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Practically every company these days has some form of program designed to nurture high-potential employees. But a recent study by the Corporate Executive Board demonstrates that nearly 40% of internal job moves made by people identified by their companies as “high potentials” end in failure. Disengagement within this cohort of employees also is remarkable: One in three emerging stars reported feeling disengaged from his or her company. Even more...

Restricted stock units (RSUs) are a type of equity compensation that many companies offer to attract top talent and to incentivize their executives to remain employed. RSUs generally have the potential of resulting in the transfer of substantial value to the executive, without a lot of complexity associated with that outcome. To make the most of an executive's RSUs, the financial service professional should make sure that the executive understands...

The article offers some tips for employers to attract and keep top talented employees within organization. Topics include information on current increase in workers leaving jobs which is a culmination of a set of trends that were underway long before COVID pandemic; how the stakes have changed and workplaces that have not moved with the times risk being left behind; and some recommendations that organizations can implement.

This article discusses the potential pitfalls that hiring managers may encounter during the interview process that could scare away job candidates. It emphasizes the importance of creating a positive and respectful interview experience for candidates, as they have the ability to be selective in their job search. The article provides tips for hiring managers, such as avoiding oversharing, using loaded phrases, and asking inappropriate questions. It...

The article explores how poets and painters have depicted the controversy surrounding the Elgin and the Marbles of the Athenian Acropolis. Topics discussed include the sonnet "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles" written by John Keats in 1817, painter Benjamin Haydon's fascination with the Marbles and his advocacy for them, and a controversy concerning the Marbles and the air pollution in London, England by 1890-1891.

The article talks about a book Dream Hoarders written by Richard Reeves on American Dream, income and wealth and life lived by the upper society, upper middle class Americans becoming dream hoarders and preserving their status and passing it to their offspring. It talks about the channels of opportunity, obstacle of social mobility and meeting legitimate and illegitimate advantages, habits and practices of the upper middle class and existing mobility...

The article discusses how Coenties Slip, a neighborhood in New York City, played a crucial role in shaping a generation of artists during the mid-20th century. Topics include the artistic community's dynamics, the impact of the environment on creative output, and the individual struggles and collaborations of renowned artists like Ellsworth Kelly, Lenore Tawney, and James Rosenquist.

Mark Catesby's primary role in making " Natural History of Carolina " is undeniable, but to what extent was he involved in creating the map and natural history illustrations? Unlike previous studies comparing different sets of the first edition to identify significant variations among illustrations that might reflect participation of multiple artists, we delve deeply into variations within a single set in the Winterthur Library. Using...

The article focuses on Madonna's four-decade-long quest for freedom and reinvention through her career. Topics include her early career in the music industry, her impact on pop culture, and her evolution as an artist and public figure, highlighting the challenges and controversies she has faced along the way.

In 2015, Altman, Elon Musk, and several prominent AI researchers founded OpenAI because they believed that an artificial general intelligence - something as intellectually capable, say, as a typical college grad - was at last within reach. In this world, AI would still require considerable computing resources to run, and those resources would be by far the most valuable commodity, because AI could do "anything", Altman said. Altman comes...