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Change Your Company with Better HR Analytics

Harvard Business Review

The good news is that Big Data is making a difference in places and ways you might not expect, particularly in human resources. A 130-year-old energy conglomerate, Black Hills doubled its workforce to about 2,000 employees after an acquisition. Human resources' Why do certain leaders succeed and others fail?

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How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Work

Harvard Business Review

Difficult conversations — whether you’re telling a client the project is delayed or presiding over an unenthusiastic performance review — are an inevitable part of management. Case Study #1: Be clear, direct, and unemotional. “You need to have the right energy going into something like this.

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