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How to Win in Africa

Leading Blog

They say business leaders tend to “underestimate Africa’s size and potential as a market, and overestimate the challenges of doing business there.”. Africa is the next growth market. Develop programs to grow talent from within and make gender diversity a priority. Training for entry-level and frontline employees is essential.

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August Jobs Report 2023

HR Digest

The release of the August jobs report 2023 by the Labor Department has provided valuable insights into the state of the job market in the United States. Despite the addition of 187,000 jobs, there are signs indicating a gradual cooling of the labor market. This suggests that the labor market may be weaker than initially perceived.

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Health of the Business Landscape in the U.S.

Coaching Tip

have tracked closely with the performance of the economy and labor market overall, showing a notable decline following the last recession,” said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder and co-author of The Talent Equation. Net new business establishments in the U.S. Nearly 30,000 more establishments in 2012 than 2009, up 5%.

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Getting Real About Health Care Value

Harvard Business Review

Let’s hope that’s true for “value” in health care. Where other mantras – such as quality or managed care – have failed to galvanize the system’s diverse stakeholders, value may have a chance. The question, of course, is whether the term will help spur the fundamental changes that our health care sector so desperately needs.

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U.S. Health Care Is on the Cusp of Bundled Payments

Harvard Business Review

In doing so, suggested Jerry Solon, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh, it is possible to start making real inferences about the inputs (health care services) that generate an output (treating a patient). health care. The second and less obvious reason is the state of the wiring of all health care transactions.

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Expanding the Reach of Primary Care in Developing Countries

Harvard Business Review

While advances in health care in the developed world often emphasize new technologies, in developing lower- and middle-income countries simply expanding the reach of basic primary care services is crucial to improving health. The Leading Edge of Health Care. Market focus. Insight Center.

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How to Prepare Yourself for the Executive Chair

Strategy Driven

As organizations expand and grow, the skills that led to success often won’t sustain further development in a more complex, high-stakes environment. You can read books about HR and marketing, but getting your head in and hands on the finances and operations will pay huge premiums later on. Present and future executives need more.