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Building the next leadership pipeline with short-term executive programs in Top B-schools

HR Digest

A finance expert who wants now to expand into marketing or customer dealings can choose from a myriad of short courses that deal in the same fields. . As people advance in their industry, they may need to develop leadership, finance, or accounting skills, which they can acquire through these EMBAs or short business courses.

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How to Beat Mid-Career Malaise

Harvard Business Review

” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and intense financial pressures to earn. How should you address a mid-career crisis? Mid-career malaise runs deep. One of the biggest culprits of middle-age career malaise is boredom.

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What to Do When Your Heart Isn’t in Your Work Anymore

Harvard Business Review

What if you’re stuck in a job or a career that you once loved, but your heart isn’t in it anymore? Or maybe your own growth and development since starting your career has caused you to change your passions and priorities in life. Not everyone wants a high-powered career. But what if they’re not?

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Top 30 Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I did notice two missing blogs: Positive Organizational Behavior at [link]. I'm not sure Godin's work classifies as leadership…though I do read it every day, it's more for marketing tips and deep thoughts. And LeaderLab at [link]. link] Dan McCarthy Mike – Thanks, I'm honored!

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Should You Get an MBA?

Harvard Business Review

Previously it focused on quantitative analysis in areas such as finance and operations, with little emphasis on other aspects of organizational life. MBA programs responded by expanding their offerings in areas such as strategy, organizational behavior and leadership. How have they benefited from this training?

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MBAs Should Take Competency Tests

Harvard Business Review

More and more MBA instruction is now done by young PhDs with little or no business experience, whose career tracks are driven by publishing narrowly focused articles in academic journals. And teaching methods have changed. Why shouldn't business schools and MBAs face the same discipline? Accreditation bodies should simply require this.

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Where Will You Be in Five Years?

Harvard Business Review

Knowing and communicating your career goals is challenging for even the most ambitious and focused person. In today's work world, careers take numerous twists and turns and the future is often murky. You have to clarify for yourself what you aspire to do with your career before you can communicate it confidently to others.

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