Business Chief USA March 2019
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PEOPLE<br />
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Today’s world moves at a<br />
mind-blowing rate, and it’s only<br />
going to get faster. Emerging<br />
technologies like IoT, 5G, artificial<br />
intelligence and 3D printing have<br />
heralded the fourth industrial revolution<br />
and proven their potential to<br />
change the status quo. But it’s down to<br />
us as business leaders to transform<br />
our workforces and equip them to<br />
make the most of this opportunity.<br />
There is a need for real innovation and<br />
change across every market and sector.<br />
It’s no longer just about gaining a<br />
competitive advantage, but taking steps<br />
to build the organization of the future.<br />
More than any that have come before,<br />
the fourth Industrial Revolution holds<br />
the opportunity for businesses<br />
everywhere to transform their impact<br />
on employees and, by extension,<br />
society.<br />
Looking back, the advent of new<br />
technologies has often been associated<br />
with resistance and fear because<br />
of the impact it might have on workforces<br />
and ‘business as usual’. The<br />
reality is that these new technologies<br />
MARCH <strong>2019</strong>
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