The document discusses how new technologies are changing the way recruitment is done. It provides examples of how social media, websites, and online profiles are shifting power to candidates and allowing them to research companies from multiple peer and employee perspectives. This represents a shift from traditional one-way recruitment processes to more fluid, ongoing conversations. The recruitment process is becoming low-cost and tailored to matching current talent to immediate job needs.
The document summarizes reviews of two books:
1) "The Ways to New—15 Paths to Disruptive Innovation" which discusses 15 pathways to disruptive innovation and challenges organizations to think differently about innovation through case studies. The reviewer found it helpful for guiding their journey in disruption.
2) "The Future of the Professions" which argues that technology will transform professions by distributing expertise through technologies and changing how knowledge is managed and professions are structured. It provokes thinking around the impact of technologies in replacing some jobs but creating new ones and professions.
Automation and AI are changing the nature of work. While some predict job losses, the author argues that reconceptualizing work as collaborative problem-solving between humans and machines, rather than discrete tasks, can create new jobs and increase productivity and living standards. The author provides examples of how bus drivers and financial advisors could partner with AI to take on higher-level roles focused on problem-solving rather than specific tasks. Reconstructing jobs in this way could lead to a more equitable and prosperous future for all.
This document discusses how motivations for work are changing as living standards rise globally. Some key points:
- As countries become wealthier, workers spend less time working due to higher standards of living. However, expectations of what a job should provide have increased beyond just income.
- Younger generations and workers in wealthier countries place less importance on work relative to leisure compared to older generations.
- While compensation remains important, only 22% of global workers say it is the most important job attribute. Other factors like interesting work and an inspiring company matter more to many.
- As communities have declined, work has become a more important source of social connection and purpose beyond just income for many workers.
This document outlines the key skills and mindsets needed to become an innovator. It discusses how innovators question assumptions, make observations about problems and industries, experiment through trial and error, and make connections across disciplines. The document also recommends books on innovation and provides contact information for the author.
This document discusses agile culture and principles. It introduces the speaker as someone who helps organizations implement better ways of working. The topics to be covered are cultural change, dealing with uncertainty, and the agile approach. It advocates for cultural change through transparency, feedback, self-organization and continuous improvement. It discusses embracing uncertainty and focusing on adaptability over predictability. The agile approach emphasizes knowledge workers, self-organizing teams, limiting work in progress, and measuring what matters through feedback and visualization. An agile leader facilitates deep understanding and learning while encouraging trust.
Because of the impact of work on adoption of these patterns and, ultimately, on development of a model for a sustainable and livable city, CUD believes the opportunity to introduce innovation in work enablement using ICT is equally important to delivering solutions to problems for energy, transportation, housing, buildings, and society
at large.
This whiepaper explores the factors driving the evolution of knowledge work, the principles
of sustainable work, and solutions that incorporate these principles.
A presentation made in February 2016 to a range of groups interested in an update on the Flourishing Business Innovation Toolkit project.
The presentation provides a personal and detailed view of the history of the project and the our Toolkit - including current status of all elements of the project.
A recording of a Q&A with Antony Upward about this presentation is available to members of the Strongly Sustainable Business Model Group - linked from here: http://wiki.ssbmg.com/meeting/2016-02-09
For details of the process we're using to design our business please see our wiki: http://wiki.ssbmg.com/FBT-project/business-model
As usual, recommended downloading the presentation and viewing in slideshow mode with the speakers notes handy
The document summarizes reviews of two books:
1) "The Ways to New—15 Paths to Disruptive Innovation" which discusses 15 pathways to disruptive innovation and challenges organizations to think differently about innovation through case studies. The reviewer found it helpful for guiding their journey in disruption.
2) "The Future of the Professions" which argues that technology will transform professions by distributing expertise through technologies and changing how knowledge is managed and professions are structured. It provokes thinking around the impact of technologies in replacing some jobs but creating new ones and professions.
Automation and AI are changing the nature of work. While some predict job losses, the author argues that reconceptualizing work as collaborative problem-solving between humans and machines, rather than discrete tasks, can create new jobs and increase productivity and living standards. The author provides examples of how bus drivers and financial advisors could partner with AI to take on higher-level roles focused on problem-solving rather than specific tasks. Reconstructing jobs in this way could lead to a more equitable and prosperous future for all.
