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2018 Workforce Forecast | Herman Group

Chart Your Course

In fact, according to the global staffing agency Ranstad, “many workers are seeking project or consultant-based work, with as much as 61 percent of the workforce choosing agile* careers by 2019” Greater use of Big Data in HR. Advancing work technologies are changing the ways in which companies and their employees work.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Validating proof of concept around social media ROI is a discussion that may have had a bit of relevance 24 months ago, but unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last couple of years you know that numerous case studies abound which validate social media beyond any reasonable doubt.

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How to Launch a Product Like a Rock Star

Strategy Driven

It took years for Apple to gain traction despite offering what critics consider to be a superior operating system. It began as a small direct sales operation, with no plan for national distribution. And that means marginal products can outsell superior ones — just look at Microsoft vs. Apple. Then, there is 50 Shades of Grey.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication. What’s the ROI on a handshake? Can’t control relationships in social media.you have to give up control but make sure you still have command. When it comes to social media fail fast and fail smart.

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Technological Know-How Is a Job Requirement

Harvard Business Review

billion , entrepreneurial companies with technology at their core have disrupted entire industries and threatened or eliminated incumbents. A 2011 IBM study of over 3,000 CIOs revealed that CIO-CEO alignment is stronger than ever, with traditional companies aggressively investing in technology innovation.

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What Great Companies Know About Culture

Harvard Business Review

Among the top performers on the 2011 World's Best Multinational Companies list are culturally-strong technology companies such as Microsoft, NetApp, SAS, and Google. Instead programs that offer the most stability, as reported by 75 percent of respondents, are those that communicate brand mission and provide career development opportunities.

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Keeping Human Stories at the Center of Health Care

Harvard Business Review

With all the recent advances in technology, there is no doubt the health care industry as a whole gets an “A” in science. The tradeoff, however, is that we’ve become so focused on using the technology (as this HBR article points out) that we spend far less time listening to individual human stories. Insight Center.