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What Is the Connection Between Personal Growth and Professional Development?

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Typically, this development is achieved by taking courses, going to conferences or seminars, networking, learning from peers or staying up to date on industry-related news. Sinek asserts that the most influential leaders start with optimism and an overarching life purpose. Why Is Professional Development Important?

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When Hybrid Work Just Becomes Work

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By 2026, the trend of working from home will once again rise, potentially becoming the dominant work model, challenging the existing workplace industrial complex (WIC) that thrives on traditional office-centric infrastructure. The implications of Bloom’s assertion are wide and profound. But this is misleading.

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LinkedIn’s CEO Ryan Roslansky Shares His Tips for Building Your Career in 2024

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He goes on to add that, like with historical disruptions such as the industrial revolution, it’s natural to want to protect ourselves from change. A 2022 survey discovered that 56% of companies used some type of skills-based hiring, supporting his assertion. But hiding would be a mistake.

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There Still Aren’t Enough Women In Engineering. Here’s What Needs to Change

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She points to the 2023 Women in the Workplace report from LeanIn.org with McKinsey and Company, which asserts that, across industries, only 87 women were promoted from entry-level to a managerial position for every 100 men promoted and hired. She mentors older female students to connect them with women in STEM. “I

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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

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Stand up for yourself more Assertiveness was never my strong suit, especially when I was younger. I’ve discovered that assertiveness—without compromising kindness, respect or professionalism—is empowering. Be the mentor you wish you had By no means do I claim to be the voice for freelancers everywhere.

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How We Can Increase Women’s Engagement in Leadership and Management

Bonnie Low-Kramen

My work includes working with men to be enthusiastic allies and mentors to women, not because it is nice to do but because it is smart to do. of top executive positions across industries are held by women. Women can be assertive, and they are accused of being aggressive. Ok, thank you for that. The double bind is real.

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Why Do Women Still Undersell Their Own Work?

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Addressing client bias, industry clustering, and policy reform will ensure a more equitable future for freelance pay rates. Studies reveal disparities ranging from 26% to as high as 48%, depending on the industry and region with an average gap of 15%. That means, on average, women charge less across every industry studied.