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How to Think Differently About a Flexible Workforce - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CATALANT

Harvard Business

Companies that are able to easily access and manage these workers will be able to unleash fresh energy and thinking inside their organizations, and quickly meet staffing needs when new opportunities arise. But making the most of flexible talent-access platforms is not as simple as adding a solution into an existing organization.

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A Look into Microsoft’s Data-Driven Approach to Improving Sales

Harvard Business

Based on this finding, we initiated a program to coach our sales teams to focus on efficiently building and growing their internal and external networks. Deeper analysis showed that investing more time and energy into partnering with some of these lower growth accounts could improve them.

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5 Questions That Will Help You Stay Ahead of Your Disruptors

Harvard Business

Quality of talent matters far more than quantity of employees. Cable companies enviously and despairingly benchmark Netflix and Amazon to learn how they quasi-autonomously cultivate subscribers and binge viewers. ” The bigger the enterprise, the more jobs at risk. Profitable customers matter most.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

Building a successful platform business is hard enough when you have an original idea, ample capital, no core business to cannibalize, and a team of top talent. Or it could be indirectly, as Opower does in giving people benchmarking data on energy usage to foster conservation and efficiency.