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Advocacy to Shift Culture

Women on Business

Advocacy is what makes the “world go round&# so to speak as we observe how individuals rise through their careers. Human beings are unconsciously driven to support the individuals that remind us of ourselves- those we can identify with -those who are traveling on a journey we feel we have taken- a journey we understand.

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A Good Bye with Humanity

Persuasive Powerhouse

The words we use in the workplace make it difficult to be, and treat others as, human. These include “human resources&# , “human capital&# , and “talent management&#. We need to use the words that touch the heart, and to stay in touch, even at work, at what it means to express our humanity.

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The Business School Tuition Bubble

Harvard Business Review

Initial apprehensions were expressed at least as early as 2009 in places like The Economist and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Third, I heard that two of our graduates are presently working in low-skill jobs. My colleagues refer to this as the Growth Model (although it seems more an aspiration than a plan).

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Predict What Employees Will Do Without Freaking Them Out

Harvard Business Review

In 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported on Google’s algorithm that crunched data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories to determine which employees are most likely to quit, and more recently Google was lauded for pioneering the use of big data to predict employee turnover. Predictive Analytics in Practice.

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The Traits of Socially Innovative Companies

Harvard Business Review

In the course of our research, we have found that some human capital-intensive industries are more inherently receptive to social innovation than others. Businesses that require professionals with skills in high demand are virtually required to embrace the preferences of the next generation.

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Predict What Employees Will Do Without Freaking Them Out

Harvard Business Review

In 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported on Google’s algorithm that crunched data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories to determine which employees are most likely to quit, and more recently Google was lauded for pioneering the use of big data to predict employee turnover. ” Creepy?

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Getting Japanese Women Back on Track

Harvard Business Review

Even though more highly qualified women have moved into "career track" positions in recent years, there's a huge earnings gap: On average, women only earn 72% of the compensation paid to men for equivalent jobs. Fully 77% of off-ramped women surveyed want to rejoin the workforce.