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Five Ways the Advertising Industry Is About to Transform

Harvard Business Review

Technology has prompted tremendous change in the advertising industry—change that would have been inconceivable even a decade ago. Technology will only be able to deliver on its promise of moving TV dollars online if it creates greater process efficiencies, drives more commerce, and enables deeper engagement with consumers.

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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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How Boards Can Innovate

Harvard Business Review

The directors of Procter & Gamble, for instance, have established an Innovation and Technology committee; the board of specialty-chemical maker Clariant has done the same; and Pfizer has created a Science and Technology committee. To that end, Diebold recruited a new CEO in 2013, Andy W.

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The Growing Business of Marijuana

Harvard Business Review

Technology, marketing, retail, HVAC, construction, and manufacturing pros. billion in 2013 – up about 15% from the year before, according to our 2013 Marijuana Business Factbook. And more are joining every day. Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. The list goes on.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business Review

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years. ” Such innovative solutions have paid off: Fortune magazine recently named Highfive to its list of the 10 Best Small Workplaces in Technology. Generate and nurture your own talent channels.

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

Though technology would have allowed for a significantly virtual enterprise, it was important to Ruh to have a physical building where people could actually be located together. ” Jennifer Waldo , Head of Global Human Resources, GE Software Center, was at the epicenter of GE’s recruiting challenge.

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The GOP’s Wellness Bill Would Give Employers Too Much Power

Harvard Business Review

This figure is likely to decline as genetic testing technology improves and more vendors get into the market. For instance, the commercially insured population suffered 158,895 heart attacks and had 126,710 diabetes-specific admissions in 2014, the last year for which statistics are available. What type of genetic tests are involved?