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India and China
May Not Be the
Answer

by Kevin D. Stringer

An offshoring expert argues that companies could compete and profit best by outsourcing to small, more developed countries.

Facing Up to the Demographic Dilemma

with Yoshito Hori, Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Timothy Ma Kam Wah, and Vanessa Wang

At the World Economic Forum’s summer meeting in Dalian, China, four experts discussed the challenges and opportunities that aging populations present to business.

Getting a Return on Judgment

by Julian Birkinshaw and Huw Jenkins

The financial meltdown showed the limits of bureaucracy. Recovery depends on how well companies adopt the practices of personalization instead.

What’s So Special about Special Ops?

by Andrew Sobel

The U.S. military’s elite training programs offer a model for the strategic deployment of human capital and for building effective teams.

Jack’s Right Fight

When the head of a division had an impossible target to meet, the only way forward was through a constructive battle between allies.

The Elusive Right Path to Engineering Offshoring

Farming out product design and development can be a risky venture, as many organizations have learned the hard way. Here are five steps to making it work.

A School for Displaced Workers

With industries contracting and jobless rates among manufacturing workers skyrocketing, community colleges have become the new home of retraining programs.

How Emotions Affect Decision Making

Emotions can get in the way of rational decision making. Anger, in particular, can make employees increase their commitment to a failing plan.

The Talent Innovation Imperative

Any company that competes on the global stage must, in light of today’s changing workforce, rethink the way it manages people.

Managing with the Brain in Mind

Neuroscience research is revealing the social nature of the high-performance workplace.

Rising to the Corporate Education Challenge

Amid layoffs and restructuring, many companies are rethinking, not discarding, their efforts to build worker capabilities.

India’s Demographic Moment

With the right conditions in place — education, entrepreneurialism, and environmental awareness among them — a young, eager, educated workforce can be the key to prosperity.

Managing Telecommuters

How telecommuting policies affect productivity and work-family conflict.

Strong Connections, Less Conflict

Team leaders who foster informal social ties with their subordinates are more likely to boost performance, reduce turnover, and keep team members happy.

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