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Older Workers Are Just As Keen On Learning As Younger Workers

The Horizons Tracker

The study finds that people who are close to retiring are just as interested in learning new skills as their younger peers, even if there is no strict need for them to do so. In 2009, which was the final year of the program, there were around 320,000 workers enrolled, or roughly 8% of the population in this age group.

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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Make sure you say in your ad description what they need to be successful with you (eg – a computer with internet access, a nice phone voice, computer skills, etc.). If possible, provide some financial incentive like a small hourly rate or commission for work well-done. I have used www.internhere.com to post my request.

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Take a Look at Your Calendar

Persuasive Powerhouse

This is one from March 2009. Not only do they provide ideas, incentives, and opportunities to discuss new topics, they bring about a sense of welcome and partnership amongst leaders and their employees or peers. Take a look at your schedule. Who do you need to meet with? It’s shocking.

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Ten little “ings” that improve your leadership

Persuasive Powerhouse

Sometimes a nice compliment can go a lot further than a reward or an incentive. Matt Ulinski: November 15, 2010 at 6:37 pm Complimenting. It very nice to appreciate others and be appreciated. Davor: November 15, 2010 at 7:04 pm Thank you for this wonderful list. Anyone reading this post could benefit from it. All Rights Reserved.

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How American Business Can Navigate the Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Labor Department unveiled $160 million in new grants to retrain workers for technical skills in high-growth fields. And the skills required to fill many of the jobs returning first in the recovery — namely in engineering, IT, and healthcare — do not match the skills of Americans most needing work. How many are there?

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Case in point is Wal-Mart CEO, Lee Scott, who is so concerned with diversity mandates that Wal-Mart officers are held financially accountable by tying officer incentive bonuses to achieving diversity goals. At least for the first while, while you get them skilled up to where they need to be. However, it can get quite expensive.

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The Grocery Industry Confronts a New Problem: Only 10% of Americans Love Cooking

Harvard Business Review

Early in my career I gathered some data for a client on cooking. In part, Food TV has raised our standards to discouragingly high levels: How many of us really feel confident in our cooking skills after watching Iron Chef ? (My The top 25 food and beverage companies have lost $18 billion in market share since 2009. last year.