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Social Class In The C-Suite

The Horizons Tracker

By contrast, the IT and engineering sectors were far more accessible to people from working-class backgrounds. These CEOs had transitioned through the classes as a result of their educational performance and were highly present in sectors like technology, engineering, health, and education.

Class 107
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Ethics Is Serious Business

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by John Hooker : Everyone knows that an organization can’t function without physical infrastructure communications, transportation, computer technology, and the rest. Building and maintaining physical infrastructure requires a certain kind of know-how, which we call engineering. Yet we rely equally on social infrastructure.

Ethics 197
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Don’t Coach Integrity Violations – Fire Them!

Marshall Goldsmith

For example, a pharmaceutical company called me recently. He’s not updated on recent medical technology,” was the answer. I can’t make a bad doctor a good doctor, a bad scientist a good scientist, or a bad engineer a good engineer. It would be crazy for me to take these assignments! I said, “What’s his problem?”

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Your Leadership Mission Should Fit on a T-Shirt!

Marshall Goldsmith

Not long ago, a pharmaceutical company called me up, and said, “We want you to coach Dr. X.” They said, “He’s not updated on recent medical technology.” I can’t make a bad doctor a good doctor, a bad scientist a good scientist, or a bad engineer a good engineer. I replied, “Interesting possibility. What’s his problem?”

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Bringing Science To Summer

The Horizons Tracker

Countries around the world have made a concerted effort to try and encourage more young people to take an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), with an understandable belief that these topics are vital for the competitive edge of a modern economy.

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10 Companies Offering Work from Home

HR Digest

It conducts clinical trials on behalf of its pharmaceutical clients and provides regulatory, consulting, and market access to expedite the drug approval process. From project leaders to software engineer to medical writers; the employment opportunities are diverse. It offers Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies.

Company 85
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No Jab, No Job: Major companies take a hard line on mandated vaccinations

HR Digest

Cardinal Health: The global pharmaceutical distributor and medical products supplier sent a memo to U.S. Google: The search engine giant announced at the end of July that all employees would need to be vaccinated to work from its campus. Pfizer: The pharmaceutical giant’s U.S. 1 or take regular Covid tests. 25 from September.

Company 98