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Privately Educated People Much More Likely To Vote Conservative

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers tracked nearly 7,000 people who were each born in 1970 over a number of decades to see whether those educated privately had different voting behaviors in the elections between 1997 and 2010 than those educated in state schools. Within this sample, a mere 3.0% (3.3% Furthermore, 6.2% (6.8%

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The Mixed Returns From Predictive Analytics

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers assessed a representative sample of manufacturing plants in the United States in 2010 and 2015, with a survey asking them about their use of predictive analytics, their management practices, the use of data in their decision-making, and the general design of their production process. Strong returns.

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The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success

Kevin Eikenberry

This appendix outlines specific situations including (and this is just a small sampling): Being promoted to a more senior position Getting a new boss Feeling overwhelmed Trouble with executive peers Plus, it outlines specific actions to take – and where in the book you can get help with those tasks.

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Good Sample Business Principles

Eric Jacobson

2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Don't Praise.

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobson

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Kador and Armstrong caution leaders to NOT do employee surveys: 1.

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Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them

Harvard Business Review

We also examined the idea that women act less assertively in negotiations for fear of upsetting the relationship with their boss or colleagues (some evidence for this has been found in previous research, notably by Emily Amanatullah and Michael Morris in a 2010 paper ). The sample is from Australia and the survey was completed in 2014.

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How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobson

Here are 10 questions Polaris recommends you ask employees as part of a wide-ranging employee satisfaction and engagement survey : For each of the following statements, indicate if you: • Strongly disagree • Disagree • Somewhat disagree • Agree • Strongly agree 1. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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