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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

HR Digest

SAP SE Executive Board Member and Chief Human Resources Officer, Stefan Ries explains how he is utilizing AI and Big Data to advance HR analytics as the foundations for a successful global future. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, SAP successfully implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade in 2017.

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The 5 Whys

Harvard Business Review

Eric Ries , entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, explains how to find the human causes of technical problems.

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How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices

Harvard Business Review

It’s a framework for entrepreneurs, building on “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries. There is a lot at stake here for GE’s operations strategy. Leadership roles and responsibilities. According to their 2013 Year-in-Review, in the first year, Ries trained 80 coaches exclusively dedicated to FastWorks. and compete successfully.

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How to Innovate with an Executive Sponsor

Harvard Business Review

Without the foresight and intervention of senior leadership, the firm will simply concentrate on the opportunities that it was destined to concentrate on. Middle managers with limited resources and set evaluation metrics will simply operate in a predictable fashion.

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The Barriers Big Companies Face When They Try to Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business Review

” Lean startup, popularized by writers and entrepreneurs like Eric Ries and Steve Blank, can deliver big benefits inside big companies. Most large companies are populated more by skilled operators than by innovators hunting for underserved markets or new business opportunities.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Leadership: the percentage of executive time that gets devoted to mentor­ing innovation projects, and 360-degree survey results that reveal the extent to which execu­tives are exhibiting pro-innovation behaviors. Balance: the mix of different types of innova­tion (product, service, pricing, distribution, operations, etc.);