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8 Certifications Worth Pursuing in 2024

Strategy Driven

Staying ahead of the curve is essential for professionals seeking career growth and specialization in accounting. Covering areas such as auditing, financial accounting, and taxation, the CPA credential opens doors to a myriad of career opportunities, from public accounting firms to corporate finance roles.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. Championing change is hard.”

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Diversify Your Dreams

Harvard Business Review

If you ever want to lie awake at night, go ahead and think about your "one thing" — the one thing you were born to do, the one career you were built to succeed at, and the one person you were destined to spend the rest of your life with. Technology makes diversifying your dreams more achievable than ever.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. But the focus was squarely on "energy saving, environmental protection, and the low-carbon economy" with other emerging areas — infotech, biotech, and modern materials — taking a distinctly secondary role.

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The One Type of Leader Who Can Turn Around a Failing School

Harvard Business Review

If more of them can be identified, developed, and appointed, we believe the whole education system will improve. They often arrive with a reputation for being able to turn around a school quickly, as they’ve done this many times before in their career. So they looked around for a different career and discovered teaching.

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Innovative Companies Get Their Best Ideas from Academic Research — Here’s How They Do It

Harvard Business Review

In virtually every advanced field, whether it’s information technology, biotechnology, agriculture, or renewable energy, America holds a leading position. They are founded on new principles and new conceptions, which in turn are painstakingly developed by research in the purest realms of science.”