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Human Resources in the Post Deming Era

Deming Institute

Managers spend far too little time learning about the existing conditions the people in the organization face, coaching those employees and working on improving the management system to help employees do great work. One person near the end partially hedged their opinion and said maybe we should give her another chance.

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Human Resources in the Post Deming Era

Deming Institute

Managers spend far too little time learning about the existing conditions the people in the organization face, coaching those employees and working on improving the management system to help employees do great work. One person near the end partially hedged their opinion and said maybe we should give her another chance.

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Michael Fraccaro, CHRO at Mastercard, on the value of business resource groups

HR Digest

In an interview with The HR Digest, Michael Fraccaro, Chief Human Resources Officer at Mastercard, explains the importance of business resource groups and the vital role it plays to deliver real business results. I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.”

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What Amazing Bosses Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Yet in today’s rapidly evolving, 24/7 workplaces, it’s not always clear what managers should do to create the most satisfying work experiences and the happiest employees. If you supervise others, make sure you do the following: Manage individuals, not teams. Ensure you understand what makes them tick. He always had time.”

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4 Models for Using AI to Make Decisions

Harvard Business Review

The most painful board conversations that I hear about machine learning revolve around how much power and authority super-smart software should have. Executives who wouldn’t hesitate to automate a factory now flinch at the prospect of deep-learning algorithms dictating their sales strategies and capex. That’s hard.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

The main strengths of my network as it exists today are: The main weaknesses of my network as it exists today are: What can a network do for you? In fact, few of us do. The value of diverse relationships lies not only in what your contacts can do for you, but also on what you can do for them. It can keep you informed.

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Stop Waiting for Governments to Close the Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Companies have a role to play in addressing this challenge, and doing so needn’t come at the expense of performance. Examples of this phenomenon have emerged already: The world’s largest hedge fund is developing a capability for an algorithm to make hiring and firing decisions.

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