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The Big Shift: Demand for Future Work Skills in 2021

HR Digest

The battle of the world against the pandemic shook up the workplace, requiring swift accommodation and responses to skills gaps and skill shifts. Updated skills are the currency for future-proofing your career. The Skills Dilemma. And what skills will matter to you and your organization in the future? . “If

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3 Ways Executives Can Champion Lifelong Learning

Lead Change Blog

Advances in technology have allowed countless individuals to pursue interests that extend beyond the standard classroom, on their own time, and often for little to no cost. Our company serves a wide variety of customers in higher education, technology and more. An annual report from the Babson Survey Research Group cited, “About 5.8

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The reality is that great leaders all seem to possess an innate sense of timing such that most executives have a very clear understanding of the critical role timing plays as a survival skill at the C-suite level. There are a few times in the life of every professional where staggering opportunities will present themselves.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The Unaware CEO : These CEO’s will take any report or piece of information at face value.

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How Have Industrial Robots Affected American Workers?

The Horizons Tracker

Numerous pessimistic headlines have proclaimed technologies such as robotics to be the death of human jobs, as more and more of our work is automated. The report suggests that robots have not caused the wastage of jobs across the country that many predicted, but that certain groups of workers, regions and industries have been vulnerable.

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Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

The opportunity to learn and apply new skills that you can add to your portfolio and resume. As opportunities surface, evaluate them carefully based on their expectations of your time, financial contribution, and if your skill set is a good match for their needs. So what’s in it for women to serve on boards, non-profit or corporate?

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Managing Board Relations | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. Conversely, and just as easily, they can be a significant contributor to your undoing resulting in an early and unnecessary demise.

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