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Stop Doing Low-Value Work

Harvard Business

In the past, time management experts would recommend that you divide up your work into A tasks, B tasks, and C tasks. Doing all aspects of a job seemed possible then, if you just followed some basic time management rules. How to Boost Your Team’s Productivity. Between January 2008 and February 2010, 8.8

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Research: When Retail Workers Have Stable Schedules, Sales and Productivity Go Up

Harvard Business

The relentless rise of online retailers has led to deep soul searching among brick-and-mortar retailers to find ways to compete. The traditional methods of competing through convenience, assortment, and pricing are largely ineffective against online retailers who outperform brick-and-mortar retailers in these dimensions.

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How to Win with Automation (Hint: It’s Not Chasing Efficiency)

Harvard Business

At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. Everything from its supply chain to its customer relationship management are optimized through its use of big data and artificial intelligence. This creates a dilemma for leaders. Innovate Business Models.

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How to Reduce Primary Care Doctors’ Workloads While Improving Care

Harvard Business

There is still a need for accountants and face-to-face meetings, but typically accountants now require such visits for only the more complicated cases that can’t be managed with software or a call. While some aspects of care clearly require doctor and patient to be in the same place at the same time, many demonstrably don’t.

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