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Social Class In The C-Suite

The Horizons Tracker

The potential for social mobility was far from even across different industries, however, with sectors like finance, real estate, and insurance scoring particularly poorly. One step is bringing in diversity in terms of who is in charge of recruiting and hiring,” the researchers explain.

Class 112
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Diverse Boards Are More Innovative

The Horizons Tracker

According to a study conducted by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, diversity in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity has proven to be beneficial for companies operating in the United States. “We looked at their experiences and not just their demographic background—the more functional aspect of diversity. .

Diversity 101
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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). They represent leaders in their own worlds with a diversity of interests that relate to the topic of coaching.

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This Pharma Company Stays Innovative by Doing Two Things

Harvard Business Review

In a recent Gallup poll , the pharmaceutical industry was the most widely disliked private industry, ranking even lower than lawyers. ” Meanwhile, the company recruited non-scientist talent from finance, consulting, tech, academia, and political campaigns and inserted them into drug-development roles.

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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. It’s not just products.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. Why does all this matter?