Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Facing change and uncertainty can feel scary, but your awareness of the oncoming changes will help you prepare to negotiate them with grace and skill. By developing the right mix of skills, you’ll have the confidence and assertiveness to thrive in a changing organizational environment. Six Essential Skills for Future Leaders.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

” That was the bomb that nearly killed my career. The cable company had just been sold, so the idea of not only escaping the resulting uncertainty, AND also landing safely in a dream position (pro football was my favorite sport), was just too good to pass up. And, he wanted to finance it privately, without taxpayer money.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 27, 2020

’ As some career options require a higher level of personal interaction or public speaking such as a lawyer, a sales manager, a public relations manager or a fundraising or event manager, hence these might not be ideal jobs for an introvert. Software Developers. A large office with too many people is called ‘no thanks.’

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HR Digest

AUGUST 27, 2020

’ As some career options require a higher level of personal interaction or public speaking such as a lawyer, a sales manager, a public relations manager or a fundraising or event manager, hence these might not be ideal jobs for an introvert. Software Developers – Jobs for Introvert. Jobs For The Introverts.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

After a year of uncertainty and tumult, Congress finally got around to making some crucial decisions in the last month of 2010. Extended many energy and business credits and incentives, such as the Research & Development credit. Extends unemployment insurance coverage through 2011. Stay tuned for more excitement!

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2019

It’s no longer the domain of tech companies, as industries from manufacturing to finance are entering a tech-driven phase. Respond to uncertainty with speed and flexibility. 4 They Focus More on Developing Leadership Than Managing Staff. These transformations are shaped by: The introduction of disruptive technologies.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. General Charles Jacoby is a military leader whose career culminated as four-star Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Thus, this mindset must be deliberately developed and nurtured by senior leaders – and exemplified in their own behaviors.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

. “Culture” can sound like a catchall, a convenient way to place the blame outside the realm of policy, but I am talking about one specific dimension of culture: avoiding uncertainty. Greece tops this index of uncertainty-avoidance across all countries, scoring 100 out of 100. And it all starts in school.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. People who have bad attitudes have more career turnover. The simple truth is that people strongly desire to work with and for great leaders. Great CEOs are talent magnets…people want to be led by those who have much to offer.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2012

The logic is straightforward: learn more about your function, acquire "expert" status, and you'll go further in your career. Few have developed the understanding that the bark is merely the outermost layer of a tree. To advance in one's career, it was most efficient to specialize. But what if this approach is no longer valid?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

Imagining how your organization might develop such a team of exceptional players over the course of a decade to solve thorny strategic problems is an interesting thought experiment. But organizations themselves can rarely, if ever, pursue the long-term approach to talent development described in the latest reportage on Seal Team 6.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There was so much fear and uncertainty. Ironically, or providentially, I had just graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey and was preparing to go into the intel field to catch these kinds of "bad guys." It was a humbling time to serve in uniform.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

Psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has spent his career focusing on the ways in which we get things right , or could at least learn to. In Gigerenzer’s view, using heuristics, rules of thumb, and other shortcuts often leads to better decisions than the models of “rational” decision-making developed by mathematicians and statisticians.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. We have taken an intentional approach to develop a vision and strategy that takes all our stakeholders’ perspectives into account – one that our customers, carriers and employees can stand behind. The HR Digest: C. What DE&I strategies have helped C.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

These are typically specific, functional abilities like project management, web development, financial analysis — or advisory skills that come from years of experience. “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

But it is also a complex market, with a reputation for corruption, uncertainty, and bureaucracy. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up) — your world is awash with data.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Can we harness the information age to develop some sort of calamine lotion to soothe our hysteria in the face of uncertainty? Can we harness the information age to develop some sort of calamine lotion to soothe our hysteria in the face of uncertainty?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

Quitting a job can negatively impact your career and disrupt your personal life. I find a lot of people paralyzed by their unhappiness with their current reality," says Leonard Schlesinger, the president of Babson College and coauthor of Just Start: Take Action, Embrace Uncertainty, Create the Future. It's often easier to stay put.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Examples of this phenomenon have emerged already: The world’s largest hedge fund is developing a capability for an algorithm to make hiring and firing decisions. Or consider leading accounting firms, such as KPMG, that are developing training programs for certified public accountants to better understand big data models and techniques.

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