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Should a Woman Act More Like a Man to Succeed at Work?

Great Leadership By Dan

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. DDI’s High-Resolution Leadership study reviewed true assessment data from 10,000 global leaders and found no difference in the battle of the sexes for leadership skills.

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Macro and Micro Motivation

The Center For Leadership Studies

It is the study of employment, the forces of productivity and the factors impacting gross domestic product (GDP). Comparatively, consider the notion of a leadership cycle. A few words of explanation: I have come across little that explains the dynamics of macro motivation, leadership and change better than the work of Cy Wakeman.

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CEO Next Door Book Reveals Four Key Behaviors Of Successful CEOs And Busts CEO Myths

Eric Jacobson

The CEO Next Door is the new book that offers career advice for everyone who aspires to rise in their organization and achieve their full potential. Those busted myths, described more fully later in this post, include: Over 70% of CEOs set their sights on the top job late in their careers. Only 7% graduated from a top university.

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Women and the economy: an opportunity for growth

Strategy Driven

As Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund states: if women were employed at the same rate as men, GDP would increase by 5 percent in the United States, by 9 percent in Japan and by 27 percent in India. Women have a few powerful tools to find their way to success and leadership.

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Working Mothers Are Important Contributors to the U.S. Labor Force

HR Digest

Similarly, 42 percent of working mothers would look for higher pay, and 29 percent work seek additional training to boost their careers. The UN Women website states that by increasing female employment in OECD countries to match the levels presented by Sweden, GDP could be boosted by over $6 trillion.

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Are CEOs Really India’s Leading Export?

Harvard Business Review

One estimate pegged the annual income of the Indian diaspora at about one-third of India’s GDP, with much of that coming from Silicon Valley. Global business Leadership Microsoft'

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The Social Network — College Edition

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. 4% of US GDP). One in three students at American colleges and universities transfer at some point in their college career.

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