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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. Accelerators tend to have different cultures than their parent companies — they have different language and jargon, management techniques, tools, and office spaces.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

Additionally, resources include physical assets such as equipment and tools, as well as human resources. Going back to the example of creating an analytical orientation, leaders should consider what tools and resources employees have available for data analytics. Budgets reveal a lot about the organization's assumptions and beliefs.

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5 Ways to Help Employees Keep Up with Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

At L’Oréal, CEO Jean-Paul Agon signaled the company’s digital transformation when he recruited Lubomira Rochet to be the chief digital officer and a member of the executive team. Another way to signal commitment from the top is if CPG leaders actually engage with the tools their consumers use.

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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. How did you recruit techies to take these jobs? It just doesn’t happen that way.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

Marketing and sales, manufacturing, recruiting (including people assessment), customer service, and support are all fields that can benefit from artificial intelligence according to McKinsey’s recent research. The costs of AI-enabled tools are falling, and availability is rising. is going to be disrupted by robotic advisors.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

They came up with incredible solutions in change management and supporting tools for the human resources side of marketing and sales. At this level, processes are well characterized and understood, and are described in standards, procedures, tools and methods. ZS ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.