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To Stay Relevant, Your Company and Employees Must Keep Learning

Harvard Business Review

As AT&T CEO and Chair Randall Stephenson, recently told the New York Times, “There is a need to retool yourself, and you should not expect to stop… People who do not spend five to 10 hours a week in online learning will obsolete themselves with the technology.” Insight Center. The Global Digital Economy.

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Talking to Yourself (Out Loud) Can Help You Learn

Harvard Business Review

” Whether we hit the pause button while listening to a podcast or stop to reflect while reading a manual, we develop skills more effectively by thinking about our thinking. It’s when we don’t know something that why questions become more difficult — and create a way to develop an area of expertise.

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The 3 Things CEOs Worry About the Most

Harvard Business Review

Talent Management. Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. ” CEOs also worried about whether their high potential employees were being properly developed. Talent-related issues were the top concern, mentioned by 16 of the CEOs. Ken Powell of U.S.

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