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How to Think Differently About a Flexible Workforce - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CATALANT

Harvard Business

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, companies that rely solely on full-time employees are finding they have neither the skills nor the agility to sustain success. Winning in the future will require a rigorous approach to accessing and managing independent workers. For instance, 40 percent of U.S.

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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

In January 2017 we partnered with Colleen Showalter from the local Boys and Girls Club (BGC) in Portland, Oregon, and asked if they would help us recruit new talent, ages 18 and above, from underrepresented groups. We selected 15 people from that group who demonstrated strong work ethic, grit, and excitement for the program.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow

He earned his PhD in resource management, underlining his expertise. Albert is the co-founder of Epicflow, an AI-driven multi-project management system. This article explores managing uncertainty in organizations. But the professionals who executed the project considered it a huge success.