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How One Clothing Company Blends AI and Human Expertise

Harvard Business

An interface communicates the algorithms’ results along with more-nuanced data, such as the personal notes, to the company’s fashion stylists, who then select five items from a variety of brands to send to the customer. The fashion industry is no stranger to fast cycles of learning.

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business

It failed to meet its revenue and subscriber growth targets. The level and trend of a company’s top-line metric is an advance indicator of the success of its business model. Many of these metrics are disclosed in Facebook’s financial statements. What caused this slump?

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

Harvard Business

There is a new generation of real-time employee opinion tools that are starting to replace old-fashioned employee opinion surveys — tools that tell you far more than just what employees think every year. Developing these sorts of metrics will not be quick or easy. Which stakeholders are involved?

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3 Small Things Every Person Can Do to Reduce Stress in Their Office

Harvard Business

Can you come to the meeting Friday at 4pm? Recognize that responsible professionals thrive when they’re given autonomy, and work with them to establish a timeline and agreed-upon metrics of progress. Usually, this isn’t a problem; most missives are informational and non-urgent. ” Monitor your own tendencies, instead.

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How to Make a Great First Impression

Harvard Business

Before meeting someone new — whether it’s a potential employer or a new client — do your homework. Know who you’re meeting, what he cares about, and what he might need from you. When meeting someone new, it’s normal to be nervous but you don’t want your anxiety to show. Prepare talking points.

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A Better Way for Employers to Procure Health Care

Harvard Business

companies manage their supply chains with diligence to ensure suppliers meet their standards for quality and affordability, but the vast majority don’t behave in this fashion when purchasing health care services. Procurement of goods and services is at the heart of good business practice. It is a costly mistake.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. We then narrowed the list to 18 finalists using three sets of metrics: New growth.