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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

HR Digest

SAP SE Executive Board Member and Chief Human Resources Officer, Stefan Ries explains how he is utilizing AI and Big Data to advance HR analytics as the foundations for a successful global future. Stefan Ries: The old days of HR are over. At SAP, we develop, sell and run people software solutions that help us do so.

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Celebrating 10 Powerful HR Leaders

HR Digest

It’s no coincidence that CEOs know they depend on their company’s human resources to achieve success. Melissa Howell, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, Kellogg Company. Lewis, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Lockheed Martin. Most Powerful HR Leaders In The World. Patricia L.

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The Right Way for an Established Firm to Do an Innovation Pilot with a Startup

Harvard Business Review

You’re probably familiar with the “minimum viable product” of Eric Ries’ Lean Start-Up fame; but here I’m talking about the acronymically identical “minimum viable pilot.” The startup turned its ostensible shortcoming into a usable insight in its own technical and sales development.

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