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We Should Check Our Biases and Assumptions before Making Decisions

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Leadership

SHRM 2018 Conference Highlights New Perspectives on Leadership and Motivation

Leadership

5 Reasons Why Humility is an Essential Leadership Trait

Leadership

Why Hiring For Experience Often Isn't the Right Choice

Leadership

15 Destructive Habits Every Leader Needs to Let Go Of

Leadership

How We Easily Can Inspire More Women and Minority Entrepreneurs

July 9, 2018 apucareertips

In the first quarter of this year only 3% of companies that received venture capital funding were led by women, according to the business intelligence firm Crunchbase.

Leadership

We Should Check Our Biases and Assumptions before Making Decisions

June 20, 2018 Jessica Stasiw

There is still a faction of individuals who hear "quotas" when someone says "diversity.” They also assume that "efforts to increase" equates to "mandatory hiring" and that the individuals hired will be unqualified. Why is that?

Leadership

SHRM 2018 Conference Highlights New Perspectives on Leadership and Motivation

June 19, 2018 Jessica Stasiw

This week I will participate in one of my favorite events in one of my favorite cities – the annual Society of Human Resource Management 2018 conference and Exposition in Chicago – to learn what is trending in the field.

Leadership

Why Leaders Need to Deliberately Make Time for Quiet Self-Reflection

June 18, 2018 Susan Hoffman

Leaders need to make time for quiet self-reflection because of the demands placed upon them and the far-reaching decisions they make.

Leadership

Can Leaders Increase Their Speed Without Burning Out? New Study Reveals How

June 8, 2018 apucareertips

Most organizations have seen significant increases in competition, customer expectations, and new technologies that require them to respond and change quickly. Can organizations be agile if their leaders are slow?

Leadership

5 Simple Ways Elon Musk Accomplishes the Impossible

May 24, 2018 News Cred

Elon Musk is one of the most productive and successful business people of the twenty-first century. So how does Musk accomplish so much and enable his teams to succeed? He applies these five strategies.

Leadership

How To Be the Boss Everyone Wants To Work For

May 15, 2018 apucareertips

Regardless of whether you're a boss who leads others or someone who doesn't yet have direct reports, how will you use these compelling insights to engage in personal and team growth?

Leadership

How IP Rights Empower Women

April 26, 2018 apucareertips

When IP rights are strongly protected, the rights of women are protected as well. For example, the countries with the strongest protection of copyrights also tend to have the highest paid actresses and female artists.

Leadership

The Starbucks Incident: An Example of Hidden Biases

April 18, 2018 Susan Hoffman

The Starbucks incident in Philadelphia ties into how well we prepare our managers to deal with conflict, especially for crisis situations.