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The Peril of Untrained Entry-Level Employees

Harvard Business Review

First the bad news: most of those employers aren’t doing much to provide their new hires with the training and support they need to get their careers off to a strong start. More than half (52 percent) of respondents who graduated in 2012 and 2013 and managed to find jobs tell us they did not receive any formal training in those positions.

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To Crack the Glass Ceiling, Start with Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

Many hold deeply satisfying careers themselves. When women start companies they quite naturally create more permeable and diverse management teams, having worked on gender diverse teams, or, conversely, having seen the pitfalls of being the token woman in a homogenous grouping. of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. There has also been a 5.2%

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Nonprofits Need to Compete for Top Talent

Harvard Business Review

Year Up is empowering urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support to move them from poverty to professional careers in one year. To do so, enterprises need to have a strong culture, excellent managers, and continued plans for growth. Focus on culture and growth. Pay as competitively as you can.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

Crassly put, leaders and managers get knowledge and education while training and skills go to those who do the work. A member of Seal Team 3, Webb became the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager in 2003. Before we redid the course, SEAL sniper school had an average attrition rate of about 30 percent.