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Daring to Dream: Finding the Courage to Follow Your Own Path

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Judy Joo started out following her parents’ plans—spending five stressful years working in finance—before changing course: Judy was the first female Iron Chef to appear on Iron Chef U.K. , Judy’s parents, who had immigrated from Korea, saw her decision to trade finance for food as risky. Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Industry.

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Unlock the Power of Employee Resource Groups: How To Avoid Common Pitfalls And Create A Group That Drives Change

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C-Suite executives should understand the business case for establishing ERGs and ensure that time, finances and other resources are allocated to the groups. Willing and able influential allies from the majority group (often, but not exclusively, white) should be identified and internally recruited to promote the value of setting up a BME ERG.

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Why You Should Embrace Change In The Era Of Hyper-Speed Tech Evolution

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If you go back in time to 1905 and explain the concept of a global network that connects people and information across the world to anyone, they will stare at you blankly and think you were either insane, an alien, or a time traveler. This has evolved humans’ attention spans and social interactions.

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Inside the Guernsey PA Network

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I subsequently moved to a PA role in Finance for one of the “Big 4” accountancy firms and was then approached to move to another company who would also put me through my HR qualification. Aside from the network, what have been your career highlights to date? I would also recommend joining a local PA network. About the network….

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

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It randomly assigned some engineers, marketing workers, and finance workers to work some of their time remotely and others in the same roles to full-time in-office work. Even finance, the industry leading the charge for returning to the office, suffered significant churn.

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Coworking In A War Zone: Four Ukrainian Workspace Operators Reveal Their Experiences, And How You Can Help

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Ilya Bezruchko is the CEO of BeeWorking , a Kyiv-based coworking network started in 2018. . It is a coworking space that traditionally has focused heavily on “professional consultations on business registration, taxation, marketing, finance, business process systematization, personnel management, legal support, etc.” . much more

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Bankrupt and Facing a $100 million Lawsuit, This Entrepreneur Learned the Power of Grit

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Early in his career and looking to supplement his work as a professional athlete, Goetschel joined a company with a network marketing business model and discovered that the business, in his opinion, was built around an antiquated system. Promotions are based on who you are becoming.”. That’s not the best thing for the whole team.

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