Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

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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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When we surveyed over 300 global executives between 2008 and 2009, one of the primary concerns they expressed was their inability to compete long term without a solid innovation engine that can grow their top line. Here are five power skills we discovered to help you find uncontested space. Develop Creative Discontent.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

You Fear Failure (Too Much) A survey by Towergate Insurance found that 39% of people are so fed up of their jobs that they are thinking of leaving them to start their own businesses, with the top three reasons being wanting to make their own money, no longer wanting to answer to others, and wanting to turn their passions into careers.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies. Still skeptical?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2018

Our research points to one possible reason: employers increased skill requirements during the recession, when high-skill workers were more plentiful, making it more difficult to fill those positions as the job market began to recover. Jobs That Newly Require B.A.’s industries, we indeed found strong evidence of this upskilling.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

I wonder if there’s a good survey out there I could use to get feedback from my team. The impact of her lack of leadership and management skills resulted in a tremendous amount of mistrust, uncertainty and poor moral. As far as a survey goes you have several options available to you.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

We recently surveyed (PDF) senior Fortune 500 and federal agency business and technology leaders to discover the level of serious interest surrounding Big Data. And our survey indicates there will be plenty of competition for their talents. When asked, "How are you getting data scientists skills into your organization?"

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

Multinationals tend to be large, capital-intensive, skill-intensive, research-intensive, and high-productivity — all features that contribute to high-wage jobs and rising living standards. In 2009, they accounted for 24.4% Given the historical importance of these corporations to the U.S. economy, these trends are alarming.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Great leaders are like a sponge when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge, the development of new skill sets, and the constant refinement of existing competencies. Who would follow a person who's thoughts and skills are out dated. To the person, the best leaders I know are prolific readers. It fuels creativity to succeed.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The number of high-skilled, high-paying jobs has not kept pace. China's news services reported that in 2009 a record 1 million people took the national civil service exam , up from 775,000 in 2008 and 500,000 in 2005. A significant amount of China's green technology and scientific research is conducted within the public sector.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

That’s 25% more grads than went into computer and information technology, the most popular industry in the science and engineering category. ” She also used data from student surveys to examine other measures of academic performance, like how well students knew professors and how they felt their thinking skills improved.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

For the most part, they haven't yet developed the skills necessary to build such genuine engagement. That has substantially raised participation in Dreamforce — since 2009 when they started using the Chatter platform, attendance at Dreamforce has grown 40% per year, during a period when conference attendance in general has declined.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

This is my plea for the “meeters&# of the world to break from the pack and start becoming “doers.&# Many studies find that 70% or better surveyed said their meetings are very often time-wasters and could be more productive. I spent more time meeting and less time actually doing.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 7, 2010

► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 26, 2021

The analysis reveals that the entry of high-skill immigrants usually results in wage gains for native workers, especially those at the lower end of the skills spectrum. There is also a positive effect, albeit a smaller one, for high skilled natives. However, the gains are larger for low than high skilled natives.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 20, 2010

Good-to-great companies use technology as an accelerator of momentum, not a creator of it." Posted by Eric Jacobson at 10:46 AM Labels: Books For Managers , General Management Skills , Leadership Books , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees , Team Building 1 comments: Raymond E. Engage in dialogue and debate."

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The bottom line is that, despite how technological and automated organizations have become, at their core they remain a collection of human energies that are merely being applied in an organized environment," explains Shaner. And, I much appreciated the complimentary review copy. Don't Praise.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In 2009, Michael Mandel, former Chief Economist for Businessweek and founder of a key economics blog , presented new research in a cover story called " The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. " The business press puts a tremendous focus on technology and innovation, but what it doesn't do is put it into context.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

But that policy came at the cost of badly degraded incentives for providers to invest in new technologies, leaving the EU with minimal cable Internet, fiber-optic networks, or high-speed mobile broadband. Regardless of speed or technology, broadband availability in Europe is far behind. At least for voice services, the U.S. of all U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Consultant training directs the completion of certain skills assessments and a line of questioning that is designed to result in a predictable product; A great leader. More over to acquire leadership skills is not about one event, it is a long process. Broadly speaking… The first leverages the Socratic method of questioning.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

Because if the repair shop had bothered to train and trust the mechanic on more than just technical skills—e.g., No wonder we have skills shortages! They tend to think of innovation as a shiny new product or service that incorporates a major advance in technology—something like the Model T or the iPhone.

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