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The Big Shift: Demand for Future Work Skills in 2021

HR Digest

The battle of the world against the pandemic shook up the workplace, requiring swift accommodation and responses to skills gaps and skill shifts. Updated skills are the currency for future-proofing your career. The Skills Dilemma. And what skills will matter to you and your organization in the future? . “If

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How Have Industrial Robots Affected American Workers?

The Horizons Tracker

The report suggests that robots have not caused the wastage of jobs across the country that many predicted, but that certain groups of workers, regions and industries have been vulnerable. The researchers examined the role of industrial robotics during the 2009-2017 period characterized by the Great Recession.

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Why Your Good Leadership Isn't Great.

Rich Gee Group

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. Do you have any other areas that are critical to building GREAT leadership skills? Good To Great. Unported License.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

These companies have placed themselves far behind the technology curve because tenured managers hire employees with obsolete skill sets and together they create mediocre solutions. When an organization promotes based upon tenure, and not based upon recognition of talent, merit, performance, etc.,

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry.

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Learning The Keys To Exceptional Execution

Tanveer Naseer

The man changing the face of the financial world had no prior background in the industry before he began in 2009. 500 founders that were interviewed in Amar Bhide’s book had no past experience of working in the industry they went on to dominate. His company was paying too much in credit card fees. 40% of Inc. A survey of Inc.

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Should CEOs Have Term Limits? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

WRONG …The simple truth of the matter is that the time needed to attain performance goals varies depending among other things the age, size and competitive positioning of the company, the industry, sector and vertical, etc.

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