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Drones Help New Industries Take Flight

Tom Spencer

This post explores three areas where drones are currently being used, the data they generate, and how they are being used to increase efficiency and maximise profits. Drones are a useful tool for farmers, and the agricultural drone market is expected to be worth $1 billion by 2024 ( Margaritoff, 2018 ). Agriculture.

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Does Your Team Hoard Information?

Harmonious Workplaces

Information from leads and clients cannot be found anywhere, which subsequently hampers marketing efforts. Increased Efficiency and Productivity: Knowledge sharing helps avoid duplication of effort and allows for more efficient processes. However, exercise caution because LMX can tend toward exclusivity. DOI: 10.1002/job.2152.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

This can significantly cut time in the market and improve quality. This method is widely used online to accurately and efficiently target customers and sell customised products and services. Tailoring products to individual needs: Big data allows an organisation to narrowly segment customers.

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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

New Beginning, Making Gains: Attitude change and acceptance take hold as people perceive benefits (improved efficiency, new skills, better service) and celebrate successes. As conditions move from the old to the new ways, confusion and questions may arise, but this paves the way to new beginnings. Bridges, W. Bridges Transition Model.

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Little’s Law for Any Kind of Product Development: How to Learn How Long Your Work Will Take

Johanna Rothman

In contrast, Team 2 started “this” project back in 2018, almost four years ago. Marketing needed to change what they wanted, the code changed, our entire team changed. I'm also a fan of working in flow efficiency , so the team can finish more features faster. They're not really working on this project. Personal WIP.

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Disruption and distraction: Y2K, GDPR and Brexit

The Source

Clients are engaged in all manner of contingency planning, delaying or bringing forward key decisions, efficiency savings and much else besides. Since the referendum in June 2016, the process has acted as a vortex, sucking in energy from across sectors. In this respect Brexit-related work contains echoes of other recent upheavals.

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

Market Perceptions: Today, consumers, potential candidates, competitors, and other stakeholders can play into an organization’s brand perception. Impact on Morale: Current employees likely view the delay in hiring or RIFs as signs of organizational uncertainty or financial instability, which can negatively impact morale. link] Sverke, M.,