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Diverse Teams Help Organizations Adapt To Change

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study from Carnegie Mellon suggests that diverse teams are more likely to make successful pivots than their more homogenous peers. The research reveals that businesses established in dynamic environments tend to have a longer survival rate when their founding teams exhibit greater functional diversity.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. I’ll take it one step further – I can’t really think of any issue that should be argued or decided solely on the merits of diversity. In fact, let me take it up even another notch…diversity should be a non-issue altogether.

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MFG of South Dakota: Trying To Do Some Good in the World

N2Growth Blog

MFG of South Dakota is a subsidiary of the Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG), a leader in the field of reinforced plastics and composites, serving diverse markets with a variety of composite material systems and processes. On December 6, 2017, MFG announced closure of its wind blade manufacturing plant located in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

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The Rise In Portfolio Careers

The Horizons Tracker

As with the gig economy, there are many following this career path that do so in a fulfilling and rewarding way, with the combination of assignments giving them a rich and diverse professional life. “Alternative workers, who accounted for 15.7% Different needs.

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Mars Incorporated: A Sweet Place to Work

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According to a regulatory filing for 2011 in the State of Delaware, where Mars is incorporated, there are six members, all grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Frank Mars. For example, a typical Mars plant manager influences associates by his or her ability to pace development of operational systems and innovative approaches.

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Help Your Global Talent Succeed and Lead - Cultivate Communication Skills

Great Leadership By Dan

A 2011 white paper jointly published by the GlobalEnglish Corporation and Human Capital Institute reported that 70% of global employees are non-native speakers – and only 7% think they speak English well enough to do their jobs. Global businesses benefit from having a culturally diverse, highly talented work force.