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How to Make Sure Agile Teams Can Work Together

Harvard Business

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. This story is not unique.

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Remote Work: Ways to Think About “Fair” Compensation and Benefits

Johanna Rothman

Because most (US) health insurance is location-based, how does the organization decide on which health insurance to buy and how much does the company contribute? Up until now, HR wanted to reward an individual's contribution, thinking in terms of resource efficiency. It depends on what the managers reward. Learn with Johanna.

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Why the Insurance Industry Can’t Risk Overlooking Artificial Intelligence - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM COGNIZANT

Harvard Business

The insurance industry has not been immune to AI’s advancement – whether implementing robo-advisors for investment management (Vanguard and Charles Schwab) or applying AI to insurance and loan underwriting (the Chinese search giant Baidu, which provides enhanced risk assessment capabilities). Assess readiness.

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Embracing Digital Change Requires a Clear Strategic Focus - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Financial services and insurance offer good examples of this shift. While some banks and insurers were known for their service or products, most have long focused on operating as efficiently as possible. Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. How to Become a Digital Enterprise.

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How a U.S. Health Care System Uses 15-Minute Huddles to Keep 23 Hospitals Aligned

Harvard Business

At Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare , ensuring the alignment of all these things to provide extraordinary care requires a constant regimented focus across our 23 hospitals, 170 clinics, and 850,000-member health insurance plan. Accountability is vital to the efficiency of the process.

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Why Startups Like Uber Stumble Over Problems They Could Have Avoided

Harvard Business

Nurtured correctly, it can help a company achieve scale insurgency — a company with the benefits of both size and agility. At its worst, this can breed a toxic culture. Consider Zenefits, a provider of efficient online employee benefits services for small and medium-size companies.

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