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The Rise In Portfolio Careers

The Horizons Tracker

Once upon a time the portfolio career was seen as pretty sexy and came to typify the “free agent nation” spoken about by Dan Pink way back in 2001. The post The Rise In Portfolio Careers first appeared on The Horizons Tracker. “Alternative workers, who accounted for 15.7%

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6 Q Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

TQ – Technical/Operational Quotient Top leaders know the business. They have the operational skills to make things happen. They make life sacrifices to climb the organizational career ladder. People like Goleman , Boyatzis , and Spencer (2001) all report that this skill set is often missing. Again, the news is good.

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Researchers Are Encouraged To Produce Quantity Rather Than Quality Research

The Horizons Tracker

Research activity As many academics face pressure from their institutions and grant bodies to demonstrate research activity, regular assessments such as REF are utilized to allocate funding and evaluate performance, which can have significant financial and career implications.

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“Before you even go into a meeting, the CMI stamp says it all”

Chartered Management Institute

Its the culmination of a wide-ranging career that, so far, has taken him from life as an equestrian athlete to working in sports management, and now working in leadership and development. No mere horseplay Growing up in the Midlands, Paul loved horses and riding and, in 2001, he embarked on a career as an equestrian athlete.

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Why Are You Always Late?

Coaching Tip

A 2003 study, Dr. Conte co-wrote in the journal Human Performance examined 181 subway operators in New York City. He documented that finding in a 2001 study he co-wrote in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology that included 194 college students. Visualize yourself being on time, which will increase focus and attention.

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Female Inventors Get A Raw Deal Compared To Male Inventors

The Horizons Tracker

“We examine 309,544 patent applications filed with IP Australia (the majority from international applicants) across a 15-year period (2001–15) and attribute a gender to 941,516 inventor names,” the researchers explain. Research from Deakin University suggests that women are also under-represented when it comes to securing patents.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. The essence of the book is captured in the quote by Robert Eckert, former Mattel CEO: “As you go to work, your top responsibility should be to build trust.” By Jim Collins. By Daniel H.