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How Remote Working is Transforming the Workplace

Professional Alternatives

According to a recent study, the number of people working remotely at least part of the time has grown by 140% since 2005. This flexibility allows individuals to avoid long commutes, spend more time with their families, and pursue personal interests.

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The Power of Building An External Network

Everwise

And because of all the different diversity challenges that we know about (like unconscious bias) women don’t always have great resources or networks internally to talk about the challenges that they’re facing.”. Diversity in networking. Diverse professional networks build better careers. On the surface that sounds great, right?

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Succession Planning: A Full Guide

Analytics in HR

Most of the time, succession planning happens with internal candidates. This is the ultimate purpose of going through all this work: to ensure that when someone leaves, there is someone else ready and qualified to take over that role and be up and running in no time. In this phase, diversity is key. Leadership development.

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Michelle Diamond of Elevate Diamond Strategy: “Execute and track results”

Thrive Global

Michelle holds an MBA from Duke University, a BS from Morgan State University (Summa Cum Laude), and attended Wharton Executive Education. She is also the author of the book, How to Grow & Expand Your Business in Times of Feast or Famine. However, at the time, I did not want to ‘live out of a suitcase’.

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How You Can Develop a Curious Workforce — and Reap the Benefits

Linkedin Talent Blog

Start by asking candidates about a time when they went down the rabbit hole on a new topic. And when motivated by learning goals,” HBR says, “we acquire more-diverse skills, do better at work, get higher grades in college, do better on problem-solving tasks, and receive higher ratings after training.” What’s not to love?

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The Three Eras of Knowledge Management - Summary

Conversation Matters

Before that time knowledge was typically considered the province of training and was thought of as an individual capability. Organizations began to support communities of peers, providing a way for them to ask for and receive knowledge on a just-in-time basis and thus keeping fast changing knowledge up-to-date.

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“Why you need to surround yourself with people who appreciate you” With Candice Georgiadis & Chelle Neff

Thrive Global

It’s now in the drawer with all my beauty creams, and I take time to look at that note often. salon industry since founding Urban Betty in 2005. During my junior and senior years, I attended half days of regular classes and a half-day in cosmetology school. I threw that mask away, and I kept that post-it. Okay super.