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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

Betsy Dougert, vice president of external relations for SCORE , which provides free mentoring service for small business owners, wants female entrepreneurs in all fields to know that SCORE’s more than 10,000 volunteer mentors have their backs every step of the way. And some organizations are looking to help change that.

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Could Your Name Prompt Hiring Bias?

On The Job

Could someone named Jamal have more difficulty getting help from a mentor or attention from a higher-up than someone named Brad? But once they are told they must have rules in place to deal with all mentor requests the same way, they can decide whether they will respond to all — or none — of the requests.

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Discover the Formula for Happy Employees

Success

The formula for maintaining a workplace with happy employees is straightforward, psychologists and researchers say. It’s about things like workplace safety, clean restrooms, flextime.”. Google brings the same intellectual prowess and zeal to its workplace programs that it uses to create computer eyeglasses.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

After I moved to Edinburgh in 2004, I’ve worked in a series of roles which have all involved executive support at senior level. Do you have advisor’s / board members / mentors that have helped with the network? Who are they and what did they contribute? It’s also about giving confidence to each and every member.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

A quick look at diversity in the workplace Between 1970 and 1997, after such screens had become embraced for blind auditions, the odds that a woman would advance beyond “certain preliminary rounds” of a tryout increased by 50%, according to a 2000 study published in the American Economic Review. Start at the top. Former Intel CEO Brian M.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. But this year, there’s more. Elena Cardone. Cindy Castillo.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

Success

The term “apprentice” might conjure up images of blacksmiths training young teens in the “olden days,” or maybe former President Donald Trump on the 2004 premiere of the show by the same name. Beyond the trades and more elaborate than internships, apprentices are gaining real work experience.

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