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

Harvard Business

This includes investing in more efficient lighting and HVAC systems; using new software and AI to make buildings and operations more efficient; improving fleet logistics and introducing greener vehicles; and reducing packaging and product weight. Consider the example of the U.S. auto industry.

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From meeting-heavy to essential meetings only

Asamby Consulting

Newport, 2016, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World) This leaves employees with little control over their workdays - which reduces productivity even further. But they need to be intentional, planned, prepared, and well-facilitated in advance in order to make them as efficient as possible.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Investment in AI is growing and is increasingly coming from organizations outside the tech space.

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How Blockchain Can Help Marketers Build Better Relationships with Their Customers

Harvard Business

Meanwhile, its transmission model reduces the costs of transactions, enables verification and efficient exchange of ownership, and opens the door to real-time micropayments. In 2016, Google is reported to have generated an average of $73 per active user via ads. medical) information, and, even, electrical grid management.

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

Tsavo Neal

Blogging and content marketing is one of the most efficient ways for consultants to generate more leads. Source: State of Content: Rules for Engagement for 2016. Investing in UX (the art of making your website and entire sales process user-focused and easier for them to get what they want) has a huge ROI. Source: Usability Geek.

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Pros and Cons of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Why a “Virtual PEO” May be the Better Option

Emerson Consulting Group

A larger employer might feel that the PEO would be more efficient than hiring a sufficiently experienced HR manager. The primary rationale for retaining a PEO – at least according to the marketing of the PEO itself – is that by bundling multiple employers together it is possible to leverage efficiencies of scale.