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Connecting Work And Education More Effectively

The Horizons Tracker

Human capital development. The competition awards $100,000 to social entrepreneurs to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds embark on promising careers. The analysis revealed a tenuous connection between education and employment, which is undermining social mobility.

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Those Trained Through Alternative Routes Lag Behind Degree-Educated Peers

The Horizons Tracker

Although university attendance has risen considerably in much of the developed world, there remain obvious advantages to providing viable alternatives that afford students a good career. Unfortunately, research from Harvard highlights how unsatisfactory the careers of those educated via alternative routes often are.

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Lateral Career Moves Are Not All Bad

The Horizons Tracker

When we think of career moves, often the only acceptable path is upwards, with a lateral career move at best viewed as a somewhat pointless endeavor. Research from Cornell finds, however, that this should not always be the case, and that lateral moves can improve our career prospects just as much as vertical ones.

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Ola Snow on Building a Thriving Workforce

HR Digest

Looking back on your career, what educational influence was the most important in enabling you to become a leader ? I was fortunate to grow up with an educational influence in my household. My mom had a passion for her work and believed everyone, regardless of background, was deserving of attaining a higher level of education.

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Firms Should Highlight Their Diversity To Attract Talent

The Horizons Tracker

While public firms in the US aren’t required to disclose workforce demographics, a growing number are choosing to do so via a Human Capital Disclosure that has been added to 10-K filings by the SEC. This requires firms to include in the annual report aspects of their human capital that are important for their performance.

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How HR leaders can deliberately shape their worker-employer relationship?

HR Digest

In our 2020 Global Human Capital Trends research, only 11% of organizations said they were able to produce information on the state of their workforce in real time, with 43% telling us they produce it either ad hoc or not at all. [2] Read more in Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends research. [1] 2] Erica Volini et al.,

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Every Coach Needs a Coach Too

Lead Change Blog

Human Capital Developer – Build the Next Generation. Taking care of and developing one’s self in every phase of your career and for every situation is the only way to maintain your leadership resonance. Executor – Make Things Happen. Talent Manager – Engage Today’s Talent. Personal Proficiency – Invest in Yourself.