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Future of HR: The Transition to Performance Advisor

LDRLB

HR is an enigmatic profession, as the authors write, “the sad reality is—even in today’s enlightened age of recognizing the value of people to the business—too many top executives still view HR as a non-strategic cost center instead of a core, profit-contributing function.” I was provided with an advance copy of this report to review.

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Charlie Ackerman on Winning A World in Flux

HR Digest

Bosch firmly believes that research is not an end in itself – a never-ending race to develop new technologies – but rather something that makes a tangible contribution to improving the quality of people’s lives. Our BRGs are voluntary and are typically developed by associates who want to drive and influence our workplace culture.

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The Most Successful Brands Focus on Users — Not Buyers

Harvard Business Review

Purchase brands try to shape what people think about the brand along the path to purchase; usage brands influence how people experience the brand at every touchpoint. In many organizations, marketing comes after product development. These changes fundamentally require rethinking strategy, organization, investment, and measurement.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

Hispanics to elevate the influence of their voices as educators, corporate leaders and policy makers — a critical need when you consider that Hispanics will represent 30% of America by 2050. Take the time to understand why cultural values influence Hispanics. Think profit center, not cost center.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

Hispanics to elevate the influence of their voices as educators, corporate leaders and policy makers — a critical need when you consider that Hispanics will represent 30% of America by 2050. Take the time to understand why cultural values influence Hispanics. Think profit center, not cost center.

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A Case for Why Health Systems Should Partner with Pharmacies

Harvard Business Review

So it’s not surprising that pharmacists have the greatest positive influence , compared with other health professionals, on patients’ medication adherence. As providers increasingly participate in value-based purchasing arrangements, what used to be profit centers have become cost centers.

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How Cloud Computing Is Changing Management

Harvard Business Review

Likely outcomes of the move to cloud include changing how products are designed; closer collaboration between the corporate IT department and other business units, including sales, finance and forecasting; and more customer interaction, even to a point of jointly developing products with their consumers.