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Stereotypes Can Force Older Workers Into Retirement

The Horizons Tracker

But there is an important difference: the senior employees we have interviewed are confident about their own skills, and their colleagues are mostly positive about their contribution,” the researchers explain. The study uncovered noticeable variations in attitudes towards older employees and the impact of declining industries.

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Workforce Analytics Isn't as Scary as It Sounds

Harvard Business Review

ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you what it comes to." The goal is simple: put the right people with the right skills in the right work. How can we share insights and innovations that allow our employees to be more productive? Take Thomas Gradgrind in Hard Times. A man who is. Take Sprint.

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

and China take the lead in tech innovation. And a recently released report suggests that Europe’s digital divide problem extends way beyond the Atlantic; Europe is a distant third behind North America and Asia for $100 million plus financing for VC backed companies. Investing in innovation capacity.

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