The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

For instance, German research suggests that entrepreneurship is most definitely a skill that can be learned, and the researchers argue that action-oriented training can enable us to unlock any entrepreneurial potential within us. The reality isn’t quite so romantic. Supporting entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneur 128

Entrepreneur Human Capital Comparison Education 128

Experience to Lead

AUGUST 24, 2021

He participated in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and has a career as a motivational speaker. I learned how to read Braile and how to use a cane so I could navigate on my own. After I graduated high school, I needed to find a new person to guide me during training. That helped me build my confidence.

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Leadership Learning-by-Doing Sports Open-book 52

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 10, 2020

At a firm level, this is usually translated into higher wages for employees at the most innovative firms, with new research from the London School of Economics showing that over 12 years, from 2004-2016, the typical worker in a non-innovative firm in the U.K. was paid around 20% less than their peers at one of the most innovative firms.

Skills 91

Skills Emotional Intelligence Stress Storytelling 91

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Leaders in the company received 360-degree feedback to help them understand how their actual behavior was seen as matching this desired profile. All were trained to respond to co-workers using a simple follow-up process. The training that they attended produced no more change than staying home and watching sitcoms.

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360-Degree Feedback Follow-up Ethics Training 96

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

How to Earn Trus t and Lead Teams. Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. I did just that during the first fifteen years or so of my Navy career.

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Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 132

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Yet many employers still struggle to fill certain types of vacancies, especially for so-called middle-skills jobs — in computer technology, nursing, high-skill manufacturing, and other fields — that require postsecondary technical education and training and, in some cases, college math courses or degrees.

Skills 8

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Others might find that the successful resolution of these conflicts opens them up to new ways of relating to their families and careers. Is your spouse willing to make significant career or personal sacrifices that might be required to support you and the business? How do you deal with routine failure? Family Questions.

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 257