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Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. First, some background information. 600 (or ~$13). Truly remarkable!

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The Future Of Work Post-Covid

The Horizons Tracker

The skills touted as most important for advancing careers are changing: 40% of business leaders chose innovation skills as most important for succeeding at work today, behind decision-making skills (39%) and leadership skills (35%). Over two-thirds (67%) are at some stage of implementation.

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Leading the Charge for Sustainable and Inclusive Supply Chains

HR Digest

Our employees are experts in helping our customers create more efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains. We have a critical role to play to help our customers, our industry, and our world lessen the environmental impact of supply chains. Robinson will continue to help advance the supply chain around the globe.

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To Come Up with a Good Idea, Start by Imagining the Worst Idea Possible

Harvard Business Review

They applied her discoveries to an Autodesk research project called Primordial, and at McManus’s urging, it was Lisa who presented the project to 400 top executives and clients. To recognize how innovative this approach is, just imagine telling your intern or most junior employee that come Monday, you are their intern.

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8 Ways Machine Learning Is Improving Companies’ Work Processes

Harvard Business Review

Smoother supply chains. Machine learning enables contextual analysis of logistics data to predict and mitigate supply chain risks. Other areas where machine intelligence could soon be commonly used include: Career planning. Lastly, don’t underestimate the cultural barriers.

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You Don’t Need a Promotion to Grow at Work

Harvard Business Review

As organizations run leaner and flatter, your ability to move up can stall much earlier in your career because, simply put, there’s no place to go. So what should you do when you reach that plateau and you’re only midway through your career? This is true whether you work for a corporation, nonprofit, or public agency.

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Mind the (Skills) Gap

Harvard Business Review

A bachelor's degree used to provide enough basic training to last a career. And it's not only white-collar, college-driven careers that will suffer rapid skills obsolescence. Companies are increasingly more concerned about their human capital than about business issues like sourcing, supply chain and location.

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