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Social Class In The C-Suite

The Horizons Tracker

It’s fair to say that class plays a significant role in whether people get into the C-suite or not. Indeed, research shows that workers from working-class backgrounds are over 30% less likely to be recruited into a managerial role than their middle-class peers.

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Social Stigma Can Prevent Those With Debt Problems Getting Help

The Horizons Tracker

“We have this tendency, as a society, to avoid talking about our finances, and especially about debt. In a field experiment with a financial education company, researchers provided financial education to middle-class consumers. In contrast, those in private online classes paid off $3,531 on average.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. I’ll take it one step further – I can’t really think of any issue that should be argued or decided solely on the merits of diversity. In fact, let me take it up even another notch…diversity should be a non-issue altogether.

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Understanding the Role of Technology in Growing Your Business

Strategy Driven

It generates brand awareness, consumer loyalty, and, of course, assists in maximizing conversions to boost that all-important bottom line. If your customer service is world-class, but your marketing efforts are falling short, you won’t have any customers to assist or impress in the first place! Read on for the details. Marketing.

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

HR Digest

Considering the busy lifestyles of most of these executives, there are some short-term courses tailored and customized for their needs. NEED FOR EXECUTIVE BUSINESS COURSES. The courses can be used to be more effective managers by leaders and by managers to be better leaders. Cost Factor. The average EMBA grad received a 13.5%

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Wraparound Support Is Key To Ensuring An Equitable And Fair Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

While the educated middle classes were fervent devotees of innovations such as MOOCs, the working classes were most definitely not. It shows that online courses cause inequalities between gifted and less gifted students to widen by 5%. This gap is largely attributed to differences in behavior and motivation between students.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

In terms of solutions, Ann emphasised the need for employers to promote women proportionately through the ranks, offer flexible working solutions for those on career breaks and create sponsorship programs that cater to women from diverse backgrounds. All leaders should commit to these actions.

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