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Your Favorite HBR Articles of 2023

Harvard Business

And how specifically did it change the way you operate? They called out articles ranging from a 2001 classic article about managing your energy as a worker to a recent magazine piece on storytelling for leaders. We heard from readers in a variety of different industries, writing in from various corners of the world.

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NSA Breaks Into Secure Communication Links of Google and Yahoo; Italian Magazine Claims NSA Monitors Pope

MishTalk

The NSA’s principal tool to exploit the data links is a project called MUSCULAR , operated jointly with the agency’s British counterpart, GCHQ. Italian Magazine Claims NSA Monitors Pope. This story is not yet confirmed but Reuters reports Italian magazine says U.S. spies listened to pope, Vatican says unaware.

Data 70
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Say Goodbye to Strategic Planning? What’s Next?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Leaders facing environmental conditions like today without scenario planning will likely either stop strategic planning and only operate in the short term or take too much risk and gamble on one specific future. HR Magazine. Start by identifying what signals movement in each driver and scenario. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

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Finite Attention Spans and Employee Agility Driving Corporate Training Trends

Clarity Consultants

L&D leaders have been instrumental in helping employers and employees pivot to pandemic protocols and navigate both remote and hybrid operations and corporate culture. When viewed in the context of an unstable or uncertain job market, continuous learning is essential to creating and maintaining an agile workforce and operations.

Agile 57
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Eight Secret Weapons of the Modern Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

A modern consultant is a professional that can work in dynamic industries, operate within multiple types of consulting organizations (e.g., niche, large traditional), and has experience as both an operating manager and an advisor.

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(Value Stream) Map Your Way to a Better Post-Covid Future

Markovitz Consulting

But if you want to thrive in the post-COVID world, you’ve got to start working on operational improvements now. There was a long delay between receipt of the order and approval to build, because the Director of Operations was in a regular Monday morning meeting for three hours. Originally posted 9/29/20 in Industry Week magazine.

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Why Organizational Relevance Matters When Managing Human Resources

Emerson Consulting Group

Recognizing this fundamental aspect of the paradigm in which we all operate signals us that our jobs as human resource leaders is to continually identify opportunities that deliver greater value to all stakeholders. With our highest value resources, greater value comes from operating as a human resource development exemplar.