitability for as Long as They Can by Maxwell Wessel, Aaron Levie, Robert Siegel Network effects. Globalization The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained by Nicole Torres It's partly about outsourcing, partly about the skills shortage. Labor Gig Work Doesn't Have to Be Isolating and Unstable by Carrie M. Lane We need to make "assembled careers" more sustainable.

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