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Exposure To Different Careers Can Help Overcome The Skills Gap

The Horizons Tracker

“When you look at rapidly growing employment sectors like manufacturing, computer technology, health care and construction, there is a pipeline concern, as we need more young people equipped with the skills to enter these fields,” they say.

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The Big Picture of Business – Collaborations, Partnering and Joint-Venturing… Priority for Business.

Strategy Driven

Teams of health care professionals, as found in clinics and hospitals. Corporations working with public sector and non-profit organizations to achieve mutual goals in the communities. Hardware, software and component producers revolutionizing the next generation of technology. Professional societies and associations.

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America’s Leaders Need to Tell a New Story About Infrastructure

Harvard Business Review

Systems conceived and built 50-60 years ago should be reimagined for the 20 th century, whether high speed trains, innovative public transit, or technology-enabled roads and vehicles that tap the potential of sensors, smartphones, wireless networks, and Big Data for greener, cleaner, more efficient mobility. greenhouse gas emissions.

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Female Entrepreneurs Go Beyond "Cookies and Crafts"

Harvard Business Review

But most women outgrew the "cookies and crafts" stereotype a long time ago, and have their sights set on bigger goals. Many have found success in industries like technology, mining, and construction.

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How a Public-Private Partnership Is Saving Lives

Harvard Business Review

Now in its second year , the initiative’s goal is to create a world where no woman dies from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. The conversations underscored that technologies that save women in more developed countries are totally impractical in places without refrigeration or electricity.

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The $300 House: A Hands-On Approach to a Wicked Problem

Harvard Business Review

Suri proposed potential solutions, including innovative materials, new ways of thinking of the construction process, and building up. No number of add-ons would be able to match the flexibility of need-based construction." Our goal is to increase demand for local trades, not drive them away.

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Stop Paying Executives for Performance

Harvard Business Review

Similarly, research by Ruth Kanfer and Philip Ackerman of the Georgia Institute of Technology showed that challenging Air Force enlisted personnel to land a certain number of airplanes did not increase their effectiveness when learning was necessary – in fact, they performed worse at the task. Fixating on performance can weaken it.