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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

As a college student in this technological era, I’ve felt the constant burden of having to pursue a “practical” degree. Educating myself about the fall of the Roman Empire may not provide direct, transferable skills to the corporate office, the quirky startup, or any particular field of work. They are the norm.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

As a college student in this technological era, I’ve felt the constant burden of having to pursue a “practical” degree. Educating myself about the fall of the Roman Empire may not provide direct, transferable skills to the corporate office, the quirky startup, or any particular field of work. They are the norm.

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How to Create Youth Jobs After Conflicts

Harvard Business Review

Its aim is to target an important segment of the labor force, young people who have not received adequate education and training due to various external and internal factors. This challenge is not easy because we are not discussing high school or college graduates, but youth that may not have received any formal education.

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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact

Harvard Business Review

Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, points to the necessary skill of becoming a leader of teams of teams.Think about the pace of new cancer therapies — and how research center directors lead knowledge sharing between labs across continents and oceans.

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Scaling Up Without Losing Your Edge

Harvard Business Review

Schumacher, one of the fathers of the Green movement, declared that "small is beautiful" and called for "a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the non-violent, the elegant and beautiful." Forty years ago, British economist E.F. These programs were later spun off into stand-alone businesses.

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The 3 Preconditions for an Entrepreneurial Society

Harvard Business Review

There has been a boom in startups, the number of freelancers is growing rapidly, and technology-enabled platforms such as Upwork and Amazon’s MTurk are helping people find work that suits their skills and schedules. Internet technology has essentially democratized entrepreneurialism. There is a common theme here.