This document discusses how motivations for work are changing as living standards rise globally. Some key points:
- As countries become wealthier, workers spend less time working due to higher standards of living. However, expectations of what a job should provide have increased beyond just income.
- Younger generations and workers in wealthier countries place less importance on work relative to leisure compared to older generations.
- While compensation remains important, only 22% of global workers say it is the most important job attribute. Other factors like interesting work and an inspiring company matter more to many.
- As communities have declined, work has become a more important source of social connection and purpose beyond just income for many workers.
This document outlines the key skills and mindsets needed to become an innovator. It discusses how innovators question assumptions, make observations about problems and industries, experiment through trial and error, and make connections across disciplines. The document also recommends books on innovation and provides contact information for the author.
This document discusses agile culture and principles. It introduces the speaker as someone who helps organizations implement better ways of working. The topics to be covered are cultural change, dealing with uncertainty, and the agile approach. It advocates for cultural change through transparency, feedback, self-organization and continuous improvement. It discusses embracing uncertainty and focusing on adaptability over predictability. The agile approach emphasizes knowledge workers, self-organizing teams, limiting work in progress, and measuring what matters through feedback and visualization. An agile leader facilitates deep understanding and learning while encouraging trust.
Because of the impact of work on adoption of these patterns and, ultimately, on development of a model for a sustainable and livable city, CUD believes the opportunity to introduce innovation in work enablement using ICT is equally important to delivering solutions to problems for energy, transportation, housing, buildings, and society
at large.
This whiepaper explores the factors driving the evolution of knowledge work, the principles
of sustainable work, and solutions that incorporate these principles.
A presentation made in February 2016 to a range of groups interested in an update on the Flourishing Business Innovation Toolkit project.
The presentation provides a personal and detailed view of the history of the project and the our Toolkit - including current status of all elements of the project.
A recording of a Q&A with Antony Upward about this presentation is available to members of the Strongly Sustainable Business Model Group - linked from here: http://wiki.ssbmg.com/meeting/2016-02-09
For details of the process we're using to design our business please see our wiki: http://wiki.ssbmg.com/FBT-project/business-model
As usual, recommended downloading the presentation and viewing in slideshow mode with the speakers notes handy
The document discusses vision enactors for entrepreneurs and organizations. It notes that vision enactors can come from different backgrounds and in surprising packages. Their main jobs are to hire and keep happy people while staying happy themselves. The document suggests looking to the future and a new generation of vision enactors with new ideas from Generation Y that take non-traditional approaches but are willing and accountable. It concludes that the current period is a national reset with new lessons for all.
The document provides an introduction to MBTI Step II results. It discusses the basics of MBTI type preferences and how Step II examines facets of personality to better understand how individuals express their Step I type. It outlines the objectives of learning about Step II results, the relationship between Step I and Step II, and how to read one's own Step II report. The document uses exercises to demonstrate how Step II facets provide more nuanced insights into personality.
Erika Lungen Isabel Sánchez es la heroína de una niña de 13 años. Erika salvó la vida de la niña cuando tenía problemas en el agua, y la niña ahora la admira mucho. La niña compara su biografía con la de Erika, notando tanto similitudes como diferencias entre ellas, como que ambas son de Caracas pero Erika es mayor y trabaja mientras la niña estudia.
Your body language communicates a lot about your confidence, openness, and interest in others. The way you sit, stand, gesture, and make eye contact can signal whether you feel powerful or powerless, engaged or detached. Paying attention to your posture, facial expressions, and other nonverbal cues will help you connect better and make a strong first impression.
This document discusses 21st century learning and how it has changed with the introduction of technology. It emphasizes that technology should be used as a tool to support independent, self-directed learning with a focus on collaboration, communication, creativity and developing real-world skills. Learners should take ownership over their education and have passion for their learning by setting goals and seeking feedback. Educators take on new roles as mentors and models to inspire curiosity and help make personal connections for students.
The document discusses the experiences of two students, Samantha Spratley and Samantha Trotman, since coming to university, including academic challenges, interesting lectures, learning new skills, opportunities to try new things and make new friends. It also explains why they chose the University of Leeds, which is a Russell Group research university that is highly regarded by employers and offers a vast range of career prospects in a vibrant and lively city. The document concludes by defining different file formats JPEG, WMF and GIF.
