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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, recently wrote about her “very, very strange year at Uber,” characterized by a pervasive culture of alleged sexual harassment. It suggests that Kalanick initially saw the HR function as a means of recruiting staff to support fast growth.

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Job Hub: Culture and Jobs at Google

Management Consulted

Founded in 1998 by current CEO Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google recruits top talent from the best schools and companies across the globe – in fact, they are one of the only firms that works hard NOT to hire consultants and has built an internal consulting powerhouse. Are you an employer, recruiter, or hiring manager?

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‘Uberization’ of consulting: A major disruption or merely hype?

Tom Spencer

Globalization and increased connectivity have enabled easy access to talented professionals around the world. This model could have far-reaching implications for an industry that has historically focused on recruiting the best and brightest, then developing that talent for the long haul.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

Marketing to safari clientele for funding, partnering with local safari companies for logistical support and networking to learn everything from charity fundraising to electrical engineering. Once I got into engineering, I joined my school’s junior enterprise, which paid consultancy to small entrepreneurs.

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HR Leaders Need Stronger Data Skills

Harvard Business

.” In today’s tightening labor market, HR leaders must work relentlessly to develop and recruit people who advance digital transformation across their organizations. This neglect has hindered their ability to leverage data into talent strategies that can help transform their businesses. Implement leadership planning models.

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This Pharma Company Stays Innovative by Doing Two Things

Harvard Business

When one of us (Vivek) and his team launched Roivant Sciences in 2014 and began developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease — they were determined to learn from the pharma industry’s innovation issues and build a more sustainable innovation engine.

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Can We Keep Our Biases from Creeping into AI?

Harvard Business

But that will only happen if we expand AI talent pools and explicitly test AI-driven technologies for bias. The quickest way to flip this public perception on its head is to render AI genderless, something I advocate for tirelessly and practice with Sage’s personal finance assistant, Pegg. Eliminating Biases in AI: The People.