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5 Steps To Develop A Learning Culture At Work

The Horizons Tracker

Creating such a culture of learning is something Shelley Osborne, Vice President of Learning at Udemy suggests needs five steps to be undertaken in her latest book The Upskilling Imperative. Given the importance of the topic, the book isn’t the only one to explore it, and Hire Purpose itself provides an interesting contrast.

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There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. “ There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.&# at 1:03 PM Rich – Great entry. Unported License.

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Avoiding The Technology Trap In The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

Oxford University researchers Carl Benedikt Frey shot to public attention in 2013 when he and colleague Michael Osborne released research in which they predicted that 47% of jobs could be automated within the next decade or so. Adapting to change.

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The Problem-Solving Process That Prevents Groupthink

Harvard Business Review

Resolving the first issue requires getting your employees to learn more about the way they think… a tall order for managers. Unfortunately, quite a bit of research demonstrates that the traditional brainstorming methods first described by Alex Osborn in the 1950’s fail. Innovative Teams (20-Minute Manager Series).

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How Many of Your Daily Tasks Could Be Automated?

Harvard Business Review

It is a nearly irresistible narrative, which has been captured in books such as Martin Ford’s Rise of the Robots and The Second Machine Age , by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee. Take, for example, the role of a marketing manager or executive in a consumer products company.

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Resolving the Paradox of Group Creativity

Harvard Business Review

So when you’re managing a team or working in a group, what can you do to help foster creative thinking? In times of trauma or potential stress, we tend to gravitate toward being with others, identifying closely with our in-groups, by flying the national flag or going to church more often.