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Rethink Leadership for the XX Factor

Coaching Tip

Business and government leaders have been talking for decades about advancing more women to top leadership and professional roles. 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. When McKinsey & Co.

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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. Recently, TFA introduced a program to promote entrepreneurship in education called the Social Entrepreneurship Initiative.

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Africa's Growth Opportunity

Harvard Business Review

A decade on, in January 2011, The Economist has revised its dark vision, calling Africa's countries " The Lion Kings.". And this is the interesting opportunity that is emerging: By 2020, 128 million households (600 million people) will have reached the consumer class, according to McKinsey's estimates.

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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. When we asked our fellows, here are the reasons they shared with us: The opportunity to explore something new and find new paths to leadership.