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How to Think Differently About a Flexible Workforce - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CATALANT

Harvard Business Review

companies can’t fill their open positions, according to a McKinsey Global Institute study that found that analytical, engineering, and management roles are the hardest to fill. Economists Lawrence Katz and Alan Krueger found that American workers in alternative work arrangements, including temp workers, increased by 9.4

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Are You Setting Your Data Scientists Up to Fail?

Harvard Business Review

A few days after my arrival, I was ushered into Steve Katz’s office, my director, who was three levels above me in the organization. Even if you’re just getting started in your data efforts, pick one specific objective and position your data scientists to pursue it. Second, immerse data scientists in your business.

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What Business Can Learn from Government

Harvard Business Review

With Washington mired in gridlock, local governments are being left “to grapple with super-sized economic, social, and environmental challenges,” Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution has asserted. A second area in which cities are operating at a world-class level is in gathering and analyzing data to enhance performance.