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Traditional male-dominated careers still find few takers in women

HR Digest

Diversity and equal opportunity are a compulsory part of any company’s human resource plan. But there are still some occupations that are typically male-dominated, not due to any resistance but because of traditional bias, or just the hardships involved or the sheer human power needed to operate. Construction industry.

Career 64
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How to Create a Priorities Map

Modern Servant Leader

For example, the CEO may have very different priorities than the VP of Human Resources. For example, Accounting, Finance and Information Technology teams. By taking the time to map out these priorities you create a constructive perspective of the realities in your operating relationship.

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Moving Beyond Company Organization Silos: Lessons from the Aviation Industry

Leading Blog

That’s a shame because the aviation industry as a whole still continues to be an industry model for how to operate with extremely high reliability despite having a highly fragmented set of organizational entities. The biggest challenge for companies when it comes to operational excellence is siloed behavior. logistics, and finance.

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations. They are incentivized to complete operations as quickly as possible. Operations in a Connected World. The initiative sought to improve manufacturing operations — to deliver high-quality products in relatively small batches and on shorter production deadlines.

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Create a Culture Where Difficult Conversations Aren’t So Hard

Harvard Business Review

The benefits of operating this way are immense because we are able to tackle the elephant in the room head on, but this kind of culture is hard to build and maintain, especially as companies grow. We debate, we argue, and we complain. We let the sparks fly. Yes, opening yourself up makes you vulnerable.

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The Growing Business of Marijuana

Harvard Business Review

Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. Technology, marketing, retail, HVAC, construction, and manufacturing pros. Like any industry, the medical cannabis sector needs everything from lawyers and accountants to human resources professionals, insurance specialists, and consultants.

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What the Data Says About Women in Management Between 1980 and 2010

Harvard Business Review

Other managerial occupations that became majority-female were education administration, human resources, property and real estate, and finance. Among the new positions to emerge since 1980, women make up less than 10% of architecture, engineer, and construction managers.