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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

But it’s particularly difficult for large, traditional firms , especially those which operate in consolidated, non-growth industries (think pulp and paper, steel, airlines) and which are often located away from the metropolitan areas where data scientists live. There were no processes in place to share the learning.

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Where Predictive Analytics Is Having the Biggest Impact

Harvard Business

The increased prediction accuracy, in turn, makes it possible to achieve large increases in operational efficiency — having the right inventory in the right locations. Advances in measurement technology increasingly allow offline firms to benefit from these types of gains through more efficient pricing. Predictive maintenance.

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Consultant Ninja: The Secrecy of Management Consulting.

Consultant Ninja

Scientists/Professors/Engineers Research is shared publicly, published papers, conferences, teaching universities Military Officers Army War College, joint training exercises, officer exchange programs, published books Auditors/Accountants FAS rulings, journals, filings with the SEC. So there you go. June 6, 2009 at 7:16 AM. Post a Comment.

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3 Questions About AI That Nontechnical Employees Should Be Able to Answer

Harvard Business

Instead, employees throughout the organization will be able to spot the low-hanging fruit where AI could make your organization more efficient. People do not need to know how to fly a plane to be able to spot sensible new airline routes. They are “trained” to spot patterns using an existing set of data inputs and outputs.

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Research: When Being a Humble Leader Backfires

Harvard Business

Take United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, whose initial response to the violent removal of a fare-paying passenger from one of the company’s planes led to a public backlash. Companies can incorporate these skills into leadership training or coaching. Recent public scandals demonstrate what lack of humility can do in a public setting.

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The Stage Where Most Innovation Projects Fail

Harvard Business

Among those that have met that fate in recent months are initiatives at Target, Alaska Airlines, Coca-Cola, the New York Times, and Chubb. Operators in the business units love hitting goals and finding new efficiencies. Three years later, many of these ambitious ventures will have quietly expired without an obituary.

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Automation Will Make Us Rethink What a “Job” Really Is

Harvard Business

Let’s look at an example that most of us directly interact with for hundreds, if not thousands, of hours annually: the airline industry. Pilots are a critical pool of talent for an airline; there must be a sufficient supply with appropriate skills to operate the airline.