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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

Finding digital talent is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today. These are the three biggest challenges we’ve seen: Integrating digital talent into the core business. However, one serious challenge that often arises with accelerators is how to integrate new talent into the core business.

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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business

Another example I often give concerns the use of fuel- and carbon-efficient flight practices in the airline industry. All four groups increased their implementation of fuel-efficient behaviors. The intervention, it appears, encourages a new habit, as fuel efficiency measures remained in use after the study ended.

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Automation Will Make Us Rethink What a “Job” Really Is

Harvard Business

Which jobs should remain within the company, and which should be accessed via talent platforms, or perhaps shared with peers, or even competitors? Let’s look at an example that most of us directly interact with for hundreds, if not thousands, of hours annually: the airline industry. What set of skills should companies invest in?

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The Sales Role Multinationals Need in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business

Understanding where those skills overlap and diverge is essential for executives looking to cultivate the next generation of channel management talent within their organizations. The capabilities and qualities that make someone a great sales manager are not the same as those that make an effective channel manager.

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You Can’t Secure 100% of Your Data 100% of the Time

Harvard Business

And that’s not just social media accounts; it’s bank accounts, retailer gift card accounts with cash and credit cards attached, airline loyalty accounts with years of accumulated frequent flyer points, and other accounts with real value. This statistic is alarming, but in fact it significantly understates the scope of the threat.

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How Winning Organizations Last 100 Years

Harvard Business

Most businesses focus on serving customers, owning resources, being efficient and growing — but the Centennials don’t. They are incredibly strategic, looking 20 to 30 years ahead, to understand how society is evolving, how they can shape it, and how they can get the talent to do this.

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An Agenda for the Future of Global Business

Harvard Business

If businesses leverage it from the back office forward, focusing mainly on increasing efficiency and optimizing internal processes, then our use of technology will result in the displacement of labor. “Inside AT&T’s Talent Overhaul” 5. Leverage technology from front to back. Essential background.