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A Global Standard of Living Shift

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These prices have risen due to strong global demand, particularly in emerging markets, and pockets of reduced supply. The globalization of the labor force continues to exert pressure on the U.S. The globalization of the labor force, meanwhile, continues to exert pressure on the U.S. are facing a shrinking standard of living.

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Academic Equality for Global Economic Survival

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[link] (2) Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, December 2011, "Future Skills Profile for the 21st century work environment" from the report "Key Findings From A Survey of Hiring Decision-makers”. link] (5) The Atlantic, December 29, 2011, “What Americans keep ignoring about Finland’s School Success”. link] .

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3 Ways to Confront Economic Adversity in 2011

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Despite all the talk about the competitiveness of the global economy , the fact remains that for almost every rational human being on the planet, America remains the envy of the world and the land of opportunity.

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Gay Executive Silence

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Many high-level executives like Ernst & Young global vice chair Beth Brooke are coming out of the closet. In her closing remarks in a 2011 video produced for the "It Gets Better" campaign, Ms. Brooke, a global vice chair of public policy, some top executives are tiptoeing out of the closet about their sexuality.

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What Every Man Should Know About Female Colleagues

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Fortune 500 firms with the most female board members outperform those with the least by 26% on return on invested capital and 16% on return on sales, according to a 2011 Catalyst study. . s global women’s leadership council, created in 2009, is now about 40% male. Companies with more women in leadership posts simply perform better.

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Grassroots Leadership Evolving

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In the December 18, 2011 edition of the New York Times , Thomas L. Friedman wrote about the great unraveling of traditional leadership across the globe: The main driver, I believe, is the merger of globalization and the Information Technology revolution.

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Grassroots Leadership by the Rising Middle Class

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The business world has been buzzing about the rising "global middle class" for at least a decade. billion in 2030 (out of a projected global population of 8.3 billion in 2030 (out of a projected global population of 8.3 The global middle class awakens. billion in 2009 to 3.2 billion in 2020 and 4.9 billion).

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