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Manage Capital Investments Like a Supply Chain

Harvard Business

With generative AI, the rewiring of global supply chains, and investments in clean energy and associated technologies, business is on the cusp of capital investments the likes weve never before seen. Supply chains and operations functions today deliver on trillions of dollars every week with limited failures.

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How Companies Can Mitigate AI’s Growing Environmental Footprint

Harvard Business

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly ubiquitous in business and governance, its substantial environmental impact — from significant increases in energy and water usage to heightened carbon emissions — cannot be ignored. By 2030, AI’s power demand is expected to rise by 160%.

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The Long-Term Costs of Wind Turbines

Harvard Business

Wind energy is experiencing a boom, but in a pattern eerily reminiscent of the nineteenth century Pennsylvania oil boom, wind farms are building ever larger turbines to farm wind energy further and further from shore. This trend carries risks, especially as turbines come with largely hidden costs.

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Is Your Organizational Transformation Veering Off Course?

Harvard Business

These can range from exogenous shocks, such as inflation, supply-chain disruption, or political events; operating-model issues, such as the need to change technology, governance, or ways of working; or human dynamics, such as employee confidence in or ownership of the change.

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Your Favorite HBR Articles of 2023

Harvard Business

And how specifically did it change the way you operate? They called out articles ranging from a 2001 classic article about managing your energy as a worker to a recent magazine piece on storytelling for leaders. We heard from readers in a variety of different industries, writing in from various corners of the world.

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Maximizing ROI with Custom eLearning: Case Studies and Metrics

Clarity Consultants

Deeper insights require examining financial metrics, employee engagement, and operational efficiencies. They deployed a recruitment strategy that quickly identified and onboarded consultants adept at integrating into the client’s operations. Clarity Consultants responded with a scalable workforce solution.

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Bureaucracy Can Drain Your Company’s Energy. Agile Can Restore It.

Harvard Business

Its hierarchical authority, specialized division of labor, and standard operating procedures enabled companies to grow far larger than they had ever been. Tens of thousands of agile teams have operated for decades without much awareness — let alone active support — from CEOs. Tetra Images/Getty Images.

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