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Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia

The Horizons Tracker

Being able to effectively support entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs is increasingly important as more and more of us have taken the entrepreneurial career path during the pandemic. These efforts hope to succeed where Bringing Talent Home, which was an initiative run between 2010 and 2012, failed. Supporting entrepreneurship.

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New MBAs Should Start Their Careers in Frontier Markets

Harvard Business Review

Most Western executives have limited exposure to a frontier market until they are relatively senior in their careers. For example, I once helped survey US global money managers. Spending time early in your career in a frontier market has a lasting impact on all your subsequent management decisions.

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No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers

Harvard Business Review

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. ” The assumption is that massive finance salaries are luring graduates who would otherwise be making important scientific discoveries and leaving meaningful marks on society. And not just their parents.

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New Research: The State of Work for Indian Women

Harvard Business Review

with its expanding array of opportunities, and "Old India," whose traditions persist in shaping — and sometimes limiting — women's career ambitions. A little over one-third (36%) of the 775 college-educated women surveyed off-ramped, that is, voluntarily quit their jobs for a period of time. This is on par with the U.S.,

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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

A survey of 1,000 salespeople returns some surprising results.?. Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally. Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012. Which of your activities are actually important to your career, and which merely provide the illusion of progress? Seven Personality Traits of Top Salespeople.

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Should You Move for a Job?

Harvard Business Review

But recent research from CareerRelocate.com and CareerBuilder shows that Americans may be more willing to move than we think: 44 percent of workers surveyed said they would be willing to relocate for a career opportunity. And 32 percent of employers reported they would be willing to pay to relocate new employees in 2012.

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How One Company Contained Health Care Costs and Improved Morale

Harvard Business Review

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. This is not just good for individuals; it’s good for business. I put in extra time and effort as needed to do my work effectively.