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Research Explores The Career Pathways Women Take In Software Development

The Horizons Tracker

In the academic year 2021/2022 in Spain, a report from the Ministry of Education revealed that there were very few women studying Computer Engineering. This isn’t surprising because women are often not well-represented in science and technology fields. Only 14.1% of the students in this program were women.

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Are These Systems Serving or Subverting Organization Results?

The Practical Leader

Harvard Business School Professor Ted Levitt, a leading research and author in management, marketing, and former editor of Harvard Business Review, said “Early decline and certain death are the fate of companies whose policies are geared totally and obsessively to their own convenience at the total expense of the customer.”

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The Role Overconfidence Plays In Landing Top Jobs

The Horizons Tracker

By comparing this measure to self-assessments of ability in various domains, they found that individuals who overrate their talents are more likely to hold top positions in their careers by the age of 42, on average, than their peers who do not exhibit such overconfidence, as per our overconfidence scale.

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We Need Caution When Predicting The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

As highlighted in a recent article , the release of ChatGPT in its various guises, along with numerous other generative AI-based technologies, has heralded a flurry of articles, studies, and headlines lauding the often catastrophic impact such technologies will have on jobs and society more broadly.

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December 2018 Leadership Development Carnival: A Year in Review

Lead Change Blog

Shelley Row provided The Check Engine Light: Are You Looking Under Your Hood? Shelley shares: “ You have an internal check engine light. David Dye of Let’s Grow Leaders provided Three Problems with Your Open Door Policy and What to Do Instead. For some, it can sabotage promotions or careers.

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We Should Avoid The “Turing Trap” With AI And Continue Making Humans Indispensable

The Horizons Tracker

The authors argue that a more powerful alternative future is one in which humans are augmented by technology. For instance, filters on our emails and product recommendation engines are pretty effective now at helping us choose the things we want, while process automation tools are also increasingly capable in picking off mundane tasks.

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What’s That Musky Smell?

The Practical Leader

” CNN wrote, “SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell described the ‘No A **e’ policy in a commencement address last year, saying, ‘These kinds of people — a s — interrupt others; they shut down or co-opt conversation; and they create a hostile environment where no one wants to contribute.