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Does The Age Of A Board Affect Company Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Innovation involves trying out new things, making improvements, and seeing what works in the market. Many CEOs, the top leaders of companies, often focus on short-term goals because that’s how they’re rewarded in their jobs. The study looked at data from big companies in the S&P 1500 list from 1992 to 2016.

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Featured Instigator: Eileen McDargh

Lead Change Blog

Focusing on resiliency, Eileen has found great synergy with health care audiences and long term care, educators (as an award-winning educator, she went from teaching kids to grown-ups—who are still like kids), and women’s leadership groups. Previous 2016 Featured Instigators: 11/2016: Ann Van Eron. 10/2016: Will Lukang.

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Robots Can Improve Gender Equality

The Horizons Tracker

The introduction of robots into the workforce has been well documented in terms of their impact on jobs and employability. One aspect that seldom gets discussed, however, is the role robots might play in terms of workplace inequality. Male income fell at a substantially higher rate than female income, decreasing the gender income gap.

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Avoiding The Technology Trap In The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

The research was arguably the first study that attempted to predict how technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics would impact the labour market. While there are good reasons to be optimistic about the long run, such optimism is only possible if we successfully manage the short-term dynamics,” he writes.

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How To Start Next Now

Joseph Lalonde

The life and career advice he doles out in Start Next Now is the sage wisdom he shares with employees, interns, and his own college-age children. In today’s world, that’s a long time to be at a job. There is value in long-term perspective. I already have my dream job, and I want to keep doing it for as long as I can.

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Kellogg Company’s Melissa Howell on The Value of Recruiting Veteran Talent

HR Digest

From the vantage point of a lifelong career in human resources, Melissa Howell talked with The HR Digest about the various Diversity & Inclusion programs which have put Kellogg on the global map as one of the top companies for veterans, LGBT employees, and executive women. for seven years. Prior to joining Kellogg, Ms.

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Mentoring and Lifelong Learning

Strategy Driven

I have had many excellent ones in my long career and have in turn mentored hundreds of others. The mentor becomes a role model, offering insights about their own life-career. The mentor stands for mentees throughout their careers and celebrates their successes. ” Approach your career as a body of work.

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