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The Long History Of Educational Inequality In America

The Horizons Tracker

Inequality has been a hot topic for many years, with the likes of Thomas Piketty’s bestseller Capital In The 21st Century bringing the topic to the top of the global agenda again when it was published in 2013. The paper goes back to the start of the 20th century and explores the link between education and income.

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Best Leadership Books of 2013

Leading Blog

The list below represents my picks for the best leadership books of 2013. * * *. The Myths of Creativity : The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas by David Burkus Creativity is not as divinely-inspired, unpredictable and random a gift as we tend to think it is. Are the people around you flourishing?

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Why Are 2013 Graduates Considered Unprepared?

Chart Your Course

While the National Center for Education Statistics is projecting nearly 1.8 Meanwhile, of the hiring managers that are looking at 2013 graduates, the majority only plans to hire one or two this year. via Why Are 2013 Graduates Considered Unprepared? The post Why Are 2013 Graduates Considered Unprepared?

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The Perils of Being an Early Innovator

Lead Change Blog

Some time ago it was brought to my attention that I’m an innovator — the type of person whose ideas are generally pretty far ahead of the curve, before the market is ready for my innovation. It was 2013, at the start of my latest career shift, when my colleague made his observation. Educating the market.

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WHE17: The Cost of Medical Errors: Educating Employees about Patient Safety | with Leah Binder from The Leapfrog Group

Engaging Leader

How can you educate your employees about patient safety and influence them to choose the hospitals with a better track record in terms of safety, quality, and value? In 2013, 1437 hospitals across the country completed The Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

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Research Reveals That Electric Vehicles Boosts Health

The Horizons Tracker

Cleaner air The researchers compared data on electric vehicle registration, air pollution, and asthma-related emergency room visits across California from 2013 to 2019. between 2013 and 2019, with slower adoption in zip codes with lower levels of education.

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Revealing Leadership Insights From Thinkers50

Tanveer Naseer

From blue ocean strategy to Michael Porter’s five forces, Vijay Govindarajan’s reverse innovation to Richard D’Aveni’s hypercompetition, great thinkers and their ideas directly effect how companies are run and how business people think about and practice business. Think of Peter Drucker who topped the first Thinkers50 ranking in 2001.