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Are Jobs As “B t” As We Fear?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers used the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) results from between 2005 and 2015 to try and understand why some respondents answered either “rarely” or “never” when asked whether they do useful work. Put to the test. Indeed, the number of unfulfilled workers actually fell from 7.8%

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Do we really have to force women into the boardroom?

Women on Business

A vote to introduce quotas securing at least 30% of boardroom places for women by 2015 has gone through, and that rises to 40% by 2020. So, instead of positively discriminating by saying “this position has to be filled by a woman”, French businesses are actively seeking new skill sets, and filling positions accordingly – on merit.

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How Many Types of Coaching ARE There?!

The Center For Leadership Studies

1 Between 2015 and 2019, annual global income from coaching has risen from $2.536B to $2.849B. There are plenty of situations to be discussed as well as unlimited skills and behaviors a leader can cultivate with the help of a coach. Business coach, finance coach, sales coach. Health and wellness coach, fitness coach.

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Why Deep Investment In Automation Results In More Jobs

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, research from the London School of Economics (LSE)found that the introduction of industrial robots has actually increased wages for employees while also increasing the number of job opportunities for highly skilled people. Jobs and automation. fall in employment across the sector.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. The story of Greenspan is also the story of the making of modern finance, for good and for ill. Related Interest: Best Leadership Books of 2015.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

The inaugural version of our Top CHRO List was published on Forbes in 2015. The depth and breadth of the skills and talents possessed by this next generation of CHROs have taken them from not having a “seat at the table” too often making them a logical choice as a successor candidate to CEOs. “What makes a great CHRO, great?