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How to Win with AI and Automation

HR Digest

Spending on worker transition has also continued to shrink as a percentage of GDP. INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCES. Organizations are evolving as well, as work becomes more synergetic and organizations try to become more agile. An enhance emphasis on creativity, life-long learning, and critical thinking is required.

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Similarly, many organizations are experimenting with using Agile sprints beyond the traditional areas of product development and innovation. And wages are stagnant.

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Globalization Is Becoming More About Data and Less About Stuff

Harvard Business Review

Today growth in global trade has flattened, and it looks unlikely to regain its previous peak relative to world GDP anytime soon. We find that over the last decade, global flows of goods, services, finance, people, and data have contributed at least 10% of world GDP, adding $7.8 The same is true for cross-border financial flows.