- Jena McGregor
- Columnist for On Leadership
Jena McGregor writes a daily column analyzing leadership in the news for the Washington Post’s On Leadership section.
Where you went to school matters less than you think
In a Gallup survey, 9 percent of business leaders said a job candidate’s degree was ‘very important’ when it came to hiring.
Really? A one percent pay raise?
Let’s be honest: Such an increase won’t do anything to keep the government competitive or to retain great federal employees.
Leadership skills for the year 2030
Will it be the ability to thrive amid uncertainty? To handpick talented employees in a remote region of China? Or just to stay awake as you visit three continents in three days?
Two U.K. banks go public about getting more women at the top
And the disclosures are notable for their rarity.
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- St. Mary’s College considers basing president’s salary off that of cleaning staff
- Gap’s move to raise its minimum wage
- The best (and worst) times to do things at work
- How to treat your star employees after they get bad news
- The resume that makes for a top executive
- The act of leadership that gave us Pope Francis
- Keeping women in high-tech fields is big challenge, report finds
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