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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Scenario development of multiple potential stories about what the future might look like. Organizational Development can support the implementation workshops with change models and activities for the workshops. Examples include social media usage and engagement, organizing survey results, and operational efficiency data trends.

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The Productivity Booster You Have in Your Pocket, But Probably Don’t Use

Harvard Business

The idea that this software will genuinely save us time and increase our productivity is not yet taken seriously by business people or the general public. Though different manufacturers describe their products differently, there’s a substantial commonality: Change settings: “Turn on airplane mode,” or “Find my phone.”

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What is digital currency?

Tom Spencer

These included DigiCash (1989 – 1998), e-gold (1996 – 2009), and Liberty Reserve (2006 – 2013). An unregulated digital currency is controlled not by a central bank but by its developers, founding organization, or network protocol. The very first digital currencies were all created by pioneers and were thus completely unregulated.

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Consultant Ninja: Health Care is Not a Right: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Friday, July 31, 2009. I do not necessarily agree with nationalized healthcare, but would assert that productive discussion of the issue must be based on specific arguments about what is effective, fair, and affordable for the nation. July 31, 2009 at 12:50 PM. July 31, 2009 at 3:42 PM. August 3, 2009 at 1:10 PM.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

On the Salinas Valley farm, entrepreneurs with Mountain View-based startup Blue River Technology are trying to show that the Lettuce Bot can not only replace two dozen workers, but also improve production. Another company, San Diego-based Vision Robotics, is developing a similar lettuce thinner as well as a pruner for wine grapes.

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Understanding the Costs and Causes of Employee Turnover

Tom Spencer

Retention efforts are especially important after the two-year mark because it can take up to two years for a new employee to reach a similar level of productivity as an existing staff member. This indicates that the employee has gotten up to speed with tasks, built working relationships with teammates, and has become a productive contributor.

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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business

The report’s beginnings trace back to 2009, when the annual UN global climate conference resulted in an agreement that the world should hold warming to 2.0°C The list of actions companies take is well-developed and documented, and most large companies do the following: Slash energy use and emissions in operations.

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