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Rethink Leadership for the XX Factor

Coaching Tip

Young women today are entering the workforce better prepared and more ambitious than ever, with more education and higher career aspirations than men. When McKinsey & Co. The McKinsey study shows women in general opt at far higher rates than men for staff jobs, sometimes labeled "the pink ghetto."

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Why Does Teach for America Spawn So Many Entrepreneurs?

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. In this way, TFA, like all organizations, develops particular competencies through the careers of its members. The answer appears to be yes.

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Why Not Take a Year Off to Work in Government?

Harvard Business Review

Using her private sector savvy and entrepreneurial mind-set, she was able to more than double the number of California companies that support policies for improving children’s health and education. economy, conducting large-scale experiments in economic development, environmental sustainability, and education.