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Kim Ramko, Principal, Southeast Health and Life Sciences Industry Leader at EY

The Source

It’s July 3rd 2017. Ramko has come a long way: Her first stop after university was Kimberly-Clark—a consumer products company—where she put her degree in computer information systems to use as a programmer and analyst: “I am an IT geek,” she reveals, “and proudly so.”. The guy she’s been dating is in Switzerland, where he lives.

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Is Writing a Business Book Worth the Trouble?

Emerson Consulting Group

By manifesting the good works described or implied in your book, buyers of your product or service testify proudly that their commercial association with you is a worthwhile one. which transforms business consultants, CEOs, attorneys, finance experts and other business leaders and their companies into published “thought leaders.”

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8 Ways Machine Learning Is Improving Companies’ Work Processes

Harvard Business

Corporate investment in artificial intelligence is predicted to triple in 2017 , becoming a $100 billion market by 2025. Automating finance. This lets organizations reduce the amount of work outsourced to service centers and frees up finance staff to focus on strategic tasks. Measuring brand exposure. Smoother supply chains.

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When Selling, Ask Questions, Rank Your Prospects … and Listen!

Emerson Consulting Group

Asking questions is critical to succeeding in selling your product or service or your business in general. They want so much to tell a prospect everything they can possibly think of about their fabulous product or service that they refuse to let their prospect get a word in edgewise.

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business

And in January 2017, McKinsey’s research arm estimated AI-driven job losses at 5%. IT was using AI to resolve employees’ tech support problems, automate the work of putting new systems or enhancements into production, and make sure employees used technology from approved vendors. bribes and kickbacks).

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What to Do When Your Heart Isn’t in Your Work Anymore

Harvard Business

According to a 2017 Gallup survey , only one-third of U.S. employees feel engaged at work; that is, only one of three workers brings a consistently high level of initiative, commitment, passion, and productivity to their job. What if you’re stuck in a job or a career that you once loved, but your heart isn’t in it anymore?

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Business Lessons from Henry David Thoreau

Emerson Consulting Group

Pencil manufacturing in the US at the time was extremely competitive, with many pencil “products” lacking the reliably fine-point consistency we are accustomed to today. which transforms business consultants, CEOs, attorneys, finance experts and other business leaders and their companies into published “thought leaders.”