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    Why Working from Home Is Good for Business

    Why Working from Home Is Good for Business

    As the popularity of remote working continues to spread, workers today can collaborate across cities, countries and even multiple time zones. How does this change office dynamics? And how can we make sure that all employees, both at headquarters and at home, feel connected? Matt Mullenweg, cofounder of Wordpress and CEO of Automattic (which has a 100 percent distributed workforce), shares his secrets.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Flexible work arrangements
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Why Gender-based Marketing Is Bad for Business

    Why Gender-based Marketing Is Bad for Business

    Companies often target consumers based on gender, but this kind of advertising shortcut doesn't just perpetuate outdated stereotypes -- it's also bad for business, says marketing expert Gaby Barrios. In this clear, actionable talk, she explains why gender-based marketing doesn't drive business nearly as much as you might think -- and shows how companies can find better ways to reach customers and grow their brands.

    Subjects:
    Marketing
    Keywords:
    Gender identity Marketing
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How Humans And AI Can Work Together to Create Better Businesses

    How Humans And AI Can Work Together to Create Better Businesses

    Here's a paradox: as companies try to streamline their businesses by using artificial intelligence to make critical decisions, they may inadvertently make themselves less efficient. Business technologist Sylvain Duranton advocates for a "Human plus AI" approach -- using AI systems alongside humans, not instead of them -- and shares the specific formula companies can adopt to successfully employ AI while keeping humans in the loop.

    Keywords:
    Business enterprises -- Technological innovations Artificial intelligence
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    Video
     
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    How Businesses Can Plan for The Road to Recovery

    How Businesses Can Plan for The Road to Recovery

    How should companies navigate a world of rapid change? Rich Lesser, CEO of Boston Consulting Group, and head of TED Chris Anderson discuss a three-phased approach: flatten, fight, future. In the wake of so much uncertainty, Lesser shares how he's advising business leaders to plan around these phases -- to keep employees safe while continuing to build strong businesses.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Industrial management Leadership
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How Businesses Can Serve Everyone, Not Just Shareholders

    How Businesses Can Serve Everyone, Not Just Shareholders

    Companies worldwide are pledging to play a more meaningful role in the well-being of their employees, customers and the environment. How can they turn their promises into action? From creating a representative boardroom to committing to measurable sustainability goals, business leader Dame Vivian Hunt discusses the necessary changes companies can make to embrace stakeholder capitalism -- and shares how it could change business for good.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Social change Industries -- Social aspects Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How We Can Actually Pay People Enough -- with Paypal CEO Dan Schulman

    How We Can Actually Pay People Enough -- with Paypal CEO Dan Schulman

    Capitalism urgently needs an upgrade, says PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, and it starts with paying people enough to actually invest in their futures. He explains the epiphany that led PayPal to create a whole new metric for adequate pay, Net Disposable Income, and why investing in employees' financial health is just good business. After the talk, host Modupe Akinola makes the case for going one step further and considering how fair pay might actually mean something pretty different for every employee. Listen and subscribe to "TED Business" and more podcasts from the TED Audio Collective at audiocollective.ted.com.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Capitalism Leadership Wages
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Want to Help Africa? Do Business Here

    Want to Help Africa? Do Business Here

    We know the negative images of Africa -- famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there's another, less-told story happening in many African nations: one of reform, economic growth and business opportunity.

    Keywords:
    Businesswomen Africa Business enterprises Industrial management
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    Video
     
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    The Business Logic of Sustainability

    The Business Logic of Sustainability

    At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce.

    Subjects:
    Management and Marketing
    Keywords:
    Leadership Sustainable development Business -- Environmental aspects Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Future of Business is The "Mesh"

    The Future of Business is The "Mesh"

    Lisa Gansky, author of "The Mesh," talks about a future of business that's about sharing all kinds of stuff, either via smart and tech-enabled rental or, more boldly, peer-to-peer. Examples across industries -- from music to cars -- show how close we are to this meshy future.

    Keywords:
    Information technology Entrepreneurship New business enterprises
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    Video
     
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    Lessons in Business ... from Prison

    Lessons in Business ... from Prison

    Jeff Smith spent a year in prison. But what he discovered inside wasn't what he expected -- he saw in his fellow inmates boundless ingenuity and business savvy. He asks: Why don't we tap this entrepreneurial potential to help ex-prisoners contribute to society once they're back outside?

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Prisoners Business
    Resource Type:
    Video