A collection of stories told around the campfire by three cowboys, "Curly, Jake & Me" is a delightful book that I enjoyed illustrating for a wonderful author, Bob Connelly.
O documento descreve como vários pontos turísticos e locais no Brasil desligaram suas luzes por uma hora em apoio à Hora do Planeta, incluindo o Cristo Redentor e a Praia de Copacabana no Rio de Janeiro, a Praça do Povo em São Paulo, o Mercado de São Brás em Belém e a Morada dos Baís em Campo Grande.
SaltConf 2014 keynote - Thomas Jackson, LinkedIn
Safety with Power tools
As infrastructure scales, simple tasks become increasingly difficult. For large infrastructures to be manageable, we use automation. But automation, like any power tool, comes with its own set of risks and challenges. Automation should be handled like production code, and great care should be exercised with power tools. This talk will cover how SaltStack is used at LinkedIn and offer tips and tricks for automating management with SaltStack at massive scale including a look at LinkedIn-inspired Salt features such as blacklist and pre-req states. It will also cover Salt master and minion instrumentation and a compilation of how not to use Salt.
This talk is a basic introduction to foreman_salt, including an overview of new features since last year's ConfigManagementCamp. We'll also talk about the status of integration the plugin into Foreman's new remote execution framework, other future improvements, and how you can get involved.
Globalization refers to the increasing integration of economies around the world through reductions in trade barriers and increases in flow of goods, services, and capital between countries. It leads to more specialization internationally and an increased material wealth. Foreign direct investment contributes directly to international business by allowing companies to invest across borders through mechanisms like mergers and acquisitions or building new facilities in other countries. This increases productivity in the host country and can transfer skills and technology. However, political stability, legal systems, economic conditions, and currency fluctuations in different countries can significantly impact foreign businesses operating there.
O documento discute os principais aspectos da análise de processos de negócio, incluindo o objetivo de entender o estado atual dos processos e seu alinhamento com os objetivos de negócio. Também aborda tópicos como quando realizar a análise, os papéis envolvidos, técnicas de análise, métricas, regras de negócio e fatores cruciais para o sucesso da análise.
This document discusses Steven Covey's book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". It provides an introduction to the book, explaining that it was written by Steven Covey and published in 1989, selling over 25 million copies. It then defines what a habit is, stating that a habit requires knowledge, skill, and desire. The document also summarizes the first three habits which focus on private victory and independence, and the next four habits which focus on public victory and interdependence. It concludes by mentioning the final habit of renewal.
This document is a resume for Rakesh Singh Bhadoriya. It summarizes his professional experience, education, skills, and personal details. He has over 11 years of experience in power plant operation, commissioning, erection, and maintenance. Currently, he works as a Lead Engineer (Mechanical Maintenance) at Maithon Power Limited, where he oversees maintenance activities. He holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and is proficient in Microsoft Office applications and SAP. His strengths include communication skills, project management, and problem solving abilities.
To get the .pptx along with the transitions/animations and embedded videos and also a Full Report on Fractal Robot,follow the link below :
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_dU6RYvcZGeN1RGRl9jTHJsNk0/edit?usp=sharing
– Como uma plataforma BPMS pode transformar uma organização?EloGroup
Este documento discute como uma plataforma de gerenciamento de processos de negócios (BPMS) pode transformar uma organização ao aumentar a velocidade no desenvolvimento de software, aumentar a produtividade dos trabalhadores do conhecimento e fornecer inteligência no monitoramento das operações por meio de análises automatizadas e mineração de processos.
The document discusses how digital transformation is affecting businesses and organizations globally. It is bringing humans and technology together in new ways that are fundamentally changing how people work and how organizations operate. While digital transformation presents both opportunities and challenges, it is a unique journey for each individual organization. The key is empowering employees and customers through technology in order to stay competitive in a changing digital world.
The document discusses vision enactors for entrepreneurs and organizations. It notes that vision enactors can come from different backgrounds and in surprising packages. Their main jobs are to hire and keep happy people while staying happy themselves. The document suggests looking to the future and a new generation of vision enactors with new ideas from Generation Y that take non-traditional approaches but are willing and accountable. It concludes that the current period is a national reset with new lessons for all.
