2016, Leadership, Technology and Travel

The 10 Things I Am Thankful For This Year

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Here is my list : Family and friends Employment, and a year of positive evolution for my workplace Technology, Blogs, Twitter and all social media sharing tools that help me to be a constant learner Health and all those who help me stay healthy and encourage me to reach my 2016 fitness goal -- which included running 80 races (a combination of 5K and (..)

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4 Ways to Increase Retention and Employee Engagement

Chart Your Course

MARCH 29, 2016

Besides providing exemplary benefits, annual pay raises and monetary rewards, such as stock options, here are four ways for employers to boost employee engagement: Give Technology Perks. Fostering a work environment that engages employees is vital to increasing loyalty. Ask for Feedback. We also provide employee satisfaction surveys.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? Discover a healthy leadership habit of @MichaelHyatt at Click To Tweet. Check out these healthy habits of #leadership experts @MichaelHyatt, @MarkTimm, and @48DaysTeam Click To Tweet.

Succession

Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up

How to Lead in High Turbulence – 5 Lessons from the Tunisian revolution

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2016

I was asked to be Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Information & Communication Technologies. I didn’t want to turn down such an honor over the phone, so I travelled from Paris to Tunis to meet Prime Minister Jomaa. I would say overall we harnessed technology to push the country toward the future.

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How to Integrate Data and Analytics into Every Part of Your Organization

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Many conversations about data and analytics (D&A) start by focusing on technology. A robust, successful D&A function encompasses more than a stack of technologies, or a few people isolated on one floor of the building. increased the number of consecutive games teams played without traveling by 23%.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The middle layers spend their entire days in meetings or on conference calls, traveling to meetings outside the hospital, or negotiating contracts with vendors. However, doing this with blanket eliminations of layers carries a risk: inadvertently pruning away the next generation of leadership talent.

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What Do People — Not Techies, Not Companies — Think About Artificial Intelligence?

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

And earlier this month, under President Obama’s leadership, the White House issued a report, “Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence,” discussing AI’s possible applications and how it is likely to impact society, for better or worse. We decided to ask. Trust in AI depends on experience and expertise.

Company

Company Survey Media Report

3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2018

In 2016, the U.S. It all starts, as the stories below show, with purpose-driven leadership: a determination to provide high-quality, ultra-affordable health care to all, regardless of ability to pay: Saving Eyesight at a Fraction of the Cost. Competitors used the expensive CCD technology for cameras. baranozdemir/Getty Images.

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How Deloitte Made Learning a Game

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2013

And yet, by using gamification principles, Deloitte has seen use of its Deloitte Leadership Academy (DLA) training program increase. Since the integration of gamification in to Deloitte Leadership Academy, there has been a 37 percent increase in the number of users returning to the site each week. How will you track success?

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Learning-by-Doing Video Training Audience

What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

The list includes a health care company that was once near bankruptcy (DaVita), a software firm whose stock price stagnated for a decade (Microsoft), a travel website that faced overwhelming competition (Priceline), a food giant that seemed to lose its focus (Danone), and a steel company that faced new pressure from lower-cost rivals (ThyssenKrupp).

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Automation: A Potential Game Changer for Mining and Maritime Industry

HR Digest

JULY 22, 2019

The use of automation technology is rapidly changing the landscape of various industries, mostly in the labor-intensive sectors. Autonomous shipping and the ability to control trucks inside mining pits from an office are some few technologies emanating from artificial intelligence. million ounces of gold.

Industry

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What CEO Activism Looks Like in the Trump Era

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

In 2015 and 2016, we witnessed dozens of CEOs speaking up against anti-LGBT laws in a handful of states such as Indiana , Georgia , and North Carolina. For example, Google spent a hefty $265 million on diversity programs from 2014 to 2016 alone.) The technology sector takes the lead. but many lead global companies.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

There were approximately 180,000 new H-1B visas issued in 2016, according to State Department data. These must qualify as “specialty occupations,” which typically require a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) and are found in fields such as science, engineering, information technology, medicine, and business.

Outsourcing

Outsourcing Engineering Skills Information Technology

The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

But in the last two contests in which Hillary Clinton has participated, the 2008 primary and the 2016 election, she won on most of these metrics — and lost the elections. Media companies are experiencing an extreme form of competition that comes with digital technologies: Everyone is a media company today.

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What CEO Activism Looks Like in the Trump Era

The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

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