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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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Top of the class: How better management boosts education

Chartered Management Institute

Their systems and processes are reflective of that empathy and they’re driving forward and working, taking into account any direction from the Department for Education. When something goes wrong somewhere, a business person would identify the issue and spot that the department, process or system in question is affecting the bottom line.

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Star Systems Hurt Employee Engagement

Michael Lee Stallard

The prevalence and extreme nature of star systems today contribute to widespread employee disconnection and disengagement. Star systems affect the economic, political, and social aspects of organizations. This system makes most employees feel like second-class citizens. Here’s why. Stars are superior performers.

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Study Suggests Lower Class People Are Perceived As Having Fewer Goals

The Horizons Tracker

In the initial study, They enlisted a representative sample of Americans belonging to both high and low social classes. If anything, people from lower class contexts actually reported caring more about these common goals.” People who want to maintain their beliefs in a system will distort the reality in order to fit their motivations.”

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New Book Highlights The Problems With Refugee Systems

The Horizons Tracker

In Canada, for instance, the educational and professional requirements have been criticized for reinforcing racial and class inequalities as these all shape who has the skills that make them eligible to travel. The post New Book Highlights The Problems With Refugee Systems first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Leading Thoughts for February 1, 2024

Leading Blog

When a plane has crashed, it’s difficult to pretend the system worked just fine. Source: The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. Matthew Syed on giving failure a makeover: “Self-justification is insidious. Most failure is not like that.

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Revealing the Value Often Overlooked in Executive Recruiting – A Look Into the Executive Search Process

N2Growth Blog

To compete as a world-class company, world-class executive leadership is required. Instead, they focus on bringing immeasurable value to your executive search by deeply understanding the company’s current and future needs while using best-in-class research and assessment practices to source the world’s best leaders.

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