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Better Management Will Help Drive Productivity Improvements

The Horizons Tracker

It’s less common for poor management to be targeted to explain lackluster productivity, but research from Stanford’s Nick Bloom suggests that is a mistake. Weak management Bloom’s World Management Survey was established in 2004 to measure management practices across hundreds of medium-sized firms in the likes of the U.K.,

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What Events Shaped You as a Leader?

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: I recently had the opportunity to have a conversation with the president of a privately held company as part of research for a book I am writing on talent management and development within small to mid-size companies. What changed for you with these events?

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Investing In People Builds Resilience Against The Covid Recession

The Horizons Tracker

In total, 989 workplaces were included in both the 2004 and 2011 surveys, allowing the researchers to compare employment relations in these firms alongside their ability to weather what was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

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Your Company Is Not a Family

Harvard Business Review

The only member of the current Boston Red Sox team that played on the 2004 World Series champions is designated hitter David Ortiz. Organizational culture Talent management' The only member of the current New England Patriots team that played on their first championship team is quarterback Tom Brady.

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CEOs Need to Pay Attention to Employer Branding

Harvard Business Review

And building a strong employer brand first became a major focus of activity between 2004 and 2008, when in response to the growing competition for talent, leading companies like Unilever , Shell and P&G began to apply the same focus and consistency to their employer branding as they applied to their corporate and consumer branding.

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The Case for Lending Out Your Star Performers

Harvard Business Review

He spent two years as the CFO of power and automation company ABB, from 2002 to 2004, before returning to Shell as CFO. Talent management Leadership Developing employees' Historically, Shell’s top leaders spent their careers at the company. But unlike many Shell leaders, Voser’s career was not continuous.

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What Impact Does Migration Policy Have On Offshoring?

The Horizons Tracker

The number of workers allowed via the scheme was capped in 2004, and the researchers wanted to focus on what they perceived to be an overlooked aspect of the immigration debate. After all, an obvious alternative strategy if you can’t bring the talent to you, is to go where the talent is instead.