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Why HR Really Does Add Value

Harvard Business Review

Throughout my career, I have consistently faced the question, "How does HR add value in a business?" Early in my career I was fortunate to help a large manufacturer and distributor of construction and agricultural equipment change the way it went to market in North America. Not all fixed cost reductions were people.

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Who Wins in the Gig Economy, and Who Loses

Harvard Business Review

A full-time job provided the steady income needed to support our traditional version of the American Dream: the highly leveraged, high-fixed-cost house; the cars; the latest consumer goods. If you had a full-time job, you won. Entrepreneurial workers also win. The gig economy rewards hustle.