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For U.S. Employers, Health Care Reform Is a Watching and Waiting Game

Harvard Business Review

The administration also needs time to work on the reporting requirements that will be part and parcel of making the system work. Second, there are the long-running concerns about the high costs of health care in the U.S., Now, my sense is that a very large percentage of those same companies are saying, is that case any longer?

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Workforce Analytics Isn't as Scary as It Sounds

Harvard Business Review

ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you what it comes to." Turning humans into numbers isn't what analytics is about; at least not good analytics. How do we put the right number of people in the right roles without reducing headcount to reduce costs? Take Thomas Gradgrind in Hard Times.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

And in a connected world, build­ing stronger external networks to tap into the best sources of insight into environmental trends is also part and parcel of the leadership role. The Innovator''s Network Dilemma A study by University of Chicago sociologist Ron Burt demon­strates the cost of inbred networks.

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