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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Article: How I help to encourage more women and girls into engineering careers Written by Jamie Oliver Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Engineer Michelle Brown CMgr MCMI has spent three decades at Conwy County Borough Council. Shes on a mission to boost female engagement in her profession.

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QAspire

MAY 7, 2017

Our workplace conversations today are dominated by topics like increasing globalization, economic uncertainties, automation, disruptive innovations, social technologies, generational shifts, mobility, people analytics, gig economy and such. This article originally appeared as Cover Story in PeopleMatters Magazine April 2017 Edition.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 8, 2019

Far from being a destroyer of jobs therefore, what technology does seem to do is help inequality between those with skills and those without. A good example of this comes from a recently published study from the University of California, Los Angeles, which explores how technology (in the broadest sense) has affected wages over the years.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Relying on SWOT to inform your strategic plans without accounting for cognitive biases results in appalling oversights that ruin profitable businesses and bring down high-flying careers. For example, consider Saraj, a technology startup founder. Overconfidence.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 1, 2017

Employees today know that they can’t count on a company to take care of them, and that they need to craft their own career with building blocks of job experiences that keep them relevant, and increasingly valuable. Add to that their desire to be both interested in and satisfied with the impact of their work.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 14, 2024

Boosting earnings In simple terms, this means that going to college is likely to boost your earnings by around 9 to 10% each year throughout your career. When divided into three intervals, the rates of return dipped from 10.12% for women and 9.33% for men in 2009-12 to 9.48% and 8.83%, respectively, in 2017-20.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

In parallel, in a fast-evolving, technology-rich marketplace, flexibility is essential and expertise is increasing its weighting relative to tenure with authority being assigned accordingly. This leveling of this pyramid has been reflected within the internal corporate playing fields. This is an opportune evolution.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 6, 2017

As technology advances, so do the ways that many industries operate. So, how do you stay ahead of the curve and climb the career ladder? For example, someone wanting to progress in the social work industry could do an LCSW online program in their spare time to advance their knowledge and get better career prospects. Be Valuable.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It is a wonderful and unique technology that can transform our lives as well as business ideas. The demand for data scientists will be over 50% more than the supply, making it a VERY smart career path to follow. AI continues to be a growing source of startups and as technology evolves it will continue to grow. Come on ladies!

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 8, 2016

To survive and prosper in 2017, companies must adopt a way of managing that is based on their capacity to learn and change—consciously, continuously, and quickly. With fluctuating markets, proliferating technologies, and changing political frontiers, the challenge is no longer to manage growth. Guest post from Michael G. Are you ready?

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Chart Your Course

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In fact, according to the global staffing agency Ranstad, “many workers are seeking project or consultant-based work, with as much as 61 percent of the workforce choosing agile* careers by 2019” Greater use of Big Data in HR. Advancing work technologies are changing the ways in which companies and their employees work.

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HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

The contribution of technology in improving customer experience is well documented, but little has been done in using it for enriching workplace experiences. Diane Gherson is a trailblazer when it comes to introducing agile technologies in the gamut of Human Resources. Digital technologies forced-disruption of all that.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

Technology has allowed numerous industries to grow at a rapid pace and has streamlined countless business processes…but it still can’t learn, design, and discover the way people can. Technology has its role in every workplace, but the lights are back on for the people in the room. Bech, 2017). 2017, July 5).

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Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It includes the training process, the daily work experience including the quality of the work environment and the technology they use, career growth, interactions with leadership and the organization’s policies and procedures, and eventually retirement or separation. In essence, it’s the entire employee/employer life cycle.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

What was the most challenging yet rewarding decision you had to take in your career? Global HR managers of the future—and all leaders for that matter—should prioritize refining their soft skills like curiosity, experimentation, coaching, empathy, and communication, and , they must be technology savvy.

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HR Digest

MAY 28, 2021

The suit was filed in 2017 by the women who claimed that their career opportunities were slowed up the “job ladder” compared to their male colleagues, resulting in lower salaries and bonuses. The US Department of Labor also sued Google for the same laxity in 2017, and for refusing to disclose its compensation data.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Yet, in an economy whereby 60% of GDP and 85% of exports are derived from oil and gas, the need to diversify is evident, not least due to the decline in oil prices since 2014 that many believe is the new normal and the political and economic blockade that was imposed by some neighboring countries in June 2017.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Technology. One way to attract candidates is to have updated technology. It’s difficult to get any work done without modern technology, and smart candidates will recognize this and run the other way. Career Path. It’s likely a potential hire is going to ask you about a career path in the interview.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Being able to effectively support entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs is increasingly important as more and more of us have taken the entrepreneurial career path during the pandemic. Supporting entrepreneurship. ” Broad horizons. Indeed, the requirements placed on diaspora ended up offending many of those who failed to qualify.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Henry discusses EY’s response to evolving workplace dynamics, including flexible work models and investments in emerging technologies. Our focus on innovation in talent is what allows EY people to build meaningful careers with impact. The data also helps EY manage its workforce to meet current and future market demands.

