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Traditional male-dominated careers still find few takers in women

HR Digest

Diversity and equal opportunity are a compulsory part of any company’s human resource plan. But there are still some occupations that are typically male-dominated, not due to any resistance but because of traditional bias, or just the hardships involved or the sheer human power needed to operate. Construction industry.

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Pure Accountability

Strategy Driven

One of the reasons I have always loved high school wrestling as a sport is that a competitor lives and dies on his or her own merits… yes… females are becoming more prevalent in High School wrestling. One of the aspects of the sport that has always attracted me is that when you lose there is no one else to blame.

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6 Things Every Mentor Should Do

Harvard Business Review

Over the course of our careers, and through our formal research on mentoring within and outside of academia, we’ve found that good mentoring is discipline-agnostic. We offer here an informal set of guidelines for good mentorship — a playbook, if you will, for a game that is very much a team sport. Choose Mentees Carefully.

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New Thinking About Employee Retention

Eric Jacobson

For example: Traditional Thinking : Human Resources-driven programs like pay and recognition are essential for retention. Traditional Thinking : Centralized communication and career programs impact all employees equally. Rethinking Retention : Supervisors drive what employees know and learn and help them prepare for careers.

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