Chart Your Course

MARCH 29, 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2014 that the median number of years workers had been with their current employer was 4.6 years, while in 2015, CNBC reported the median for millennials was two years. So what can businesses do to retain their talent?

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Survey Mentor Policies Loyalty 100

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 17, 2016

According to a nationwide 2014 survey by the Workplace Bullying Institute, nearly 66 million American adults either suffer or witness "abusive conduct" during their workday. Set the tone (model respect; listen to and address voiced concerns; encourage open, confidential reporting). How big an epidemic?

Open-book 50

Open-book Human Resources Tactics Books 50

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). US News and World Report – One of America’s 25 Best Leaders. President Dartmouth College.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2014

Additionally, within STEM companies themselves, those with STEM degrees are willing to take, and often desirous of, non-STEM jobs to broaden their experience as they seek larger leadership roles; thus, internal competition for this talent is also increasing. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. About the Author.

Survey 50

Survey Human Resources Engineering Diversity 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2018

Nearly a decade since Gallup released its bible, Strengths-Based Leadership, which asserts that great leaders are always investing in strengths, we are learning that the opposite may also be true. And research shows that those who remain in “learning mode” ultimately develop stronger leadership skills.

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Company Learning-by-Doing Human Capital Report 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

How much time do you spend enhancing your organizational culture, leadership pipeline, and employer brand? How well are those efforts reported to your investors? If you’re typical, then your culture, leadership, and employment brand are described vaguely or not at all. This is no fringe movement. The big player in the U.S.

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In 2014, I surveyed 116 CEOs and other executives, interviewing 27 in depth afterwards. About a third (32%) were CEOs or presidents; 31% were division/business unit heads; 30% were senior managers reporting to division/business unit heads; and 7% were in investment or professional services firms. .”

CEO 8

CEO Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Execution 8

Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

How to be Happy at Work Business Insider, July 2014. Three Ways to Actually Engage Your Employees HBR Blog Network, June 2014. Thirteen Signs of a Disengaged Employee (Infographic) Entrepreneur, June 2014. North America Sees Lowest Levels of Employee Engagement since 2008 Canadian HR Reporter, May 2013.

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Article CFO Magazine Library 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

According to that same VetAdvisor and Syracuse report, the top reasons veterans report for departing their first jobs include lack of career development/advancement, work that lacks meaning, limited professional development opportunities, or unfamiliar work culture. Certainly some of these vets are leaving for better jobs.

Company 8

Company Commitment Agility Report 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. DDI’s High-Resolution Leadership study reviewed true assessment data from 10,000 global leaders and found no difference in the battle of the sexes for leadership skills.

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Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2014

Yet in doing so they have strengthened the board’s leadership hand as well. Even a company with the best monitoring practices is a worrisome bet if the lead director is not able, if directors do not bring business leadership to the boardroom, and if directors are not all pulling in the same direction.

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Company Committee Charan CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Berra was famous for his “Yogi-isms,” but this one contained an essential truth: inchoate strategies and ineffectual leadership generally go hand in hand. The consultant, however, reported a serious defect in the candidate and urged against the executive’s appointment. Boards Leadership Talent management' An HBR Insight Center.

CEO 8

CEO Tips Long-term Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

In 2014, Michael Callahan, then head of customer experience at Hulu, had a mystery on his hands. The linked system allowed for more insight into customers, and managers could use the information to coach employees, to assess whether they had the right tools and resources, and to identify people with innovative ideas and leadership potential.

Survey 8

Survey Retail System Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

In 2014, the company set a strategic goal to double revenue by 2020, which required disciplined focus on specific strategic growth trajectories. The company better aligned the workforce mix to its strategy, by optimizing different talent acquisition channels, manager spans of control (number of workers reporting to them), and worker mobility.

Strategy 8

Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

They chose Fremont because it was in the thick of the market changes and had outstanding physician leadership. The expansion, which took three years and affected several hundred beds, required a full-time manager with assistance from the education department and human resources. Create a core team.

Health Care 8

Health Care Benchmarking Process Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

In order to make our success sustainable, we decided to roll out a new “leadership model” for our middle- and upper-level managers. The leadership model and related descriptions went out in the 20 languages used by Lear managers around the world. It had to come from the leadership, and it had to come with some humility.

Resistance 8

Resistance Long-term Short-term Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. We insisted that the local team follow Yahoo reporting, systems, and governance requirements.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In 2014, I applied for and received a grant from The W. In 2014, as in previous years, the dominant reason for discontinuation of a venture in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania was that the business was not profitable, as per the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014 Global report. Hernan Botbol, CEO Taringa.

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Deming Library Entrepreneur Conference 28