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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail.  As the human resources function seeks to transition itself from a tactical to strategic role in more and more organizations, execution becomes increasingly important.

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8 Ways Not to Manage Your Email (and 5 and a Half Tactics that Work)

Harvard Business Review

There were several oft-recommended tactics that failed utterly for me, and a few that did work. Notably, most of the successful tactics had less to do with email and more to do with general time management — although there were two important exceptions. I stopped expecting a human brain to solve a problem created by technology.

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Let Algorithms Decide – and Act – for Your Company

Harvard Business Review

If you needed a hammer, for example, someone would manually produce one for you. The industrial revolution enabled the mass production of hammers with consistent quality and lower cost. Decision making Information & technology Operations' Centuries ago everything was manufactured by hand.

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Let Algorithms Decide – and Act – for Your Company

Harvard Business Review

If you needed a hammer, for example, someone would manually produce one for you. The industrial revolution enabled the mass production of hammers with consistent quality and lower cost. Centuries ago everything was manufactured by hand. Certainly, some customization and personal touches were lost.