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Stop Talking About Social and Do It

Harvard Business Review

Human Resources" have changed when most of the people who create value for your organization are neither hired nor paid by you. Communities of passion who share a common interest (photography, or food, or books) can inform new product lines. Many of you know of Clay Christensen's iconic work the Innovators Dilemma.

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It???s Time to Retool HR, Not Split It

Harvard Business Review

Retooling HR makes organization leaders smarter by applying their existing sophistication about finance, engineering, operations and marketing to HR and talent decisions. Human resources Leadership Talent management' Yet this evidence is apparently not well-known.

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The Most Efficient Die Early

Harvard Business Review

An over-focus on efficiency can also make it more difficult to cope with gradual change.Eliminating errors by finding an optimal way of solving a problem, and then ruthlessly adhering to it, is at the root of quality control and improved productivity. A healthier approach also means managing acceptable losses.