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How Work Placements Can Improve Diversity In Engineering

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers explored how students feel about so called Work Integrated Learning (WIL), including the quality of the placement, the support they received during it, and their general professional development as a result of the placement. ” Compulsory practice. . ” A better approach.

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Mentoring Still Not Happening for Women in the Workplace

Great Leadership By Dan

Yet, only one in 10 chose not to mentor because it interfered with family time or other commitments. Twenty percent of women in our study rated the quality of the formal training they received as high or very high and another 22 percent didn’t receive any formal training at all. Of those that do, training is often ineffective.

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During this Crisis, Don’t Expect Business as Usual from the Family Enterprise

Strategy Driven

For example, within resilient family businesses, owners are not just together to make money, but to share values, responsibilities and a commitment to future success. The response must recognize financial reality, but also sustain social capital by respecting all stakeholders. About the Author. Jaffe, Ph.D.,

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A Stunning, New Leadership Lens

Steve Farber

We’ve been exploring the convergence of three essential qualities: Human Capital–individuals’ attributes, talents, capacities, and contribution. Social Capital–the strength, connection, and relationships between those individuals.

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Does Work Make You Happy? Evidence from the World Happiness Report

Harvard Business Review

We look primarily at how people evaluate the quality of their lives overall, something Gallup measures according to the Cantril Ladder , an 11-point scale where the top step is your best possible life and the bottom step is your worst possible life. out of 10 on average. We find this is true around the world.

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The Inexperience Advantage

Harvard Business Review

But a line needs to be drawn between not fully engaging with the inexperienced (painful, but understandable) and making them feel like they've committed a crime with their lack of knowledge and years under their belt (not okay, ever). In other words, we need to start playing to our strengths.

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What Business Should Do about Occupy Wall Street

Harvard Business Review

The clarion call is out for "humane and inclusive" capitalism. And business has a very large role to play in ushering in a new economic model that delivers larger social equity through innovation and commitment to sustainable business practices.