The Horizons Tracker
AUGUST 3, 2023
This has resulted in the most expensive form of education society currently has on offer being elevated above alternative routes, such as apprenticeships or so-called “STARS”, which are people who are skilled through alternative routes. “Today, for instance, most administrative assistants have a college or two-year degree.”
Career Advancement
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
The finance website NerdWallet creates a “Fail Wall” where mistakes are posted, emphasizing that everyone fails and honoring outside-the-box thinking. Just as a failed cancer drug proved incredibly useful for managing the AIDS virus, a past failure can become a wild success in a different context. Create a Fail Wall.
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N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
The depth and breadth of the skills and talents possessed by this next generation of CHROs have taken them from not having a “seat at the table” too often making them a logical choice as a successor candidate to CEOs. “What makes a great CHRO, great? Carol is cool under pressure- very cool. Affiliates.
Rich Gee Group
MARCH 19, 2014
Car Sales - If you get into the game, you can quickly become a finance or desk manager making $120+ a year. Electrofishing - A pal of mine performs fisheries research in Canada and gets to catch fish all day with electricity to determine populations, tag the fish and release them back into the wild. BEST JOB EVER.
Miles Anthony Smith
DECEMBER 10, 2018
But don’t be discouraged; for many the hard work is worth it when you consider the freedom over your own time and finances. However, networking is a skill that can be learned like any other, so begin practicing in your current role until you feel confident enough to network for yourself.
Women on Business
JANUARY 24, 2011
One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. This skill takes practice. Toastmasters is great for honing presentation skills). Test ideas.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 22, 2011
You're skilled at your passion — but hate the work that surrounds it. It's possible to learn these skills, but, for many, the process sucks the joy out of their chosen field. Many businesspeople are masters at their craft but drop the ball when it comes to everything else. You're too emotionally attached.
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