Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 10, 2010

The whole point is to treat them as “human beings&# , not just as “human resources&#. The words we use in the workplace make it difficult to be, and treat others as, human. These include “human resources&# , “human capital&# , and “talent management&#.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&# I can’t see one. 2 Linda C Smith December 17th, 2010 at 3:17 pm This is an interesting article and interesting that this topic would come up with female leaders at Purdue. I’ve noticed that male leaders take time off.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year). One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g.,

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Adaptability and Agility The 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have tested organizations’ resilience. Companies must focus on nurturing and developing their human resources. Emphasis on Talent Management In the fiercely competitive tech industry, attracting and retaining top talent is crucial.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 8, 2010

This might mean you need to contact Human Resources or your EAP. You must deeply listen for understanding and value. There may be a spark of truth in their side of things. Have you considered other assistance? All Rights Reserved.

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HR Digest

JULY 1, 2021

During the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), BCG and the European Association for People Management surveyed 3,400 executives, including 90 senior human resources leaders in more than 30 countries, to see how they were responding. Most companies make the mistake of instituting a hiring freeze in economic downturns.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

As the CEO you have final say, but your employees can provide thoughts that you may have overlooked, which can actually add to your business plans. They will feel like you value their input, and take it into consideration when making decisions.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 5, 2010

She was so broken; the issue became a mess, taken all the way to human resources and finally resolved without hurting anybody. Mary Jo Asmus : October 6, 2010 at 7:32 pm Hi Yathi, The reason so many of my posts are about things that apply to work as well as daily life is that leadership is about being human!

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I was just talking with a CEO Client about the development work we’ve been doing with his team. I told him that we saw many organizations cut back sharply on leadership and culture development during the economic shock of late 2008 and into 2009. This led to a discussion about the state of our businesses.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

A former human resources executive at General Motors, he is a program manager for addiction treatment centers at several hospitals in Los Angeles. When Bank of America took over in 2008, Winston was let go. The jury in the California trial heard from an array of former Countrywide executives, including Mr. Angelo R.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

I am making the case for CMOs and CEOs to recognize the necessity of their own direct and passionate involvement as chief brand custodians. This company lost $5 billion in 2012 and hasn’t made a profit since 2008. The new economy has accelerated the need for change in the branding process. Panic has set in. That’s an understatement.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

You might think that the corporate human resources function doesn't have much of a role in improving business processes, such as product development, operations, customer service, or distribution. All three companies have tough, business-savvy, and politically astute HR chiefs who are a vital partner to the CEO.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

They ride the ups and downs of the economy more closely than the healthcare, government, or high-tech sectors, and average two to three times the rate of employee turnover, according to 2012 numbers from the Society for Human Resource Management. One small business in Georgia continues to overcome these hurdles.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. I retired from the CEO’s office in 1994 and from strategy and marketing consulting in 2008. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. © 2011 In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Required fields are marked *.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For more than a decade, leading human resource strategists have hit on a recurring theme: You want your star players working in the roles that matter most to the business. USC’s John Boudreau, CEO adviser Ram Charan, and consultants at Bain & Company , McKinsey, and Korn Ferry have made similar arguments.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

What better moment to re-read "Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work," which was originally published in 1994 and reprinted as a "classic" in 2008. Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, and Operations—at least—need to be involved. For the ideas in the article to work, implementation has to be cross-functional.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 6, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Hammered by Wall Street in 2008, the stock has finally crawled back to its 2006 highs. During that exciting era, I had the pleasure of spending half a day with Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in Seattle. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show. However, because of the way it challenges the egos of founders, CEOs, and upper management, it is difficult to carry out. 2, Spring 2008. 15 Iss: 4, pp.675

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2013

When the economy turned down first in the recession of 2001 and then massively so in the Great Recession starting in 2008, unemployed candidates flooded employers with applications, and companies had no choice but to use software to process and screen them. Ten Essential Tips for Hiring Your Next CEO. Learn How to Spot Portable Talent.

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Outsourcing Software Cost Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Facebook’s focus on spreading the right mindset became clear to us when, in late 2007 and early 2008, researcher and consultant Beth Benjamin and I had a series of conversations with Chris Cox, then Facebook’s 25 year-old head of Human Resources.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The end to America being a manufacturing powerhouse began during the recession of 2008. Don’t make this a human resource exercise. Don’t let this become a “check the box to keep human resources happy” exercise. And finally, this has to be a CEO initiative or it will fail. But there was. About the Author.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

They ride the ups and downs of the economy more closely than the healthcare, government, or high-tech sectors, and average two to three times the rate of employee turnover, according to 2012 numbers from the Society for Human Resource Management. Futren President and CEO Mitch Rhoden is a second-generation executive.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

One of them, Accellent, a supplier of precision components for medical devices, had to close a plant in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2008. If the operation being closed or downsized is large or historically important to the company, the CEO should make at least one visit. Many of its employees were Vietnamese and didn’t speak English.

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Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Why Your CEO and CFO Should Care About Employee Engagement TLNT, 2013. North America Sees Lowest Levels of Employee Engagement since 2008 Canadian HR Reporter, May 2013. Economical Employee Engagement Human Resource Executive Online, January 2011. How to be Happy at Work Business Insider, July 2014.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2018

FB Holdings had made it through the financial crisis of 2008 without losing money—but the climate control systems divisions, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, had not fared as well. ” Doug had never been one to tell the CEO only what he wanted to hear. ” Doug spoke up. “Respectfully, I disagree with you, Cam.”

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 26, 2012

Toward the end of 2010, the new CEO, Bob Dudley, promised “to move the company forward and rebuild confidence after the terrible events.” The ”Health safety environment” theme contains zero releases since 2008. We don’t know how much of BP’s reparative spending was voluntary, negotiated or spurred by legislation.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

When Luisa took over as CEO after his death, she'd vowed to continue the tradition. Preliminary group results for 2008 had revealed sharp falls both in the number of transactions per store per day and in the average value of each. He'd kept up his site visits for 30 years, even after he'd gotten sick. Today, though, she felt uneasy.

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Case Study Price Policies Retail 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The 21st-Century CEO. I was a speaker at 2008’s Fortune 500 CEO conference and listened with interest as BCG presented the findings of a study conducted in partnership with with the European Association for People Management. Then, as today, leaders, and especially CEOs and their boards, must remember the lessons of Janus.

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Management Uncertainty Crisis Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

A 2008 survey of chief marketing officers and brand managers by the Association of National Advertisers found that 64% say their brands do not influence decisions made at their companies. A brand can’t just be a promise; it must be a promise delivered.

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