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Future of work and prognostications following the covid19 pandemic

Mike Cardus

Increase in gig and short term contract work MANY hybrid work teams (for a while) THEN in 3 to 5 years, there will be a “back to office” movement written about in HBR and other business magazines. Maybe) by April or May of 2021 (after vaccinations), we will see hiring go back up.

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Are Great CEOs Always Great Leaders?

LDRLB

Somehow he was able to see the unseen, and marshal Apple’s resources to deliver the innovative products that fulfilled his view of what lied ahead. Can a good “start-up” CEO guide a mature organization? He is a contributor to Fortune magazine and a regular blogger at CEO Afterlife. One has to wonder.

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A Simple Tool You Need to Manage Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Management knows it and so does Wall Street: The year-to-year viability of a company depends on its ability to innovate. Yet many companies have not yet learned to manage innovation strategically. One tool we've developed to help companies manage their innovation portfolio is the Innovation Ambition Matrix (see the chart below).

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Lisa Hershman: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Lisa Hershman is a seasoned business professional and author, who brings a wealth of real-world experience and an innovative style to her position at Hammer and Company. Prior to joining Hammer and Company, she served as Corporate Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence at Avnet, Inc.,

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What it Means Today to be 'Connected'

Harvard Business Review

I was recently selected as one of Britain's "best connected" women by Director , a business magazine. Connecting with people and innovative ideas is more important than ever. Only connect, and the beast and the monk, robbed of the isolation that is life to either, will die. — E.M. Forster, Howards End (1910).

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A New CEO's Reinvention Road Map

Harvard Business Review

I'm not one to manage by magazine but, if I were, "The Reinvention Roller Coaster: Risking the Present for a Powerful Future" would be required reading. But technology innovation is a powerful draw and, in business, when an opportunity arises, there is no shortage of players getting into the game. Especially right now. Let me explain.

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What If You Don't Want to Be a Manager?

Harvard Business Review

Management titles allow us to mark our growth, and our maturity. For example, when my husband started as a young writer at Time magazine, there was only one career path — work hard as a staff writer, and eventually you might be promoted to senior editor. He believes that fixed organizational structure impedes innovation.