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Team Chemistry Is the New Holy Grail of Performance Analytics

Harvard Business Review

As an 11-time champion, says Jackson, he was always looking for “what creates the bonds” between players that can meaningfully separate them from their competition. Information & technology Managing people Talent management' You can make an excellent living doing research in physical and/or inorganic chemistry.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business Review

More recently, it has come in the form of the swarms of “apps” sold to individual departments to solve scheduling and care-coordination problems and to “bond” with “consumers.”

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Why Companies That Wait to Adopt AI May Never Catch Up

Harvard Business Review

Instead they are waiting for the technology to mature and for expertise in AI to become more widely available. They are planning to be “fast followers” — a strategy that has worked with most information technologies. We think this is a bad idea.

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How to Be a Family-Friendly Boss

Harvard Business Review

Fast-forward a few years, and my friend has continued on his career trajectory and has repaid the favor of a small, informal, family-related accommodation many times over by the value he adds to the firm. He’s proved that work-family balance and high performance can be complementary rather than contradictory forces.

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When You've Done Enough, Do More

Harvard Business Review

When you begin interactions in this way — by doing more, and sometimes even taking a risk in the process — you form instant bonds with people who are tired of being ripped off, manipulated, or given the bare minimum of service. You prove immediately to these people that you have integrity.