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Social Class In The C-Suite

The Horizons Tracker

It’s fair to say that class plays a significant role in whether people get into the C-suite or not. Indeed, research shows that workers from working-class backgrounds are over 30% less likely to be recruited into a managerial role than their middle-class peers.

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Research Reveals The Reason For The Class-Based Pay Gap

The Horizons Tracker

The class gap Of course, it should be said that Cornell research found that this belief in the importance of a good work ethic was shared across the political spectrum, but it’s also true that conservatives are more likely to believe that their successes are due to their own efforts and liberals to accept the role external forces played.

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Being Working Class In “Elite” Professions

The Horizons Tracker

At the back end of last year, I wrote about the “class gap” that exists in many professions. Indeed, so pronounced is this gap that the Social Mobility Foundation mark November 14, as this is the effective date at which working-class employees stop earning compared to their peers.

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Henry Mintzberg’s Bedtime Stories for Managers

Leading Blog

M INTZBERG’S 20th book, Bedtime Stories for Managers , is a thought-provoking page-turner. (In The theme running through most is that managers/leaders need to get out from behind their desks and see the world from the perspective of their employees and customers. Management is not eating the eggs. That requires some explanation.

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How Can Innovation Be Better Disseminated?

The Horizons Tracker

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. “Communicating to a wider audience seems therefore to be more of a developing norm with enthusiastic early adopters than a widely exercised practice.

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Action-Learning based leadership development using entangled-trios

Mike Cardus

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Action-learning based leadership development. An organization-development process developed for a company. Instead of pulling new and experienced supervisors into a series of classes and lectures, we wanted to engage in action-learning.

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Unlocking the Potential of Less Than Truckload (LTL) Freight Shipping: Strategies for Efficiency and Cost Management

Strategy Driven

Strategies for Cost-Effective LTL Freight Shipping Cost management in LTL shipping requires a multi-faceted approach. However, it is essential to understand the nuances of LTL freight classes and how they influence cost. Therefore, those who can adjust and welcome these developments have a bright future.