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When AI Becomes a Part of Our Daily Lives

Would you let a machine manage your personal life?

How Executive Recruiters Maintain Secrecy

When someone’s about to lose their job, discretion is a must.

Embedding AI in Business

Accenture’s Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Paul Daugherty, discusses how to successfully integrate AI in your business: Do not think of it as bolt-on tech, but rather, as an opportunity to reimagine everything you do.

How Great Nursing Improves Doctors’ Performance

Hospitals with better nursing programs perform better overall.

Facial Recognition Fears and Rihanna + LVMH

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate the pros and cons associated with the increased use of facial recognition technology and whether San Francisco’s ban on such technology makes sense. They then discuss whether Rihanna represents the future of the world’s largest luxury conglomerate, LVMH.

Can We Trust Machines that Sound Too Much Like Us?

And what about voice assistants that don’t sound like us at all?

When You’ve Reached an Impasse in Your Meeting

Don’t let a stalemate torpedo the group’s progress.

Your Company Needs a Process for Offboarding Employees Gracefully

Listen, show appreciation, and stay in touch.

Does Your Company Really Need a Chatbot?

Here’s when the answer is no.

Why It’s Time to Finally Worry about ESG

Robert Eccles, a visiting professor of management practice at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, says that the global investment community’s interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues has finally reached a tipping point. Large asset management firms and pensions funds are now pressuring corporate leaders to improve sustainability practices in material ways that both benefit their firms’ bottom line and create broader impact. They’re also advocating for more uniform metrics and industry standards. Eccles is the author of the HBR article “The Investor Revolution.”