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2019 HR Leaders of the Year

HR Digest

As the workplace ethos changed with technological advances and a new generation of workers, the focus has shifted to employee management and performance and productivity. “I As an HR leader, her adaptation of technology for better employee engagement and processes won her the Executive of the Year Award-2018.

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3 Questions About AI That Nontechnical Employees Should Be Able to Answer

Harvard Business Review

But I think we get closer to the heart of AI in 2018 when we think about small and mundane ways in which AI makes work just a little easier. People do not need to know how to fly a plane to be able to spot sensible new airline routes. But, only if they know what AI is capable of doing, and what it should never do.

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To Make Better Decisions, Combine Datasets

Harvard Business Review

Take the airline control system—the outcomes it delivers vary tremendously by weather, equipment availability, time of day, and so on. Such a relationship might never have been spotted absent the connected database, as the budget for Parks and the budget for lawsuits are managed as separate and unrelated resources.

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To Make Better Decisions, Combine Datasets

Harvard Business Review

Take the airline control system—the outcomes it delivers vary tremendously by weather, equipment availability, time of day, and so on. Such a relationship might never have been spotted absent the connected database, as the budget for Parks and the budget for lawsuits are managed as separate and unrelated resources.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business Review

It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. The UN also agreed to slash emissions from the airline industry. This week, Canada announced it would tax carbon nationally by 2018. Trump Shocked the World. In the U.S.,

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When Should Multinationals Move Back into Venezuela?

Harvard Business Review

Our company, Frontier Strategy Group, recently polled 20 Latin America general managers about Venezuela’s contributions to their regional revenues. Moreover, mismanagement of the state-owned oil company PDVSA led to additional oil production cuts, leaving foreign reserves dwindling. Exodus of Multinationals.

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