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The Guardian Why the environment must be at the heart of the UK general electionThe GuardianWhy the environment must be at the heart of the UK general election. Fears about climate change, air pollution, waste and possible changes to the Hunting Act concern readers from Brian May and Ranulph Fiennes to James Marsden of Much…

Philippine Commission Rejects Nominee for Environment ChiefWall Street Journal (subscription)MANILA—A Philippine constitutional body rejected the appointment of Gina Lopez as the country’s environment secretary, delivering a blow to President Rodrigo Duterte, who has supported her overhaul of the country’s mining sector. The rejection of Ms.

New York Times Philippines Rejects Environment Chief Who Took On Mining InterestsNew York TimesCargo trucks carrying wet nickel ore in Surigao del Norte, in the southern Philippines. Gina Lopez, the acting environment secretary, had sought to shut down mining companies accused of violating environmental laws and canceled mining contracts in …Business wins, ‘clobbered’ Philippines environment chief…

One of the most difficult parts of a manager’s job is giving feedback. In a survey of 7,631 people, we asked whether they believed that giving negative feedback was stressful or difficult, and 44% agreed. When talking with managers about giving feedback we often hear comments such as, “I did not sleep the night before,”…

In March 1848 San Francisco newspaperman Samuel Brannan announced that gold had been found in California. In the gold rush that followed, more than 300,000 people headed to the area to make their fortunes. Over 150 years later, there’s still a gold rush in California — now re-located to Silicon Valley. Even organizations that remain headquartered…

Vincent Tsui for HBR Many of us recognize intellectually that we need others’ knowledge to solve big problems, yet we still lack the motivation to collaborate. Teamwork all too often feels inefficient (search and coordination costs eat up time), risky (can I trust others to deliver for my client?), low value (our own area of expertise always seems most critical),…

Only about 1.1% of the world population is German. However, 48% of the mid-sized world market leaders come from Germany. These firms, which I call “Hidden Champions,” are part of what makes German economic growth more inclusive: by my calculations, they have created 1.5 million new jobs; have grown by 10% per year on average;…

While women who win the Academy Award for Best Actress are celebrated for reaching a pinnacle of career achievement, several of them also share another distinction – divorce. Known as the “Oscar Curse,” Best Actress award recipients are more likely to file for divorce than are their nominated counterparts or Best Actor winners. Sandra Bullock,…

Let’s say you have a beautiful-looking website and you’ve given your homepage design everything you’ve got, but something’s still missing. What can you do? Before you spend a ton of time or energy trying to come up with new website ideas, consider this … Maybe you’re just a few minutes away from learning how to…

There are a lot of people looking for writing jobs online right now. Most people who are looking to build a career around working for themselves or working remotely are doing it. Hell, even I do it, as a freelancer myself. But, for many, this can be the big sticking point. They know they want…