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Inviting New Voices to the Table: HR as a Strategic Partner

HR Digest

With the way trends and technology keep adapting, having strong control over the human resources invested in a company and planning for the long term can be just as crucial a decision as planning a new product launch or seeking a profitable business deal. Investment in HR Technology Another investment avenue is in HR technology.

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Is “Murder by Machine Learning” the New “Death by PowerPoint”?

Harvard Business Review

As its victims know all too well, “death by PowerPoint,” the poor use of the presentation software, sucks the life and energy out of far too many meetings. So what makes artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) champions confident that their technologies will be immune to comparably counterproductive outcomes?

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Research: Self-Disruption Can Hurt the Companies That Need It the Most

Harvard Business Review

They might focus on how incumbents cope with the rapid obsolescence of their old capabilities, say, or with internal resistance to inevitable change. electric utility sector, in which the existing model for energy generation, which has prevailed for a century, may now be giving way to a new one. and international electric utilities.

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How to Work with Someone You Hate

Harvard Business Review

Instead of focusing on the work you have to do together, you may end up wasting time and energy trying to keep your emotions in check and attempting to manage the person's behavior. Sutton notes that we all have a tendency to look for confirmation of our own opinions, but we should also resist it. Case study #1: Get to know him.

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How to Get the Most Out of a Conference

Harvard Business Review

And even if you’re an introvert who dreads the multi-day extravaganza of breakout talks and cocktail-infused networking sessions, you must resist your impulse to stay home, says Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School. Case Study #1: Organize small group gatherings and take time to recharge.