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U.S. Manufacturers Are Hurting Themselves by the Way They Hire

Harvard Business Review

Given the hypercompetitive nature of global manufacturing, it wouldn't take much to kill this momentum and put the U.S. companies apart in the global marketplace. workforce hungry — hungry for stable, well-paying jobs, hungry for training, and hungry to compete at a global level. That's simply not true.

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Seven Problems a Recovery Won't Fix

Harvard Business Review

Want fries with that latest global "soft patch" ?). Mere recovery probably won't do much to derail this trend, because the rise of McJobs has deeper causes: offshoring, skills gaps, undereducation, regulatory deficits, our own bottomless appetite for McStuff. Recovery means "a return to a normal state of strength." Is recovery enough?

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How Successful Virtual Teams Collaborate

Harvard Business Review

In another provocative study , researchers investigated how companies could use online role-playing games like "World of Warcraft" and "EverQuest" to build leadership and teamwork skills. Many skills are difficult to train and develop. In these games, members must continually do what's best for the team. Train for collaboration.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Theodor Weimer , Country Chairman at UniCredit. That doesn’t work for a host of practical reasons.

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How to Gain Credibility When You Have Little Experience

Harvard Business Review

There’s a meme on the internet, which speaks truth about a dilemma for young people entering the hypercompetitive workforce of 2017. In a new initiative at Brandeis University’s Perlmutter Institute for Global Business Leadership , we’re studying this exact problem. Leverage your research skills.

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