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Smarten Up: Hone Your EQ Edge

The Practical Leader

Off Balance: High IQ Leaders Often Have Lower EQ Many of our audience and workshop participants are STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) specialists who have been promoted to management positions because of their technical expertise. But, too often, STEMM leadership is an oxymoron.

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New Perspectives Required To Create AI Fit For Humanity

The Horizons Tracker

As technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence have progressed, there has been considerable time and effort given to the ethics of this development. These efforts have been driven by a strong desire to ensure that the technologies function in a way that benefits society rather than harms it. Forming a bond.

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Two Easy Ways to Boost Employee Engagement

Michael Lee Stallard

There was a terrific energy among group participants. They were handing out t-shirts and Starbucks baseball caps for participants. Vineet Nayar of HCL Technologies pioneered the concept of Employee first and customer second. What a simple idea! Empowerment also fosters an environment of trust. why is everyone smiling?

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Playing the Long Game: The Employee Retention Process in HR

HR Digest

Setting the numbers aside, employers also expend a lot of time and energy in onboarding and training a new hire. If companies get better at hiring candidates who correctly match the work ethic, job description, and company culture of the organization, they immediately reduce the likelihood of these candidates leaving.

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Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Bonnie Marcus This past week I had the opportunity to not only attend the MA Conference for Women, but also to participate in a leadership panel about women and corporate board positions. The opportunity to contribute your time and energy to a cause that you are passionate about.

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Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm … on “Good Company”

The Practical Leader

“ Structural cohesion is an employee-generated synergy — essentially a close-knit, high-energy culture — that propels the company forward.” ” “In announcing the arrival of “the ethical consumer,” Time magazine noted: “We are starting to put our money where our ideals are.”

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Katrina Markoff Named Woman of the Year by American Express and.

Women on Business

To prove her commitment to what she calls the ‘lifestyle component’ of her business, her employees participate in a weekly yoga class at the office. The Vosges-Haut Chocolat headquarters runs on 100% renewable energies. Katrina leads her company with a focus on keeping her staff creative and relaxed.