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The Future of Energy Resilience: Adapting to Extreme Weather Events

Strategy Driven

The Importance of Energy Resilience Energy resilience refers to the ability of energy systems to withstand and recover from disruptions. For instance, during Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rico’s power grid was severely damaged, leaving millions without power for months and causing immense hardship.

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The Use Of Ride Sharing During Emergencies

The Horizons Tracker

“Our study offers important insights into the design of platform strategies, especially for stimulating labor supply and providing incentives for urban transportation systems to adopt and use technology in response to urban emergencies,” the researchers explain.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. By Vera Sharova & Teodora Cosic.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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How to Be an Engaging Leader in a World of Robotics, AI, and Digitization

Leading Blog

Many business leaders are perplexed by the task of leading in an ever-increasing technological world. Yes, we are leaders of people, and yet it feels as if technology and other digital demands keep us from investing in our most valuable resource, our people. Prioritize the Person, as Well as the Technology. “I Listen deeply.

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Education and Corporations – A New Partnership

Lead Change Blog

We all know that companies compete fiercely to stay ahead of the technological curve. We can’t always afford to hire employees who need extensive training and skills development. The National Federation of Independent Businesses found in 2017 that 45% of business owners could not find qualified candidates. A win for the cities.

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HR Digital Transformation: 6 Steps to Adopting Smooth Transition

HR Digest

HR digital transformation is a hot topic for many HR professionals , and it should be, since digital technology has the potential and ability to transform HR as we know it. Digital adoption and transformation is a key development for most organizations in their strategic goals. What is HR digital transformation?