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Nike Layoffs Announcement to Affect 740 Employees by June 28

HR Digest

The company had announced a 2 percent reduction of the workforce, targeting a reduction of at least 1,600 employees over time. Nike’s layoffs within its workforce are part of a much larger cost-cutting strategy after their last annual report in December did not see profitable results to the degree the company had expected.

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Do Tech Spin-Outs Go International Faster?

The Horizons Tracker

The early years are often vital for the success of any tech-based startup as they need to both prove their technology while also establishing a reputation and foothold in the market. “But you have to bear in mind that the initial period without reliable customer demand is a big strain on the new company.”

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This isn't your parent's workweek anymore.

Rich Gee Group

As new generations jump onto the work bus and technology continues to improve, you are going to feel a sea-change from work-harder to work-smarter. There's no comparison. They will be forced to streamline, delegate, and retire unnecessary activities and focus on what really moves the company forward. What are your thoughts?

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Companies Invest In Automation To Plug Gaps In An Aging Workforce

The Horizons Tracker

It might seem intuitive to assume that technology is adopted based primarily on the merits of the technology and its impact on things like productivity. The MIT research examines a range of industry, demographic, and technological data from the 1990s through to the mid-2010s. Encouraging automation.

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How Can HR Contribute to Business Growth and Help Envision Future Success?

HR Digest

We are slowly witnessing the resurgence of Human Resource Management, with companies actively investigating how HR teams can contribute to business growth. for companies with smaller organizations having a higher 3.40 Companies need employees to run their business and these individuals are hired by HR.

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How to Improve Your Managerial Skills

Strategy Driven

A professional career as a business manager, regardless of size, scope, or industry, demands a certain set of skills, unlike many other job roles. Competent managers are able to keep the metaphorical ship afloat, but if you aim to become a successful, well-liked, and impactful leader, there is more to be done.

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We Should Avoid The “Turing Trap” With AI And Continue Making Humans Indispensable

The Horizons Tracker

For much of the last decade or more, it’s rare that AI has been discussed without making comparisons with human abilities. Research from Stanford argues that such comparisons are unhelpful and that the reality is more likely to see man and machine working together in ways that compliment each other’s strengths.