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February 2015 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Joel Garfinkle of Career Advancement Blog contributed Seven Ways To Sell Your Ideas to Management. John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog provided Bad Weather Is Part Of The Transportation System.

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Writing Your Résumé When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities

Harvard Business Review

You’re ready to make a career move, up to a higher level or into a different industry or an entirely new field. ” Voluntarily led response to 2015 flooding of School of Design building. But your current title doesn’t match the titles on the job postings that most excite you. Example #2: Breaking into a new industry.

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Why Buying a Company Can Be Better than Starting One

Harvard Business Review

Perhaps your most fundamental career choice is whether you will work in someone else’s company or for yourself. For example, in 2015, Jennifer Braus bought Systems Design West, which serves hundreds of municipal firehouses in the Pacific Northwest by handling billing to insurance companies for their emergency ambulance transports.

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Morning Advantage: A Serious Attempt at "Pay What You Want"

Harvard Business Review

Despite their families’ insistence that their idea was a little off-the-wall, Susan Walvius and Michelle Marciniak quit their successful coaching careers to found Sheex, a company that manufactures bedsheets made from the same synthetic poly-spandex fabric used in athletic apparel by brands such as Under Armour.

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How to Improve the Engagement and Retention of Young Hourly Workers

Harvard Business Review

Our research indicated that young people are more than twice as likely to stay at their job for more than a year if they see their job as a career or a stepping stone to a career. Chipotle highlights a clear career path for entry-level employees on its website and directs new hires to it on Day 1.

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Why California Is Such a Talent Magnet

Harvard Business Review

In 2015, 60% of graduating college students reported that they would prefer to work at a company with a positive social atmosphere, responsible production, and a fun work environment, even if it meant earning a lower salary. Their innovation districts focus on quality of life, not just tax breaks.

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Why We Need to Stop Obsessing Over CEO Pay Ratios

Harvard Business Review

In 2015 U.S. A snapshot measure of a worker’s current pay is a poor substitute for their career pay within the firm. Foreign subsidiaries typically have a different payroll system, and transporting payroll data to the U.S. The numbers are striking. CEOs earned 335 times the pay of the average worker. In the U.K.

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