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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business

Many legacy companies would like to transform themselves into agile, talent-first organizations. “Technically, cars today are very different from ten years ago,” says Sällström, whom we interviewed for our book, Talent Wins. Gerald Lord/Getty Images. “Once, you needed mechanical engineers.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The Forum participants will have an opportunity to learn from inspirational project management leaders as well as attend masterclasses revealing the aspects of delivering sustainable projects, Agile transformation, application of technologies, and more. is the largest Agile conference in Central Europe. PMO London 2024 June, 18-19.

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The Mental Benefits of Vacationing Somewhere New

Harvard Business

The result is personal growth — greater emotional agility, empathy, and creativity. The first benefit is enhanced emotional agility , or the ability to not react immediately to emotions, but to observe those that arise, carefully collect information to understand the possible causes, then intentionally decide how to manage them.

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