The document provides an introduction to MBTI Step II results. It discusses the basics of MBTI type preferences and how Step II examines facets of personality to better understand how individuals express their Step I type. It outlines the objectives of learning about Step II results, the relationship between Step I and Step II, and how to read one's own Step II report. The document uses exercises to demonstrate how Step II facets provide more nuanced insights into personality.
Erika Lungen Isabel Sánchez es la heroína de una niña de 13 años. Erika salvó la vida de la niña cuando tenía problemas en el agua, y la niña ahora la admira mucho. La niña compara su biografía con la de Erika, notando tanto similitudes como diferencias entre ellas, como que ambas son de Caracas pero Erika es mayor y trabaja mientras la niña estudia.
Your body language communicates a lot about your confidence, openness, and interest in others. The way you sit, stand, gesture, and make eye contact can signal whether you feel powerful or powerless, engaged or detached. Paying attention to your posture, facial expressions, and other nonverbal cues will help you connect better and make a strong first impression.
This document discusses 21st century learning and how it has changed with the introduction of technology. It emphasizes that technology should be used as a tool to support independent, self-directed learning with a focus on collaboration, communication, creativity and developing real-world skills. Learners should take ownership over their education and have passion for their learning by setting goals and seeking feedback. Educators take on new roles as mentors and models to inspire curiosity and help make personal connections for students.
The document discusses the experiences of two students, Samantha Spratley and Samantha Trotman, since coming to university, including academic challenges, interesting lectures, learning new skills, opportunities to try new things and make new friends. It also explains why they chose the University of Leeds, which is a Russell Group research university that is highly regarded by employers and offers a vast range of career prospects in a vibrant and lively city. The document concludes by defining different file formats JPEG, WMF and GIF.
A collection of stories told around the campfire by three cowboys, "Curly, Jake & Me" is a delightful book that I enjoyed illustrating for a wonderful author, Bob Connelly.
O documento descreve como vários pontos turísticos e locais no Brasil desligaram suas luzes por uma hora em apoio à Hora do Planeta, incluindo o Cristo Redentor e a Praia de Copacabana no Rio de Janeiro, a Praça do Povo em São Paulo, o Mercado de São Brás em Belém e a Morada dos Baís em Campo Grande.
SaltConf 2014 keynote - Thomas Jackson, LinkedIn
Safety with Power tools
As infrastructure scales, simple tasks become increasingly difficult. For large infrastructures to be manageable, we use automation. But automation, like any power tool, comes with its own set of risks and challenges. Automation should be handled like production code, and great care should be exercised with power tools. This talk will cover how SaltStack is used at LinkedIn and offer tips and tricks for automating management with SaltStack at massive scale including a look at LinkedIn-inspired Salt features such as blacklist and pre-req states. It will also cover Salt master and minion instrumentation and a compilation of how not to use Salt.
This talk is a basic introduction to foreman_salt, including an overview of new features since last year's ConfigManagementCamp. We'll also talk about the status of integration the plugin into Foreman's new remote execution framework, other future improvements, and how you can get involved.
Globalization refers to the increasing integration of economies around the world through reductions in trade barriers and increases in flow of goods, services, and capital between countries. It leads to more specialization internationally and an increased material wealth. Foreign direct investment contributes directly to international business by allowing companies to invest across borders through mechanisms like mergers and acquisitions or building new facilities in other countries. This increases productivity in the host country and can transfer skills and technology. However, political stability, legal systems, economic conditions, and currency fluctuations in different countries can significantly impact foreign businesses operating there.
O documento discute os principais aspectos da análise de processos de negócio, incluindo o objetivo de entender o estado atual dos processos e seu alinhamento com os objetivos de negócio. Também aborda tópicos como quando realizar a análise, os papéis envolvidos, técnicas de análise, métricas, regras de negócio e fatores cruciais para o sucesso da análise.
This document discusses Steven Covey's book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". It provides an introduction to the book, explaining that it was written by Steven Covey and published in 1989, selling over 25 million copies. It then defines what a habit is, stating that a habit requires knowledge, skill, and desire. The document also summarizes the first three habits which focus on private victory and independence, and the next four habits which focus on public victory and interdependence. It concludes by mentioning the final habit of renewal.
