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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

In a recent McKinsey Global Survey on the future of workforce needs, nearly nine in ten executives and managers say their organizations either face skills gap already or expect gaps to develop within the next five years. Organizations are now facing a learning curve as managers scramble to lead their teams virtually.

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The Economic Impact of the Japanese Disasters

Harvard Business Review

Transportation disruptions and the closing of many factories throughout Japan will shrink Japanese aggregate demand and disrupt supply chains worldwide. The destruction will surely cost Japan many times the $132 billion that the 1995 Kobe earthquake did, making it one of the Japan's most costly natural disasters.

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The Question with AI Isn’t Whether We’ll Lose Our Jobs — It’s How Much We’ll Get Paid

Harvard Business Review

” The Commission recommended responses that manage the overall health of the economy (managing and strengthening aggregate demand), promote educational opportunity, provide public employment, and secure transitional income maintenance.

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More and More CEOs Are Taking Their Social Responsibility Seriously

Harvard Business Review

We can’t expect managers to focus primarily on anything other than building a thriving, profitable enterprise. The Ford story doesn’t add up , if you assume that Ford believed that his move alone was enough to raise overall demand for cars. As I tell my students, rule one is: Don’t crash the company.

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