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What Makes Urban Labor Markets Resilient?

The Horizons Tracker

Urban labor markets are often said to be highly resilient, but it’s not always entirely clear why that is. There is clearly a strong desire across policymakers, economists, and employers to understand the kind of factors that contribute to a healthy job market. Traditional models have limited workers to narrowly defined jobs.

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Skills necessary to compete in rapidly evolving markets

Strategy Driven

It refers to preparing to compete using familiar techniques, against competitors you’ve faced before, in the same markets or industries, only to discover that the rules have changed. Modern business competition is changing rapidly, and to compete effectively, you need to understand the skills that are required to win.

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WHY WOMEN'S NATURAL SOFTER SKILLS ARE COMING TO THE FORE IN BUSINESS

Women on Business

Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin are seeing huge surges in registration, as businesses realise this is where they need to be to compete in today’s market. So what are the main differences between standard marketing / advertising, and online Social Media? Related posts: Build Your Skills With Outside Activities Post by Jane K.

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How To Improve Your Leadership Skills

Strategy Driven

It’s a great personal goal because you can take the skills you develop with you and use them in all areas of your life. It’s likely some of the skills carry over and help you succeed in both environments. Your first plan of action should be to find a mentor who you admire and believe has strong leadership skills. Find A Mentor.

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Shut-up & Listen | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills. When you reach that point in your life where the light bulb goes off, and you begin to understand that knowledge is not gained by flapping your lips, but by removing your ear wax, you have taken the first step to becoming a skilled communicator.

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Does Technology Drive Outsourcing Decisions?

The Horizons Tracker

That’s the finding of a new paper from the London School of Economics, which examines the issue through the lens of the rollout of high-speed broadband in France between 1999 and 2007. The data showed that when firms had access to broadband, they did indeed become more specialized around their core skills, with a shift of around 1.6%

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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill. Loyalty is a missing ingredient in job market of both the secular and sacred. I would like to add one.

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