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Niantic tries its hand at sports with NBA All-World

TechCrunch

Being that I’m not much of a sports person — my preferred type of game involves controllers and screens — I hadn’t given All-World much thought until Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch’s managing editor, assigned me to write a first impressions piece. Why’d the studio choose this sport for its next AR venture?

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Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Shaun White, Shawn Mendes get behind Shelf Engine

TechCrunch

Meanwhile, Amanda Groves, partner at PLUS Capital, said her firm works with about 65 individuals who are in film, television, sports and culture, including the four new investors in Shelf Engine. The firm looks across different sectors like food, energy, apparel, packaging and recycling.

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Perficient Extends Our Hole-In-One Partnership with LPGA Golfer Morgan Pressel

Perficient

We’re proud to partner with a golf pro like Morgan who, in addition to displaying Perficient on her apparel, shares our drive, determination, and commitment to excellence. Recently, she has shifted gears from a competitive golf career to lean more into her role as a lead analyst and on-course reporter for the Golf Channel and NBC Sports.

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The Alchemy of Culture: 4 Key Ingredients from the Founder of Qor

Steve Farber

And that’s a good thing to keep in mind if you want to help build an innovative culture. ” But this much we know: As president of Athleta , the women’s athletic wear company, Teno helped build an organization known for its collaborative, heart-led culture. (My Know your culture. That’s a good thing).

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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more

TechCrunch

Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture. Changing your meeting culture is difficult, but given that 26% of workers plan to look for a new job when the pandemic ends, startups need to do all they can to retain talent.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. Selection Methodology.

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Give Your Business a Competitive Advantage with this 4-Letter Word

Steve Farber

Here is a simple formula for creating a high-performance culture that people love working in: Kindness + High Standards = Love at Work. Company cultures rooted in love demonstrate mutual care and concern for one another’s hopes, needs, dreams, and aspirations. So what is it? It ranked No. where people most want to work.

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