This document is a resume for Rakesh Singh Bhadoriya. It summarizes his professional experience, education, skills, and personal details. He has over 11 years of experience in power plant operation, commissioning, erection, and maintenance. Currently, he works as a Lead Engineer (Mechanical Maintenance) at Maithon Power Limited, where he oversees maintenance activities. He holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and is proficient in Microsoft Office applications and SAP. His strengths include communication skills, project management, and problem solving abilities.
To get the .pptx along with the transitions/animations and embedded videos and also a Full Report on Fractal Robot,follow the link below :
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_dU6RYvcZGeN1RGRl9jTHJsNk0/edit?usp=sharing
– Como uma plataforma BPMS pode transformar uma organização?EloGroup
Este documento discute como uma plataforma de gerenciamento de processos de negócios (BPMS) pode transformar uma organização ao aumentar a velocidade no desenvolvimento de software, aumentar a produtividade dos trabalhadores do conhecimento e fornecer inteligência no monitoramento das operações por meio de análises automatizadas e mineração de processos.
The document discusses how digital transformation is affecting businesses and organizations globally. It is bringing humans and technology together in new ways that are fundamentally changing how people work and how organizations operate. While digital transformation presents both opportunities and challenges, it is a unique journey for each individual organization. The key is empowering employees and customers through technology in order to stay competitive in a changing digital world.
This document summarizes quotes from 10 influential tech entrepreneurs who changed the world through their innovations and companies. It provides a quote from entrepreneurs like Thomas Edison on inventing the light bulb, Reed Hastings on how Netflix changed entertainment, Jeff Bezos on being customer-focused at Amazon, and Jack Ma on prioritizing customers, employees, and shareholders at Alibaba. The document also shares perspectives from Larry Page on Google's goal to create universally useful technology, Elon Musk on making transportation more sustainable through Tesla, and Satya Nadella on Microsoft respecting innovation.
This document discusses the work of the Government Digital Service (GDS) in the UK. It summarizes some of GDS's key goals and principles, including starting with user needs, designing with data, doing less, and building things that others can build upon. It also mentions some specific digital services and platforms GDS has created, like GOV.UK Pay and Notify. Finally, it discusses GDS's work on establishing open registers of government data and moving toward a digital ecosystem in the UK.
Bob Williams- Business Strategies of Past and FutureErika Marr
The document discusses how the rate of change in technology is accelerating and disrupting business strategies and jobs. Some key points:
- Jobs will be redefined or eliminated at an increasing rate, with 50% of US jobs at risk of automation by 2020 according to one study. Industries like manufacturing, food service, retail, and finance are especially at risk.
- Organizations will need to flatten structures with fewer employees taking on more roles. Speed of response and requirements for agility will increase.
- Education and job skills will need to continually adapt to focus more on skills like critical thinking that are hard to automate. Lifelong learning will be important.
- To prepare, businesses should integrate
The document discusses the challenges of anticipating and adapting to future changes in the workplace and organizations. It notes that traditional ways of organizing work and management are inadequate for a volatile world. It also highlights the importance of employee voice, knowledge sharing, and building versatile organizations through reflective dialogue and partnership between management and the workforce.
The document discusses the challenges of leadership in a volatile world and the need for organizations to think about and anticipate future changes. It notes that traditional ways of organizing work and traditional management approaches are inadequate in today's world. It advocates for building entrepreneurial organizations that empower employees and encourage self-organized teamwork and knowledge sharing.
Pwc workforce of the future the competing forces shaping 2030Peerasak C.
Foreword
We are living through a fundamental transformation in the way we work. Automation and
‘thinking machines’ are replacing human tasks and jobs, and changing the skills that organisations
are looking for in their people. These momentous changes raise huge organisational, talent and
HR challenges – at a time when business leaders are already wrestling with unprecedented risks,
disruption and political and societal upheaval.
It used to be the case that staff worked the way they were told to by their employers. It was therefore the objectives of the organisation – efficiency, in most cases – that defined the working style of the majority.
Now, though, the way we work is subject to all manner of influences. Organisations that wish to design engaging and productive working environments for their employees must understand those forces, and react accordingly.
