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Automation Will Make Lifelong Learning a Necessary Part of Work

Harvard Business

bloomberg/Getty Images. President Emmanuel Macron together with many Silicon Valley CEOs will kick off the VivaTech conference in Paris this week with the aim of showcasing the “good” side of technology. Our research highlights some of those benefits, especially the productivity growth and performance gains that automation and artificial intelligence can bring to the economy — and to society more broadly, if these technologies are used to tackle major issues such as fighting di

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The 3 Types of Diversity That Shape Our Identities

Harvard Business

Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images. Diversity means different things to different people. In a study of 180 Spanish corporate managers, we explored perceptions of diversity and found that depending on who is answering, diversity usually means one of three things: demographic diversity (our gender, race, sexual orientation, and so on), experiential diversity (our affinities, hobbies, and abilities), and cognitive diversity (how we approach problems and think about things).

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How to Help the Employees You Gain in a Merger Succeed

Harvard Business

Lance Grandahl/Unsplash. The term “acqui-hire” is a nifty neologism that enjoys the virtue of being well-defined in M&A circles while suffering the vice of being misunderstood. Ostensibly, young companies are “acqui-hired” more for their best people than for any real interest in their products, services, or ongoing operations.

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Consulting Fee Structures: 5 Models Ranked from Worst to Best

Consulting Success

Let’s break down the different consulting fee structures that are available to you as a consultant, and then contrast and compare the positives and negatives of each. Hourly Billing for Consultants A very common one is hourly billing. A lot of consultants use hourly fees, and that’s really where a lot of people get started. That’s the status quo for people now.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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What is Design Thinking, and How Does it Impact the Learning Experience?

Clarity Consultants

Design thinking signals a shift away from the traditional slide-based eLearning experiences toward techniques in storytelling and gamification, experimentation in new options for mobile learning, microlearning, video and VR/AR technologies. This has resulted in a fast and sometimes uncomfortable shift in the day-to-day work for an instructional designer, but the foundation in designing for the user is what supports and helps to nourish more engaging and creative learning programs.

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How to create an Incentive system for IT team (not working in.

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Hello, I am trying to develop a meaningful incentive system for a team that is half colocated and half of the team members are working remotely from other countries. The project they are working.

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The order

Seth Godin Blog

It's tempting to decide to make a profit first, then invest in training, people, facilities, promotion, customer service and most of all, doing important work. In general, though, it goes the other way.