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What You Should Know About Leadership Development Training

Workplace Psychology

I’ve spent more than a decade working in three related and intersecting fields: Training, Learning & Development, and Leadership Development. leadership development, training & development, etc.). leadership development, training & development, etc.). Three Mistakes about Leadership Training.

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3 Companies Launching Programs to Advance Working Women

TalentCulture

Gap’s Women and Opportunity strategy launched in 2007 to advance gender inclusion, including components like recruitment and talent development programs, flexible working arrangements and a Diversity and Inclusion Council to ensure the strategy’s success. Between 2007 and 2015, women’s representation at Gap increased from 44 to 49.7

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Philanthropy Spotlight: Women’s Global Empowerment Fund

Thrive Global

As the name suggests, the non-profit aims to empower women, more specifically marginalised women in post-conflict Northern Uganda, through access to microcredit loans, business and leadership development training, literacy and health initiatives. Their Story. How to Help.

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25 Companies Who Hire Adults With Autism #AutismAwarenessMonth

Workology

AUTISM WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. Click here to apply for training. The nonPareil Institute is dedicated to providing technical training, employment and housing to individuals who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Hewlett Packard in Australia announced in 2015 their autism hiring program.

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How to Implement a 4-hour Work Week and Make it Work

Hppy

In 2007, Timothy Ferriss published a book called “ The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich”. In Iceland, a four-day work week was trialed between 2015 and 2019, and the results were overwhelmingly positive. However, the start of the 21 st century brought with it some changed ideas about productivity.

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I’m Not A Super Hero: I’m an Athlete and I’m Human

Thrive Global

What research shows is that an athlete’s needs are often overshadowed by their talent and the visibility of the jersey (Carson-Owens, 2015). On October 26, 2007 I entered the gym for my Senior Night at Bethune-Cookman University. ” PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis, University of Iowa, 2015. .

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Resilience Is Adapting Successfully to Adversity, Hardship, and Tragedy

Workplace Psychology

The word ‘bounceback’ does not reflect how tough that process can be” (Pemberton, 2015, p. “Hardiness is a pattern of attitudes and skills that provides the courage and strategies to turn stressful circumstances from potential disasters into growth opportunities instead” (Maddi, 2007, p. Three Resilient Attitudes.