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The 5 Goals of a Project Manager | StrategyDriven

Strategy Driven

Written in a clear, professional and straightforward manner, it is relevant to the management of all types of projects, including IT, construction, engineering, telecommunications and government, as well as many others.

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New Research: Where the Talent Wars Are Hottest

Harvard Business Review

The most active sectors in hiring will be materials and IT & telecommunications, with more companies planning to bring on employees and to add a greater percentage to their workforces. And companies also have to be prepared to not only attract, recruit and retain top talent — but diverse top talent. Methodology.

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

Both paths are problematic — neither is particularly transparent or relies on objective measures and given that many boards are stubborn bastions of white masculinity, pursuing the "right" network can be fraught, especially for women and other diverse candidates. We also looked at results by industry and region.

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Should a Woman Act More Like a Man to Succeed at Work?

Great Leadership By Dan

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. The research also provides a snapshot view and analysis of gender diversity across countries and industries. The disparity in gender diversity has little to do with competence levels.” Wellins, Ph.D.,

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Talent Management: Boards Give Their Companies an "F"

Harvard Business Review

In fact, in two practices in particular — "firing" and "leveraging diversity" — many companies fail dismally. chemicals, metals and mining, paper and forest products), made out worst, scoring poorly on "firing" and "leveraging diversity," and not much better on "assessing talent" and "developing talent.".