Amy Weaver, who became CFO of Salesforce after a legal career, talks about her approach to leadership with Samantha Walravens, an author and editor for The New York Times. Weaver says she has evolved from trying to be like "one of the guys" to leading with kindness, such as helping colleagues be successful. Full Story: Forbes (tiered subscription model) (3/11)
The Peter Principle is alive and well Dual-career tracks that reward performance without tying it to management are one way to avoid the Peter Principle -- the notion by Laurence Peter that "an employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." Technology giants and consultancies have created systems of this sort, although it's still more common to see people promoted off of individual performance without regard for their managerial skills. Full Story: Freakonomics (3/2)
Top skills for thriving in the job market Glassdoor has compiled a list of the top technical skills and the top nontechnical skills necessary to succeed in this job market. In-demand abilities include familiarity with machine learning and product management. Full Story: CNBC (3/11)
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Making the Connection
Startup uses holograms to hold meetings Tired of Zoom and other remote meetings? Startup Matsuko is looking to change that with its real-time hologram meeting app, which won it a finalist spot in this year's Extended Reality & Immersive Technology category at SXSW Pitch this year. Full Story: Fast Company (tiered subscription model) (3/11)
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The Landscape
Gender, race disparities persist in student loan debt Women carry two-thirds of the outstanding student loan debt in the US because they take out more loans but typically earn 81% of what men do after graduation, according a report from The American Association of University Women. The disparity is even greater among Black women, who take out $37,558 in student loans, compared with $31,346 among white women and $29,862 among white men. Full Story: WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee) (3/8)
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The recent discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance ship created a bit of a buzz about polar exploration. This article offers a roundup of eight famous Antarctic expeditions, including Shackleton's. Speaking of the Endurance, the images of the wreckage caused a stir among polar biologists because one species that photobombed the footage: squat lobsters. Full Story: Live Science/8 expeditions (3/10),BBC/Squat Lobsters (3/11)
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