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Education and Corporations – A New Partnership

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We can’t always afford to hire employees who need extensive training and skills development. Unfortunately, it appears educational institutions are lagging behind. HR finds mentorship teaches leadership, management training, confidence. Connecting dots from education to real world. Economic development, trained employees.

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Innovating Higher-Education

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Posted in Leadership Development Resources [link] MOOCs (Massively Open Online Courses) are a very hot topic in higher education and corporate training. We are in a new age of education, and just [.]. UVa’s Darden School of Business and University of Washington are finding unexpected value and learning by using Coursolve.

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Just Who Should Be Responsible for Job Retraining Anyway?

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According to a 2016 Pew Research Center survey , “72 percent of Americans say ‘a lot’ of responsibility falls on individuals to make sure that they have the right skills and education to be successful in today’s economy.” The under-educated and highly educated are both at risk.

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Which Comes First?

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In preparation for an upcoming executive education session, I conducted a quick pulse survey earlier this month. I wanted to understand whether the leaders attending my training believe that there is a difference in the importance of career development to their employees based upon their current level of performance. And they do.

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Create an Adaptable Workforce to Ensure Your Company’s Longevity

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Yet, since adaptability is not part of a common education curriculum, employers today face a dilemma: hire for other necessary skills and experience and hope that they get an adaptable worker along with it, or educate and train their workforce in adaptability skills. 6 Ways Adaptability Helps Ensure Company Longevity.

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Christina Haxton: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview

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Christina Haxton offers a unique combination of professional experience, training and education in the psychology of interpersonal communication, the brain science behind motivation and HUMOR with more [.]

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Leadership Change Is Not Free

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Cost Of Education. In many ways, these are the easier costs of education. Another cost of education is our experiences. To do this successfully, training, frequent communication, compensation incentives, and more elements may be required. To change, going back to school may be a requirement. Cost Of Cultural Changes.