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Friday Fusion: August 21, 2020

Tsavo Neal

Web Design • WordPress • Conversion Rate Optimization • HTML • CSS • SEO • Google Analytics • Content Marketing • Copywriting • New Business Development • UX Design • Project Management • Email Marketing • Marketing Automation. University of British Columbia – History 2010 – 2015. EXPERIENCE.

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Why Aren’t Black Employees Getting More White-Collar Jobs?

Harvard Business

My senior year in college, a black sales rep from IBM encouraged me and a group of fellow black students to consider a career with the company. When I joined the company, my branch sales manager — someone I considered a field office general — was black, as were many of my instructors.

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To Better Train Workers, Figure Out Where They Struggle

Harvard Business

When it comes to training and workforce development, lots of them. Launched in 2015, Generation works in five countries (India, Kenya, Mexico, Spain, and the United States). It has trained and placed 11,000 graduates into entry-level jobs in four sectors: health care, tech, retail/sales, and skilled trades.

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Nearly Half of Companies Say They Don’t Have the Digital Skills They Need

Harvard Business

Compare that with 67% and 66% in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Jump ahead to 2017, and that same metric is just 18%. Jobs requiring greater analytical skills, for example, grew at a 77% clip from 1980 to 2015. On a global basis, companies are losing faith in their digital smarts. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

Company 42
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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

.” Focus on key metrics. Boosting your financial expertise requires figuring out the metrics by which your company measures success. Your goal is to develop a deep understanding of the precise “link between profit and loss” and how that affects your organization’s performance over time, says Knight.

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Marketers Need to Stop Focusing on Loyalty and Start Thinking About Relevance

Harvard Business

It’s still too early to tell whether this targeted initiative will translate into increased sales. Instead of thinking of itself merely as a sports apparel manufacturer, the company has purposefully developed a “connected fitness” ecosystem. CVS Pharmacy, the retail pharmacy of CVS Health, offers another example.

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How One Clothing Company Blends AI and Human Expertise

Harvard Business

Some extremely successful companies have made great use of recommendation engines to boost sales or improve customer satisfaction. In this distributed workforce, stylists are measured by a variety of metrics, including the amount of money a client spends, client satisfaction, and the number of items a client keeps per delivery.

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