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Peter Watt, The Conversation

How modern corporate work culture is inspired by an over-achieving Soviet miner from the 1930s

Alexei Stakhanov, who managed to extract 102 tonnes of coal in a single shift, started a trend that still holds sway in the workplaces of today.

Bogdan Costea, The Conversation
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Peter Watt, The Conversation
· Jul 01, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Capture of El Chapo won’t stop drug war in Mexico as long as corruption is rife

While bankers are still free to launder and hide dirty money, arresting one of the Cartel baddies won't change anything.

Peter Watt, The Conversation
· Jan 15, 2016 · 03:30 pm