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A 5-Part Process for Using Technology to Improve Your Talent Management

Harvard Business Review

At the law firm Allen & Overy, the idea of replacing traditional, annual performance appraisals with a technology-enabled continuous feedback system did not come from human resources. Fast-iteration methodologies are a prerequisite, because talent tech has to be tailored to specific business needs and company context and culture.

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Whose Job Is It to Manage Freelancers?

Harvard Business Review

One of us is a consultant and educator whose new book, Agile Talent , describes how organizations can maximize the advantages and strategic return on their agile talent investment. How can organizations provide this support to managers of agile talent, external experts, and the teams they support?

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Research Shows Immigrants Help Businesses Grow. Here’s Why.

Harvard Business Review

Those companies that do not continually innovate and adapt along with advances in technology and changes in society eventually see their products or services fade in importance. Being unafraid of new challenges and proactively reaching for them is extremely important for long-term business survival.

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Make Your Innovative Idea Seem Less Terrifying

Harvard Business Review

She also believed that Sanofi’s competitive edge was at risk because of this narrow approach to talent management. How Good Management Stifles Breakthrough Innovation. Capturing the Innovation Mind-Set at Bally Technologies. So she wrote a memo to the CEO explaining why gender balance is good for business. Innovation'