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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

How is that possible when mobsters cannot simply have team members sign up for an online training course or activate their methods through “Mafia Academy?”. Relentless offers five transformative leadership lessons that leadership training programs must incorporate and promote. These include: 1. One Size Doesn’t Fit All.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Here, we go beyond the public debate on how to re-distribute limited resources and ask how the levy system could support a meaningful expansion of employer-led training across the UK. Open University's 2023 Business Barometer Declining employer investment: Despite the importance of training, employer investment in skills has been decreasing.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Here, we go beyond the public debate on how to re-distribute limited resources and ask how the levy system could support a meaningful expansion of employer-led training across the UK. Open University's 2023 Business Barometer Declining employer investment: Despite the importance of training, employer investment in skills has been decreasing.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

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Why the World Needs Doctors with These 3 Qualities

Harvard Business Review

Almost every high-performing health care organization we studied was led by a medical professional (something that academic research has also found ). Doctorpreneurs have three important qualities: Medical excellence: First and foremost, doctorpreneurs are excellent doctors, with first-rate education and training.

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business Review

To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company. They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. What made their ascent possible?

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Remember: No matter how large Contect gets, it will stay agile and motivated. And he thought independence was a great motivator. But we’re a global company.