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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. Almost half (49%) said that it was difficult to ensure a return on investment (ROI). Launched in 2015, Generation works in five countries (India, Kenya, Mexico, Spain, and the United States). Employers pay Generation based on the ROI of the graduates they hire.

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Understanding the Costs and Causes of Employee Turnover

Tom Spencer

Fitz–Enz (2009) , who coined the term ‘ROI of Human Capital’, also included costs such as: Reduced productivity – the learning curve effect posits that average production costs fall in a predictable manner with total accumulated production. Oswald et al (2015) claims that happiness leads to a 12% increase in productivity.

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Putting Humans at the Center of Health Care Innovation

Harvard Business

The healthcare industry has long relied on traditional, linear models of innovation – basic and applied research followed by development and commercialization. Patients are co-designers, co-developers, and increasingly more responsible for their own and collective health outcomes. Bogdan Dreava/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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How to Get Your Team to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business

So if vacation has such a good ROI, why are people taking less and less of it? A 2015 HBR article by Ron Friedman is a treasure trove of facts about the benefits to reaction time, creativity, and engagement. Make missed vacation a subject for feedback and a topic in development discussions. First, make the business case.

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

Harvard Business

By the time of the Paris climate meeting in 2015, which resulted in the more robust global agreement now supported by every country in the world except the United States, it was clear that we needed to consider a more ambitious target, 1.5°C °C (3.8°F) °C (2.7°F). °F). What should they do ?

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What I Learned from Trying to Innovate at the New York Times

Harvard Business

” They also measure the value of this activity, and expect to see a real ROI. zbysiu rodak. As Jeff Stump, a partner there, said to me, “If a pin drops in our network we want to know about it.” They measure efficiency, productivity, quality of the network, quality of inputs and outputs.

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Inside the Minds of Your Prospects: 37 Critical Digital Marketing Statistics for Consultants

Tsavo Neal

81% of management consulting firms list attracting & developing new business as their #1 challenge. Tweet this “Attract & develop new business” is a fancy way of turning leads into paying clients. Tweet this It’s hard to develop strong relationships without following up. Source: Usability Geek.

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