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Walgreens Boots Alliance Leadership Announces New Executive Team

HR Digest

The Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership just announced three new members for its executive VP team with the aim of improving its healthcare services and strategy, which includes Elizabeth Burger Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mary Langowski President for the U.S.

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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

HR Digest

SAP SE Executive Board Member and Chief Human Resources Officer, Stefan Ries explains how he is utilizing AI and Big Data to advance HR analytics as the foundations for a successful global future. The HR Digest: What challenges and obstacles do you see Human Resources Management facing in the future? PHOTOS: SAP.

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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

The responsibility can range from just shopping for essentials to arranging doctor’s appointments, providing transportation, taking care of finances and medicines or even a full-fledged role of assisting in their daily tasks. were able to access paid family leave in 2016. In the U.S.

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Holidays Can Be Stressful. They Don’t Have to Stress Out Your Team.

Harvard Business Review

” Almost half the respondents cited finances as the main culprit for their tension, while being over-scheduled, choosing the right gifts, and remaining healthy also contributed to people’s holiday woes. companies roughly £11 billion in 2016. Based on an analysis by Peakon of more than 15,000 employees across the U.S.,

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Could HR be the most data driven function?

HR Digest

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. According to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2016 , “As technology makes data-driven HR decision-making a possibility, 77 percent of executives now rate people analytics as a key priority, up slightly from last year.

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This Pharma Company Stays Innovative by Doing Two Things

Harvard Business Review

Roivant was addressing some sobering realities: In 2016, only 22 new drugs were approved by the U.S. ” Meanwhile, the company recruited non-scientist talent from finance, consulting, tech, academia, and political campaigns and inserted them into drug-development roles.

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How Geisinger Treats Diabetes by Giving Away Free, Healthy Food

Harvard Business Review

Building and Running the “Farmacy” Since its inception in 2016, this initiative has been a purposeful and iterative learning endeavor. Financing is managed through a collaboration between Geisinger Health and our health insurance company, Geisinger Health Plan (GHP).

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