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Dec 2019
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The new science of talent: From roles to...

McKinsey People & Organizational Performance
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   Listen to the podcast (duration: 26:17) >  McKinsey’s Bryan Hancock and Bill Schaninger on the new technologies that help get the right people into the right roles fast -- generating higher returns, happier employees, and potentially, more women in the C-suite in the bargain.

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