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Creating an Effective Peer Review System

Harvard Business Review

Many people think real-time peer reviews will be a key piece of the puzzle. According to the 2015 SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey , such reinforcement can boost retention, productivity, creativity, and business outcomes. Peer reviews shouldn’t feel like work. Embrace new technology.

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The Risks of Health Insurance Company Mergers

Harvard Business Review

The pitch goes something like this: “Synergies will reduce overhead by eliminating duplicative management positions and spreading IT and marketing costs across more members.” ” For 25 years, the jury has been out on whether disease-management programs from national payers can improve quality and achieve real savings.

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Why Men Have More Help Getting to the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

Given that Apple presents itself as a “cutting-edge” organization, sensitive to the needs of a diverse workforce, why is there only one woman on its executive management team? We recommend the following: Organizations/Management: Organizations need to make a bold commitment to actively promote women to executive positions.

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Surgeons Are Using Social Media to Share and Learn New Skills

Harvard Business Review

We recently published a study in the Annals of Surgery examining the usage and engagement patterns of individuals in the RSC Facebook group from its inception in January 2015 through August 2016. These groups have large memberships and generate numerous online discussions every day among practicing surgeons worldwide.

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10 Tactics for Launching a Product Using Social Media

Harvard Business Review

Millennials are turning to Facebook and Twitter, while GenZ, or the iGeneration, is skeptical of brands and places more value on peer-to-peer reviews–even from strangers. Meerkat, which was the darling of SXSW 2015, allows people to experience anything virtually through live video streaming on their smartphones.

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