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There are many changes involved when you receive a promotion to a new job, particularly relationships on the job. You probably have a new boss, you are now above some who were once on your level, and your role with others may change. Here is how you can succeed without appearing as if you're above anyone and turning off everyone in the office. ( Harvard Business Review)
Visit https://hbr.org/2018/06/how-to-prove-yourself-after-a-promotion to view the full article online.
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Diversity in the Workplace
NBMBAA
Early bird registration for the NBMBAA annual conference is available until July 11, 2018.
About 10,000 professionals are expected to attend the National Black MBA® Association’s annual conference when it returns to the city where it first convened four decades ago: Detroit.
Cobo Center will be the site of the 40th Annual Conference and Exposition where 10 entrepreneurs will have a chance to pitch ideas for thousands of dollars in investments at the Scale-Up Pitch Challenge. Registration is open for the conference, scheduled for Sept. 25-29, whose "OneVoice.OneMission" theme will promote educational and economic empowerment for black Americans.
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Technology
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation took effect last week, which means citizens now have more control over how their information is gathered and used - making the EU's privacy laws stronger than those in the United States. ( Fortune)
Visit http://fortune.com/2018/05/25/what-is-gdpr-compliance/ to view the full article online.
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Entrepreneurship
National Black MBA Association ® launched the Scale-Up Pitch Challenge in 2017 to address our 2020 Vision Goal of awarding $2 million in Business Grants to our membership. This challenge is a pitch competition designed to "Make Big Ideas Bigger" by encouraging our members to create startups that are scalable. We provide startups the unique opportunity to connect with early stage investors and venture capitalists who are ready to invest. Culminating at the 40th Annual Conference & Exposition in September, the winning team will be awarded a $50,000 Grand Prize, with additional to prizes for 2nd place and a 3rd prize called the People’s Choice Award. If you think your startup embodies a "Big Idea" that can be even bigger, this challenge is for you!
Visit https://nbmbaa.org/scale-up-pitch-challenge/ to view the full article online.
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Corporate America
Harley-Davidson announced this week it will shift production of its bikes overseas to avoid stiff tariffs imposed by the European Union in retaliation to President Donald Trump's trade measures. The company said it wasn't its desire to move production, but it is the only sustainable option to make its motorcycles accessible to customers in the E.U. and maintain business in Europe. ( The New York Times)
Visit https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/business/harley-davidson-us-eu-tariffs.html to view the full article online.
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