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Employee Reskilling Is The Answer to the Talent Shortages At Work

HR Digest

PR Newswire recently reported on a study by PeopleScout and Spotted Zebra that found that 9 out of 10 HR leaders believed that employee reskilling would be necessary for 50 percent of their workforce. Despite this high percentage and strong belief, however, only 7 percent of them reported existing investments in reskilling programs.

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How Ready Are Companies For The Post-Pandemic World?

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, during 2020, GDP in advanced economies plummeted, with many businesses having to shut for prolonged periods, and nearly all having to rapidly adapt to the changing conditions. The Covid pandemic has undoubtedly been one of the most disruptive periods in most organizations’ history. Becoming future-ready.

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Do Women-Only Networking Groups Harm Female Entrepreneurship?

The Horizons Tracker

times as likely to progress into leadership roles after graduating than men who were in the wrong networks. times more likely to graduate to a leadership role after leaving school. times more likely to graduate to a leadership role after leaving school. The research reveals that men who were in the right networks were around 1.5

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The Economic and Social Impact of Language

Mills Scofield

Consequently, we aren’t being prepared for engagement in a country with a $2,100 per capita GDP. We can report on these tragedies in our news outlets with some interpreted interviews, and perhaps send basic aid, but we face a stiff language barrier when we communicate with those that are most affected.

Education 169
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The Joy of Facts

Next Level Blog

My favorite Moynihan quote is my favorite because it so aptly describes the root cause of the failure of leadership that so much of the American public is concerned about today. leads the world in health expenditures as a percentage of GDP at 16.5%. Leadership, if it’s anything, is about creating meaningful, positive change.

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Working Mothers Are Important Contributors to the U.S. Labor Force

HR Digest

Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that the labor force participation of women in their prime, aged between 25 and 54, has increased to 77.8 Census Bureau having reported that working mothers made up almost one-third of the U.S. They also reported an average $340 per week cost to send a child to a daycare facility.

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. This includes more autonomy and agility as well as inspirational leadership. And wages are stagnant.