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Stop Trying to Control How Ex-Employees Use Their Knowledge

Harvard Business Review

The free flow of workers between companies is central to economic growth and innovation. Yet employers are increasingly taking legal action to prevent former employees from using knowledge and skills learned on the job. Employees’ incentives to learn on the job are weaker if they cannot use that knowledge later in their careers.

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IBM Focuses HR on Change

Harvard Business Review

It's rare to find a corporate human resources function that accelerates change by actively finding ways to help drive new strategies. Attracting, retaining, and motivating employees are all core. In growth markets like Kenya and Malaysia, people needed to develop marketing and innovation skills. But not at IBM.