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Automation Will Make Us Rethink What a “Job” Really Is

Harvard Business Review

What set of skills should companies invest in? Pilots are a critical pool of talent for an airline; there must be a sufficient supply with appropriate skills to operate the airline. Significant investment also takes place in cockpit technology as well as in training and development (e.g.,

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The 3 Ways Work Can Be Automated

Harvard Business Review

Creating a virtual workforce of software robots can help companies streamline operational processes as well as increase the quality and cost-effectiveness of shared services. The second area of opportunity with cognitive automation is for companies to develop new products and services. Insight Center. The Automation Age.

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Design Your Own Profession

Harvard Business Review

A disaggregated laptop that is lighter and more versatile, since I can use the screen by itself as an e-reader and the keyboard with other devices. And as many companies begin outsourcing at least parts of their R&D, they are creating space for professional "inventers" operating through websites like Innocentive.

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As Work Changes, Leadership Development Has to Keep Up

Harvard Business Review

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. Work is being disaggregated into tasks that can be dispersed inside and outside of the organization — the “uberization” of work. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Insight Center. Sponsored by Korn Ferry.