The document discusses how startups unleash their employees' super powers through three culture hacks: 1) Reimagining the office space to promote chance encounters between employees; 2) Ripping up the traditional org chart and moving to flat, collaborative structures; 3) Focusing on purpose and meaning to drive innovation and sustainability. Examples are given of startups that have successfully implemented these hacks, along with tips organizations can use to adapt these startup approaches. The overall message is that major cultural and structural shifts are needed for companies to remain relevant in today's changing business environment.
The topics I presented help in understanding how the innovation brought by the latest Internet generation has dramatically changed the way we communicate, collaborate and develop setting new rules by which organizations have to play if they want engage in their activities and succeed in their future.
The presentation:
* Helps in understanding how the innovation brought by the latest Internet generation has dramatically changed the way we communicate, collaborate and develop.
* Highlights the new rules by which organizations have to play if they want to succeed and engage with today's environment.
* Provides a set of concrete actions for organizations to change their DNA not simply to survive but especially to win in this new digital era.
ETU | 3 Opportunities in #BehaviorChange Emerging in 2019 for Fortune 1000s daggerd
The x3 #BehaviorChange opportunities emerging in 2019 for Fortune 1000s from more than 3 dozen interviews with HR, L&D, TM leaders.
More than 40 industry leaders from #HR, L&D, and #TalentManagement discuss Optimizing Employee Behavior: Challenges, Opportunities, and Possibilities: A Special Report free access www.empowertheuser.com/sr
The document discusses building versatile organizations for a fast-changing future. It notes that traditional ways of organizing work and management are inadequate in a volatile world. It also discusses the importance of employee engagement, knowledge sharing, and organizational learning to enable innovation and ensure organizations remain competitive over the long run.
Grib mulighederne med seneste IT trends- få Microsoft overblikket og nyhederneMicrosoft
Den markante digitale udvikling og nye mega trends skaber spændende muligheder for dig som IT ansvarlig. Grib muligheder inden for Produktivitet, Cloud, Big Data, Enterprise Social og Forretningsapplikationer, så du sikrer at IT understøtter forretningen og løbende er på forkant med udviklingen. Kom og hør hvordan Microsoft med sin samlede pallette af løsninger mener, at kunne hjælpe dig med at løfte din virksomhed ind i fremtiden. Der er altid nye muligheder med de nyeste løsninger. Teknologi Direktør Ole Kjeldsen vil i samarbejde med Microsofts løsningsansvarlige sætte scenen for Microsoft Next. Få et indblik i løsningernes sammenhæng og se demonstrationer af de nyeste elementer.
Creating a Mindset for Change and InnovationBizLibrary
This document discusses creating a mindset for change. It notes that most organizations focus on structure and systems when facing change, but that a mindset for change is the foundation for being adaptable to change and innovation. It promotes an online learning program called "Seeing Red Cars" that builds leadership skills, leverages neuroscience, and creates an interactive experience to develop a mindset for change over time rather than just an event. The goal is to help organizations and individuals effectively manage challenges and be resilient and optimistic during difficult times of change.
This document provides an overview of recruiting technology trends for 2013, as examined by Recruiter.com. It includes commentary from industry experts on trends like social and talent communities, applicant tracking systems, mobility and mobile recruiting, video and analytics. The document also provides best practices for areas like spending on recruiting tech, resolutions for 2013, selection and implementation of technologies, key functions of talent management software, and a recruiter to-do list.
This document contains information about an IT and managerial perspectives module, including the schedule, resources, assessment criteria, and facilitator profile. It discusses topics that will be covered such as social media, cloud computing, security, mobility, and various technology companies. The module aims to explore how enterprise technologies can improve organizational performance and the link between IT and managerial perspective. Students will be evaluated based on company relations, participation in discussions, and a video case study. The facilitator, Lee Schlenker, works to leverage networks, processes and technology to enhance individual and corporate performance through his company LHST.
Following the successes of our previous rethink CIO Forums in Singapore and Malaysia last year, CIO Academy Asia hosted the forum for tech and digital leaders on 20 March 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand
Emerging technologies and innovative business models are transforming life, business and the global economy at a speed none of us have ever seen before. As a result, the way we’ve been used to doing things isn’t just being modified, it’s being replaced. That’s disruption. D/SRUPTION is a new magazine for business leaders which aims to cut through the hype around emerging technologies, to help make sense of a rapidly changing world. We aim to stimulate discussion and debate, addressing questions facing business leaders today