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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

Because these firms tend to have slim margins and cannot pay Silicon Valley salaries, many have had to get creative in their recruiting and employee development. This led to improved production efficiency, less variation in quality, and faster onboarding of new operators. There were no processes in place to share the learning.

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Major Challenges Facing the Consulting Industry

QEmploy

This comes down to the automation of the recruitment process. This point comes down to the efficiency of the recruitment process, which is done through the means of screening and selection. Yes, there is a lot of administrative work, time spent on sales and uncertainties in the recruitment process.

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Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

Harvard Business

Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency. But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. Practices for Leading a Cultural Movement. Frame the issue.

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Advice on Running a Government Agency Like a Startup, from Someone Who’s Tried It

Harvard Business

Godbout: I have yet to see the case study of massive change management of innovation where a group of people came in and, like a whirlwind, changed everyone’s thoughts and executed the whole thing themselves. I think that they should be businesslike in the approach they take to prioritizing and bringing in efficiencies.

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The One Type of Leader Who Can Turn Around a Failing School

Harvard Business

Soldiers like efficiency and order. By background they are normally Information Technology or Chemistry teachers (95% in our study), who have often moved out of the classroom to manage support staff early in their career. Investment can’t be delayed any longer and new staff is recruited so the school can start to breathe again.

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How AIG Moved Toward Evidence-Based Decision Making

Harvard Business

The Science Team intentionally refrains from using the words “data” or “analytics,” as the team’s capabilities stretch far beyond these two disciplines: behavioral economists, psychologists, engineers, and change management experts work hand-in-hand with data scientists, mathematicians, and statisticians.