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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

To address some of these issues, my company decided to create a pilot apprenticeship program to create and grow a sustainable diverse talent pipeline separate from that of college graduates. We believe that investing in our local community is the moral thing to do, but what’s the cost and ROI of program like this?

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You Can’t Secure 100% of Your Data 100% of the Time

Harvard Business

Corporations are spending massive resources educating their workforces on the dangers of clicking on untrusted links in emails and text messages, but it’s all but impossible to make 100% of your employees 100% perfect at detecting phishing attempts 100% of the time. Instead, practical security is about tradeoffs and ROI.

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Should You Give Your Star Employees Star Treatment?

Harvard Business

As McKinsey predicted 20-years ago, there is a War for Talent, and, in the age of human capital, a company’s stars are the commodities being fought for. This is particularly critical in high-complexity jobs, where the average output difference between average and star employees is 800% (as opposed to 50% in low-complexity jobs).

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