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Top 5 Manufacturing Trends for 2024: What’s New?

Epicflow

Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technologies Under current conditions of economic turbulence, workforce shortage, and supply chain disruptions, manufacturing organizations should work towards increasing the efficiency of their operations, achieving business agility and resilience. At the same time, they are vulnerable to cyber risks.

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Hedge Funds: Down but Not Out

BCG

For most hedge funds, 2016 was a difficult year. If market conditions improve in 2017, performance may bounce back and the recent woes of hedge funds may prove to be little more than a blip in the funds’ extraordinary 25-year trajectory—during which their AuM increased 74-fold, from $40 billion in 1990 to $3 trillion in 2016.

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The Future of Management (Part 2/3)

Tom Spencer

According to an experiment run by Berker et al (2016), our level of stress is at its highest when the level of uncertainty (predictability ~50%) is at its highest. 2016) Computations of Uncertainty Mediate Acute Stress Responses in Humans. Interestingly enough, it’s in our DNA. And not only relying on the direction to come from above.

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The Future of Management (Part 2/3)

Tom Spencer

According to an experiment run by Berker et al (2016), our level of stress is at its highest when the level of uncertainty (predictability ~50%) is at its highest. 2016) Computations of Uncertainty Mediate Acute Stress Responses in Humans. Interestingly enough, it’s in our DNA. And not only relying on the direction to come from above.

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How Organizations Can Thrive in the Digital Economy - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KORN FERRY

Harvard Business

Organizations can now engage with customers and employees like never before, and the virtual environment holds the potential to drive operational efficiencies, save time and money, and open the exploration of new commercial avenues. Preparing for the Future of Talent Acquisition. Agile organizations are connected organizations.

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5 Ways to Help Employees Keep Up with Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

The team was structured to operate like a startup, with a particular focus on user research, feedback, and a commitment to lean operations. Help Employees Embrace Agility. Agility is key to success when undertaking digital transformations. ” These new skills are delivering results.

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How to Help the Employees You Gain in a Merger Succeed

Harvard Business

Ostensibly, young companies are “acqui-hired” more for their best people than for any real interest in their products, services, or ongoing operations. Talent acquisition is acqui-hiring’s main purpose, say innovation pundits — everything else matters less. Consider Jet.com founder Marc Lore: Walmart paid $3.3