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Investing In People Builds Resilience Against The Covid Recession

The Horizons Tracker

In total, 989 workplaces were included in both the 2004 and 2011 surveys, allowing the researchers to compare employment relations in these firms alongside their ability to weather what was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. They just need the technology and the trust from their employer to do their job from anywhere.

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Companies Should Take the Lead in Fixing the Middle-Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Yet many employers still struggle to fill certain types of vacancies, especially for so-called middle-skills jobs — in computer technology, nursing, high-skill manufacturing, and other fields — that require postsecondary technical education and training and, in some cases, college math courses or degrees.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.