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To Stay Relevant, Your Company and Employees Must Keep Learning

Harvard Business Review

It’s about learning to continuously learn over the course of your whole career. My hypothesis, and Stephenson agrees, is that for organizations to win in the market, they must help their employees stay relevant in their skills. The manager assigned an SEO course to the product manager responsible for that product.

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Talking to Yourself (Out Loud) Can Help You Learn

Harvard Business Review

When University of Illinois psychologist Brian Ross enrolled in a computer science course, it had been a long time since he’d even taken a class. Companies may pay for training or reimburse educational courses, but the skill of gaining skills is rarely taught. With his beard and balding dome, he stood out. He was nervous.

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Welcome to HBR's Customer Intelligence Insight Center

Harvard Business Review

As early as 1994 Neal Stephenson was envisioning the era of Big Data, and how it might change the work of a market researcher. Dick, of course, gave us the billboards of Minority Report , recognizing and calling out personalized offers to people on the street. CEOs Need Hard Data on Customer Loyalty.

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Why Mergers Like the At&T-Time Warner Deal Should Go Through

Harvard Business Review

But CEO Randall Stephenson immediately denied both versions, and reiterated that the company will not let go of either CNN or the deal itself, pledging to fight the government if necessary. Fortunately, there’s little to suggest antitrust authorities are considering any dramatic course change.

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How to Conduct an Effective Job Interview

Harvard Business Review

And of course: What should I wear? Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson. So in November, when Todd Ross Nienkerk, the company’s founder and CEO, had an opening for an account manager, he had a hunch about who should get the job. Candidates find job interviews stressful because of the many unknowns. Further Reading.

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