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Scream Time? Are You Managing, or Managed By, E-mail?

The Practical Leader

Psychiatrist, and former Harvard professor, Edward Hallowell, founder of The Hallowell ADHD Centers, said, “I don’t blame technology. It’s an efficient information management tool. Managers confusing the two is why most organizations are drowning in information while thirsting for communication.

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How One Health System Got Rid of Bureaucratic Busywork

Harvard Business Review

Technological progress and new digital products have perennially been relied upon for improving operations. But studies now reveal that doctors spend half of their time managing EHRs and desk work, shortchanging patients and fueling burnout. But the truth is, tech can often make bureaucracy worse.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 50 – An Interview with.

Strategy Driven

About the Author Marshall Fisher, co-author of The New Science of Retailing , is the UPS Professor of Operations and Information Management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and co-director of the Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Some examples include new technologies, changes in customer preferences, new ways of serving customers, and disruptive threats.

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How Data Can Make Better Managers

Harvard Business Review

IBM is applying computational leadership science to better anticipate, address, mitigate, and even benefit from disruption.

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What Happens to Mental Health at Work When Our Devices Know How We Feel?

Harvard Business Review

Soon, face- and voice- recognition technology will almost certainly be good enough to provide a richer experience to these and other use cases. Sooner, not later, your smartphone will not only be capable of serving as your shrink — it may also serve as your leadership coach, acting both as Sigmund Freud and Peter Drucker.

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Breaking the Command-and-Control Reflex

Harvard Business Review

But Brennan opened the door on some current management difficulties at the $3 billion information management company he runs. Brennan starts by saying that business is going through a transformation and top-down leadership no longer works well for companies.