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The productivity imperative

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain information about a free online subscription, please click here. * * * To sustain wealth creation, developed nations must find ways to boost [.].

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Global forces: An introduction

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of resources, and watch a video during which McKinsey director Bisson explains why trends matter, the value of tracking global forces, and how [.]

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What Is The Job Metaverse Is Trying To Do?

The Horizons Tracker

While the metaverse sprang to public attention with the renaming of Facebook earlier this year, the phrase was coined back in 1996 in Neal Stephenson’s book Snow Crash, in which the science fiction author described an immersive version of the internet that was accessed via virtual reality.

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The Stakeholders You Need to Close a Big Deal

Harvard Business Review

The champions I’ve known have been motivated by a host of related factors – generating personal visibility, drawing attention and resources to their domain, or being perceived as innovators. The decision maker at AT&T was CEO Randall Stephenson. With that, Stephenson felt he could defend his decision.

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To Stay Relevant, Your Company and Employees Must Keep Learning

Harvard Business Review

As AT&T CEO and Chair Randall Stephenson, recently told the New York Times, “There is a need to retool yourself, and you should not expect to stop… People who do not spend five to 10 hours a week in online learning will obsolete themselves with the technology.”

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How to Conduct an Effective Job Interview

Harvard Business Review

How are they resourceful? Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson. When Mimi Gigoux, the EVP of human resources at Criteo, the French ad-tech company, interviews a job candidate, she looks for signs of “intellect, open-mindedness, and passion” both for the company and for the role. What do they have in common?

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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement

Harvard Business Review

“It rests on the premise that the unrestrained interaction of competitive forces will yield the best allocation of our economic resources, the lowest prices, the highest quality and the greatest material progress, while at the same time providing an environment conductive to the preservation of our democratic political and social institutions.”