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How Learning and Development Are Becoming More Agile

Harvard Business

Our research at the Agile Talent Collaborative reinforces findings from Accenture and other consulting and research firms: the use of freelancers — or agile talents as we call them — is growing, and for reasons that go well beyond cost efficiency. A growing percentage of this investment supports peer learning.

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The Future of Management (Part 2/3)

Tom Spencer

Some change management consultants prepare organisations to transform the way they do things in order to become more efficient and effective versions of themselves – for example, Agile Coaches and Lean Consultants. Joo, Baek-Kyoo & Lee, Insuk. Workplace happiness: Work engagement, career satisfaction, and subjective well-being.

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The Future of Management (Part 2/3)

Tom Spencer

Some change management consultants prepare organisations to transform the way they do things in order to become more efficient and effective versions of themselves – for example, Agile Coaches and Lean Consultants. Joo, Baek-Kyoo & Lee, Insuk. Workplace happiness: Work engagement, career satisfaction, and subjective well-being.

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CEOs Should Think Like Founders, Not Just Managers

Harvard Business

General Electric, Microsoft, ExxonMobil, Walmart, and CitiGroup — all were businesses led by managers who were experts in efficiency and optimization and who grew their businesses by making them work better than they had previously. When Nadella took over the CEO role in 2014, he immediately began refocusing the company on growth.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

The constantly fluctuating number of barrels of crude available from nimble shale operations is a primary driver, but so are the long-term impact of increased fuel efficiency and the fits and starts of the global transition away from fossil fuels on world demand. These increasingly efficient survivors now represent half of U.S.

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There Are 4 Futures for CMOs (Some Better Than Others)

Harvard Business

These efforts have enabled operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and greater agility, preparing companies for the next phase of digital transformation: driving growth. He left in 2014 to pursue a transformation at Airbnb. In the case of Coca-Cola, Jonathan Mildenhall was previously SVP of Marketing at Coca-Cola.