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Knowledge Is Power. Data Isn’t.

In the CEO Afterlife

Now, I don’t want anyone to think that I don’t value information technology. When I was a CMO and CEO, I operated with an entrepreneurial mindset that required taking decisions as early as possible. That meant making the call without all of the information, and not fretting about it, but being glad of it.

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Alphabet Workers Union to bring back the ‘Don’t be evil’ motto

HR Digest

On Monday, the group announced the creation of the AWU with an op-ed in The New York Times , after years of employees protesting for better workplace inclusivity and ethics at the search engine. In recent years, a growing number rank-and-file workers are demanding American tech companies put ethics before profit.

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How to Implement AI — Responsibly

Harvard Business Review

They identified four key moves — translate, integrate, calibrate, and proliferate — that leaders can make to ensure that responsible AI practices are fully integrated into broader operational standards.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. Palmisano could not have succeeded at placing values at the center of IBM's operations without strong principles of his own. When the U.S.

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We Can’t Always Control What Makes Us Successful

Harvard Business Review

It’s now done by economists, data engineers, IT operatives, and anyone who has access to the data. The field of psychology has long thought about the ethical issues and moral consequences of their tests. Human resources Information & technology Talent management' But a few things have changed with the rise of big data.

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What If Google Had a Hedge Fund?

Harvard Business Review

But that mind-set's simply too focused and operational. Yes, this exercise will surface all manner of ethical — and possibly legal — conflicts and risks. The classic business perspective typically views these data as high-performance fuel to make the business run faster, better, and leaner.

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

They saw it as an opportunity to completely transform the operation to improve care and the patient experience and to lower costs. To that end, they decided to have a team study how care is delivered, identify the barriers to smooth operations, and fix the barriers. It was fully integrated into emergency room operations at St.