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Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?

The Horizons Tracker

His comment reflected frustration that despite the considerable hype around the digital technologies of the day, productivity stats were barely moving. It was widely believed that this was largely a case of organizations attempting to introduce new technologies to processes that were designed very much with the old ways of working in mind.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2017

Leading Blog

Hess and Katherine Ludwig Smart technologies will become ubiquitous, invading and changing many aspects of our professional and personal lives and in many ways challenging our fundamental beliefs about success, opportunity, and the American Dream. Related Interest: Best Leadership Books of 2016. Best Leadership Books of 2015.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2016

Eric Jacobson

Originally published in December 2016: After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. James Dallas More specifically, Brown covers much more than tasks, timing and technologies. James Dallas.

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Looking Back: Best New Leadership Book Of 2016

Eric Jacobson

After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Technically, the book came out in the fall of 2015, but gained its popularity and momentum in 2016, hence my selection as my 2016 pick. Flashback to 2016.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. Posner have written a new book that examines a fundamental question: How do people learn leadership? Kouzes and Barry Z. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Top Leadership Experts to Follow in 2015

Modern Servant Leader

Are you looking for the top leadership experts to follow in 2015? Now, here’s the list of the top leadership experts to follow in 2015: Name Category About Follower Ratio (1:x) Twitter Followers Twitter Following Facebook Followers Amy Jo Martin Digital Media, Sports NY Times Best Selling Author & Founder of @DigitalRoyalty.

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How to Solve Your Most Difficult Leadership and Talent Challenges

Great Leadership By Dan

you might put your energies into time-consuming campus outreach programs, complicated recruitment campaigns, or expensive technology. He is the author of six books, including his latest: Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems. In 2015 he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.