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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

In 2017, Warton published an article that highlighted the rise of contractual workers in both the private and public sectors. The rise of contractual employment offers businesses the benefit of agility and adaptability by turning full-time employees into freelancers. wages) into a variable cost (i.e.

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How One CMO Revamped Her Role

Harvard Business

” The email contained a link to a 2017 article one of us wrote for HBR, and suggested the CMO read it before their meeting. ” Like many of the CMOs described in the 2017 article, she was initially hired to focus on downstream commercialization roles, such as overseeing advertising.

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Hospital Budget Systems Are Holding Back Innovation

Harvard Business

Nearly 800 digital health startups were funded in 2017, an all-time high. Each of these units acquires its own resources within constraints authorized by its departmental budget. Gillian Blease/Getty Images. Each of the new companies offers the hope of transforming the performance of the U.S. health care system.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

Employees and other constituents should expect HR to hold leaders accountable for fiduciary and strategic risks, just as a CFO would be expected to hold leaders accountable for a risky pattern of using corporate funds or resources. A recent Recode article provides an interesting perspective on the evolution of HR at Uber.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow

He earned his PhD in resource management, underlining his expertise. Beyond just time, buffers can cover finances, manpower, and more. Preparing Dinner (Resource & Quantity Buffer). This is different from saving money for investment purposes, which is about growing your financial resources over time.