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Helping New Employees Into Healthcare

The Horizons Tracker

Individuals who enrolled in an eight-week pre-employment program have successfully transitioned to new careers within the NHS. Angela Hall, a former teacher of 21 years, enrolled in the program in Carlisle with the aim of pursuing a career in healthcare. I’m really glad I made the decision to enrol,” she explains. “I

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Can You See What I See?

Lead Change Blog

This was the time to bring paint in 50 gallon drums, roll out a canvas the size of Texas, and put brushes in the hands of innovative designers. If you remember the eras of 1987 or 2001-2002 or 2007-2008 your experience might be similar. Career Development' Can you see what I see?

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How To Attract Men Into “Pink Collar” Jobs

The Horizons Tracker

This does have merit, for a 2015 study found that Google images are often highly unrepresentative when people search for particular careers. The Bocconi researcher highlights a campaign from the Oregon Center for Nursing, which asked men whether they were “man enough to be a nurse” in a 2002 recruitment campaign.

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. Sarah Sladek started researching demographic shifts, talent turnover, and generation gaps in 2002. In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Innovators and Early Adopters

CO2

When they are young in their careers, we walk out of meetings with them and think they are weirdos. When they are advanced in their careers, we walk out of meetings with them and think they are geniuses. The left-siders live among us, but they are not always easy to spot. You may have interacted with one at work once or twice.

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The Role Beauty Plays In Our Success At Work

The Horizons Tracker

Career progression. The researchers examine the career progression of 752 economists who all graduated from leading doctoral programs across the United States between 2002 and 2006. These ratings were then compared with the career outcomes of the economist over a 15-year period. Handsome returns.

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The Health And Wellbeing Of Workers In The Modern Economy

The Horizons Tracker

To gain a more nuanced understanding of the impact work is having on us, the researchers gathered data from the annual General Social Survey from 2002 to 2014. Healthy work. The survey allows for an understanding of physical, mental and occupational health alongside the kind and quality of employment of several thousand American adults.

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