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

Since 2017, this program has reached 2,500 mid-senior grade employees, with 93% participants stating it enabled them to improve their leadership skills and have a positive impact on their teams. All of this enabled through our technology and the passion and expertise of our employees.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 30, 2017

Construction is booming at the moment as more people realize that manual labor is a suitable career. Technology plays a massive part, but so do the people that walk around and stay on guard all night. Thankfully, boots on the ground can cover the places that technology misses. Photo courtesy of Matti Mattila via Wikimedia.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

To identify your buyer personas, try to find trends in your customer’s careers, buying habits, or the way they found your business. There’s no better way to use today’s technology to build a strong brand and a loyal customer base. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. About the Author. All rights reserved.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 12, 2019

While it’s perhaps prudent to take many of the doomsday predictions about the looming technological decimation of the labor market with a large pinch of salt, it is almost certain that whatever disruption does emerge will affect those in the most precarious position more than anyone.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

One of the big reasons is that security businesses tend to look for people with traditional technology credentials — college degrees in tech fields, for example. These roles prioritize skills, knowledge, and willingness to learn over degrees and the career fields that gave people their initial work experience.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Equipment and technology — such as scan guns, refrigerators, and training or scheduling software — that frequently breaks down, forcing employees to spend hours on the phone with help desks or just go without critical equipment for days or weeks. Career paths. Take-home pay.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

I never intended to disrupt my career over and again, eventually becoming a free agent. When my husband was on the hunt for an academic job after completing his PhD, his choices were Boston and San Antonio, both of which had the potential to cut my Wall Street career short. Stripping out the c.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Corporate investment in artificial intelligence is predicted to triple in 2017 , becoming a $100 billion market by 2025. Other areas where machine intelligence could soon be commonly used include: Career planning. Recommendations could help employees choose career paths that lead to high performance, satisfaction, and retention.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In January 2017 we partnered with Colleen Showalter from the local Boys and Girls Club (BGC) in Portland, Oregon, and asked if they would help us recruit new talent, ages 18 and above, from underrepresented groups. In the future, we will screen participants to make sure they truly want a career in tech, not just a higher salary.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2017

2nd Lieutenant Riley’s background is any employer’s dream, and his retention in the armed forces is a good thing for the Department of Defense, the organization I had the honor to lead from 2015 to 2017. We provided new career counseling as well as professional skill certification for our tradesmen, among other efforts.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2013

Last year, Gartner predicted that by 2017, the CMO''s technology budget will exceed the CIO''s. Because more often than not, it''s the CMO who is expected to drive this digital transformation, which is deeply dependent on technology. Information & technology Marketing Social media'

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Few of us will pursue college degrees as nonagenarians, or even as mid-career professionals (though recent statistics indicate that increasing numbers of people are pursuing college degrees at advanced ages). Outside of universities, ongoing learning and skill development is essential to surviving economic and technological disruption.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

They remind us that we’ve been here before and that, rather than simply increasing efficiency and cutting costs, emerging technologies can be used to augment our work and raise the quality of life for the population as a whole. Half say their employer provides adequate opportunities for internal career advancement.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency. This role is common in technology, engineering, and life sciences companies, where domain expertise in narrow and arcane areas can be crucial to market success. Essential Experts.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The reaction of many could be summed up as: It’s 2017 and we’re still dealing with this stuff? She described severe sexual harassment, a hostile HR department that would not or could not help her, and a toxic work environment that eventually pushed her to leave the company. Sadly, we are.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2017

Career advancement in mature companies usually demands avoiding conspicuous failures, while entrepreneurs must fail repeatedly to get ahead. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Called “Giddy” (in honor of the elation of invention), the platform is set to launch in September 2017. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

It had 115 engineers, but we would soon scale to 300, and later grow to over 400 in 2017. The engineering department needed better organization and management, and its employees were craving more career development. When I joined Instagram in 2015 as head of engineering, the company had been part of Facebook for three years.

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