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Could HR be the most data driven function?

HR Digest

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. According to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2016 , “As technology makes data-driven HR decision-making a possibility, 77 percent of executives now rate people analytics as a key priority, up slightly from last year. Adaptability.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business Review

By early 2016 there were 20 HR business partners, covering almost 6,000 employees. But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties. They are two sides of the same coin; one cannot exist without the other.

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What Big Companies Can Learn from the Success of the Unicorns

Harvard Business Review

As of February 2016, the top 10 unicorns for market capitalization are: Uber, Xiaomi, Airbnb, Palantir, Meituan-Dianping, Snapchat, Didi Kuaidi, Flipkart, and SpaceX. A complete list of unicorns is published by The Wall Street Journal; as of February 2016, it includes a total of 146 companies. Financed by VC firms.

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Doing Business in a Post-Fidel Cuba

Harvard Business Review

President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba in March 2016 drove excitement for businesses considering the market that the island could become. With many state-run enterprises dependent on public subsidies, Cuba has attempted to shift workers to the much more agile private sector, but progress continues to be slow.