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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.” It started this program in 2012.

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Talking to Yourself (Out Loud) Can Help You Learn

Harvard Business Review

Companies may pay for training or reimburse educational courses, but the skill of gaining skills is rarely taught. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says technology workers need to learn online for at least five hours per week to fend off obsolescence. Around the globe, learning is highly predictive of future earnings.

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Winning the Elusive Marquee-Brand Customer Advocate

Harvard Business Review

The marketing head of an ambitious technology firm recently shared with me a vexing problem: Apple was one of their customers. As Michael Stephenson , a key leader in global customer programs at Oracle puts it, his firm has various business units that focus on specific industries. Marquee is good, a perfect match is better.

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