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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

They are leading global airline, chemical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and financial companies, among others. A career advisor once told me that those who pursue liberal arts majors and enter finance, consulting or technology are not the exceptions. Let's hear it from her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Critical thinking skills.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

They are leading global airline, chemical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and financial companies, among others. A career advisor once told me that those who pursue liberal arts majors and enter finance, consulting or technology are not the exceptions. Let's hear it from her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Critical thinking skills.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

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6 Proven Tactics to Design an Effective Executive Healthcare Resume

Strategy Driven

Crafting and writing a branded healthcare executive resume, that differs from the traditional medical resume, can make a significant difference in your executive job search results and improve the opportunities to land that next-level position in pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries.

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Deep questions: What diving teaches us about uncertainty and risk

Chartered Management Institute

Since founding the Human Diver in 2016, Gareth has given risk training to a wide variety of organisations, from oil and gas and construction to pharmaceuticals and software. In all sectors, tensions exist between competing pressures such as resources, finance, time and workload.

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Corporate Learning Programs Need to Consider Context, Not Just Skills

Harvard Business Review

Spending on corporate learning, particularly leadership development, continues to increase at a staggering pace. According to one piece of research , spending on frontline leadership development alone increased by over 310% in a three-year period. Learning in Business Functions Happens Through Processes. Pat Canova/Getty Images.

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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.