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A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Management Consulted

So I just started really getting training for and looking for opportunities in project management in the media space, and after about a year-and-a-half of just building up the skill set necessary to get one of those roles, I landed a job for a small production company here in Atlanta. Okay, awesome. We’ve got to get that on there.

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Your Strategy Has to Be Flexible — But So Does Your Execution

Harvard Business

Metric obsession. Businesses can be equally complex: a diversity initiative, for example, might include some compulsory training, but if this triggers sentiments of resistance and skepticism, it can be self-defeating. In the sense that results count, and their quantification is desirable, it seems irrefutable.

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business

Located on the east side of the NoMa train tracks, Union Market began as a working food production and distribution center in the 1930s. Exploring opportunities to integrate workforce training can help close this gap. We believe it offers lessons for other cities, based in research and born out in practice. The Union Market challenge.

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How Rudeness Stops People from Working Together

Harvard Business

Twenty-four medical teams from four neonatal intensive care units in Israel were invited to a training workshop designed to improve quality of care. Half the teams received messages from a neutral expert who spoke about the importance of training and practice using simulations but did not comment on their work quality. Kevin Kniffin.

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4 Organizational Mistakes That Plague Modern Knowledge Workers

Harvard Business

Frosted film or patterned glass walls instead of clear glass. Success metrics must be clear and agreed upon in advance, and managers may need training on effective leadership of remote workers. Just a sampling of suggestions to consider: Soft furnishings that absorb noise instead of hard surfaces that amplify it.

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