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Preparing for a new era of work

First Friday Book Synopsis

Employees are an organization’s lifeblood, but recent research suggests that it could become harder for companies everywhere to find skilled workers — and for unskilled workers to find jobs.

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CEOs Should Activate Their Company's Stakeholders

Harvard Business Review

Large companies have millions of people in the form of suppliers, employees, distributors, customers, customers' customers, and other stakeholders. Together, they are a microcosm of the global economy. So does a CEO go about activating the company's economy? Its agri-business division , led by S. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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LVMH, Hermès, and the Danger of Going 'A Little Bit Public'

Harvard Business Review

Besides, both of these companies are publicly traded, and both are still largely controlled by a small investor group or influential leadership team. Both companies are managed by professionals. The Hermès extended family wishes to continue to control the company. Hermès is led by Patrick Thomas, not a family member.