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Tronc’s Data Delusion

Harvard Business

Tronc investor Patrick Soon-Shiong also asserts that the technology will allow the company to make thousands of videos a day. Or that all we need to wow audiences is to scrape together more videos by automating the process? Managing for Metrics Rather than Mission. Both statements are surreal. Eyeballs Instead of Experiences.

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How HR Can Become Agile (and Why It Needs To)

Harvard Business

While initially designed to improve the responsiveness of software development teams, more recently agile has become the default team-based operational model for companies big and small, across industries and sectors, with the promise of a substantial and sustained spike in team productivity and efficiency. Related Video.

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The Best Companies Aren’t Afraid to Replace Their Most Profitable Products

Harvard Business

Since then, WeChat has been constantly launching new services, from mobile payments to booking doctor appointments, from police reporting to taxi hailing, from video conferencing to mobile banking services. Recruit Holdings from Japan is a publishing and classified advertisement company, founded in 1963.

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Subscription Business Models Are Great for Some Businesses and Terrible for Others

Harvard Business

Before investing a nickel in developing your message or turning on the loudspeaker, you need to be sure that once target buyers try your offering, they will love it and will want to continue paying you forever. Identify the right metrics. Until you are confident in that fit, focus your investment on designing the right offering.

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Top Consulting Firms

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Learning and development opportunities are integrated into day-to-day duties. Employees appreciate Accenture’s phenomenal opportunities to develop key skills, especially in technology-heavy areas. Career progression is linear, with a focus on developing young talent. BAIN & COMPANY. Employee Satisfaction. women and 49.6%

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Research: How the Best School Leaders Create Enduring Change

Harvard Business

The first step is to develop a 10-year plan, clearly showing how you aim to transform the school and the community it serves. Typically, a half of this change came from recruiting new staff to resource growth, a quarter from reducing the number of supply teachers and a quarter from managing out poor performers.

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The Most Attractive Cities to Move to for Work

Harvard Business

Despite the current political headwinds blowing against globalization, companies continue to recruit talent from around the world and talented people continue to want overseas work experience. ” Related Video. Cat Yu for HBR. Getting to Yes Across Cultures. violence, crime, medical), discomfort (e.g.

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