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The Future of Human Work Is Imagination, Creativity, and Strategy

Harvard Business Review

It seems beyond debate: Technology is going to replace jobs, or, more precisely, the people holding those jobs. Recently, space and automotive titan Elon Musk said the machine-over-mankind threat was humanity’s “biggest existential threat.” Humans Are Strategic; Machines Are Tactical. Sponsored by SAS.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business Review

Carmakers have started using 3D technology to produce parts. Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. The technology is expected to lead to reductions in the cost of employment, capital investment, shipping and inventory as well.

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Listen to Your Employees, Not Just Your Customers

Harvard Business Review

automotive, financial services, retail, telecomm, and hospitality sectors. At one 170,000-employee big box retailer, linking the feedback systems would require approvals from three different senior executives, the CMO, the chief human resources officer, and the president of retail. Organizational barriers are often the culprit.

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Companies Should Take the Lead in Fixing the Middle-Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Yet many employers still struggle to fill certain types of vacancies, especially for so-called middle-skills jobs — in computer technology, nursing, high-skill manufacturing, and other fields — that require postsecondary technical education and training and, in some cases, college math courses or degrees.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Authority on new technology and communication. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group.

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Leaders: Build Your Pre-Resilience for Times of Crisis

Strategy Driven

Our world is too complex, markets too volatile, and technology too fast-paced for us to relax into complacency about organizational safety and normalcy. A 25-year veteran in senior human resources and leadership and development roles in four multinational companies, Harry Hutson is now an independent consultant.

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5 Positions Companies Need To Navigate Digital Transformation

N2Growth Blog

Additional fields of AI with new job requirements include : Customer Experience (Digital) Agents building Chatbots, UI/IX (User Experience), Automation Engineer (robotics), Automotive (self-driving vehicles), with Healthcare having unique requirements. Ultimately, it is strategy rather than technology that will drive value creation.