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How to Communicate About Big Changes to Personnel? – HR Director Answers

What lies at the heart of HR now that so many of the processes are automated? Journalist Reetta Räty jumped on a train with Kirsi Nuotto from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland to hear about the HR director’s thoughts on the changing field – and the key quality of a leader.

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The Low-hanging Fruits of Data Analytics Are Ripe for Harvest

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Learning is a Lifelong Adventure

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How to Identify New Business Opportunities and Develop Strategic Expertise? Seven Questions and Answers

What are the signals that I’m unable to interpret right now? Am I missing something I should see? Do I only realize afterwards that the signals were there, but we didn’t know how to respond to them?

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Explore the articles that you can also search by defining the topic. You can also dive into the world of long from articles written by top Finnish journalists: Annukka Oksanen, Reetta Räty, Paula Salovaara, and Anu Partanen to name a few. As a special treat, you can subscribe Aalto Leaders’ Insight Highlights to your email.

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Me, Myself and I

04.12.2018, Annukka Oksanen

Me, Myself and IPower and success can be intoxicating. What if your boss is an arrogant bragger – in total and utter hubris? Journalist Annukka Oksanen explores leade...

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A Fine-Tuned Strategy from the EMBA Business Strategy Project

03.12.2018, Joanna Sinclair

A Fine-Tuned Strategy from the EMBA Business Strategy ProjectAlldesign is a new startup bringing positive disruption to the interior architecture market by making professionally designed interiors more accessibl...

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To Make Cities Livable, Architects and City Planners Must Put People First

26.11.2018, Annamari Typpö

To Make Cities Livable, Architects and City Planners Must Put People FirstModernism has ruined our cities, says the world-renowned Danish architect and urban design consultant Jan Gehl.

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EMBA Program Pushes Personal Boundaries

23.11.2018, Reetta Räty

EMBA Program Pushes Personal BoundariesAnton Yakovlev Regional Director Russia, Caspian & Middle East, Tieto, Executive MBA Graduate

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When I Study, I am more than just Another Meeting Machine

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

When I Study, I am more than just Another Meeting MachineHsin-Chen ”Jo” Wu, Director, PC Securities Financial Group, studying in Aalto Executive MBA

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Aalto EMBA Turns us into Better Thinkers

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

Aalto EMBA Turns us into Better ThinkersIa Adlercreutz, CEO and Strategist at Co-founders, studying in Aalto Executive MBA program

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Despite a Huge Amount of Work, the Studies Are Rewarding

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

Despite a Huge Amount of Work, the Studies Are RewardingSusanna Tommila, Cultural Director, City of Espoo, studying in Aalto Executive MBA program

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Excellent Discussions on Digitalization and the Ethics of AI

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

Excellent Discussions on Digitalization and the Ethics of AITommi Berg, Head of Service Operations at Elisa, studying in Aalto Executive MBA program

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The EMBA Program is a Project for my Personal and Professional Growth

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

The EMBA Program is a Project for my Personal and Professional GrowthYacine Samb, Product Marketing Manager, Northern Europe, Google, studying in Aalto Executive MBA program

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I Wanted to Enrich Myself to Grow my Worldwide Perspective

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

I Wanted to Enrich Myself to Grow my Worldwide PerspectiveShirley Pranoto, Corporate Responsibility Coordinator, Jakarta, Indonesia, studying in Aalto Executive MBA program

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This is my Own Investment in Knowledge, Skills and the Future

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

This is my Own Investment in Knowledge, Skills and the FutureMarkus Trontti, Nordic Business Line Manager, Philips Image Guided Therapy business, studying in Aalto MBA program

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The Lectures Were so Impressive that I Wanted to Carry On

21.11.2018, Reetta Räty

The Lectures Were so Impressive that I Wanted to Carry OnVivien Zhou , Senior IT Sourcing Specialist, Kemira, studying in Aalto MBA program