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How Technology Impacts Employee Wellbeing

The Horizons Tracker

It’s not a narrative I necessarily subscribe to, and believe it’s far more likely that technology will complement the work humans do. That said, however, both sides of this debate tend to over-simplify things somewhat, as a recent paper from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University illustrates.

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These Are the People You Need on Your Startup Team

Chart Your Course

In the days after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), a chief executive cannot hide behind the acts of the CFO. If you are creating a technology empire, you will need a customer care department. One of the issues that tech innovators find is the mad-genius paradox. Customer Service Rep. You are the linchpin of the company.

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It’s Never Been More Lucrative to Be a Math-Loving People Person

Harvard Business Review

Employment in high-skill occupations increased between 1977 and 2002, but the paper found that, among the groups studied, all of that growth was in jobs that required both analytic and social skills. But others have studied how technological innovations affect workforce skill requirements.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

Cross-disciplinary training: On a regular basis have members of different departments lead instructional discussions on their particular specialty. The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. These are just a few examples.

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Would You Invest in This Kid?

Harvard Business Review

In 2002, a 14-year-old Malawi boy named William Kamkwamba built a windmill using items he collected from a scrap yard to power the electrical appliances in his family home. He did it through sheer ingenuity, without any formal training. Investing in innovators simply can't happen in markets with weak property rights.

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IBM Focuses HR on Change

Harvard Business Review

HR reinvented the way it trained and developed talent. But in a world in which bringing managers in every year for a week of offsite training is so 1960s, how do you make the leadership development process relevant to the global economy? Another ripe area for innovation is knowledge management and the impact of social media.

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Four Innovation Trends to Watch in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Digital media continue to be springboards for global innovation and enterprise. So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. innovative alternatives. Individual empowerment. We Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges! '.