HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

restaurants and visited numerous international markets. What do you see as the greatest leadership strength? When we think about workplace experience, above all else, we’re committed to recognizing, supporting, and investing in our people. In our business, you can’t truly understand the employee experience from your desk.

Succession 122

Succession Diversity Globalization Learning-by-Doing 122

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 24, 2017

This has left a skills gap among today’s leaders that heavily contributes to the downfall of company attempts to execute their strategy, resulting in loss of market and shareholder value. They expect them to act on the execution with the same commitment, drive and passion they have. I call this the “Strategy Execution Skills Gap”.

Execution 211

Execution Strategy Kleiner Norton 211

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape expected to continue for 2015, leaders face many challenges , requiring aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success. Six times more likely to use analytics to predict future leadership talent needs.

Human Capital 103

Human Capital Conference Metrics Talent Management 103

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2016

a conference that blends mindfulness with technology, leadership, and culture, hosted over 2,400 participants earlier this year. What happens is ongoing discussions and a certain unwillingness to commit resources. A direction needs to be selected, and then committing resources to implement the strategy is a vital next step.

Strategy 50

Strategy Learning-by-Doing Long-term Marketing 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Futurism is a continuum of thinking and reasoning skills, judicious activities, shared leadership and an accent upon ethics and quality. What you can and are committed to accomplishing…rather than what mysteriously lies ahead. Commitments to learning, which creates knowledge, which inspire insights, which culminate in wisdom.

Benchmarking 50

Benchmarking Crisis Management Rogers Tactics 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 13, 2015

If someone makes a statement that indicates interest, I immediately ask for a commitment. What can you ask or what can you say that will get your perspective buyer to the point of commitment? Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Or at least uncover if that is one of their motives for buying.

Objective 50

Objective Video Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Provide leadership. Whether your focus is on customer service, profits, investing, marketing, or company growth a constant awareness of your current position in relation to where you want to be is essential. Marketing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Business Success Checklist. The Big Picture.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

While sales objectives are most common, trade shows may also be behavior, product, distribution or marketing oriented. Perform informal market research. Market your presence at the show in advance via mailings, distribution of VIP tickets and inclusion of your booth in advertising. Introduce new products. Evaluate your results.

How To 50

How To Follow-up Participative Objective 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Much has been written about the troubling lack of women in leadership roles generally and in health care in particular. In 2015, we conducted a workforce analysis that revealed a significant shortage of women in leadership at our company. Commit to change. At Lilly, we have tackled this problem head-on. Insight Center.

Positioning 10

Positioning Leadership Health Care Diversity 10

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I read the book back in the early 1970’s, and continually read a few pages as part of my commitment to life-long learning. Committed passionate, self-belief leads to action. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Maltz says, “We react to the image we have of ourselves in our brain. That’s the BEGINNING.

Customer Loyalty 50

Customer Loyalty Library Seminar Creativity 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Willingness requires complete and never-ending commitment by management. Marketing’s importance was fully embraced in the 1960′s. Access to global markets. Customer retention.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2012

If you're an experienced professional, it can be tough to find a job in today's market. The market dynamics that pushed her out of a job were happening across the whole marketplace for her profession. to low-cost countries by 2015. Find a market niche. Sally (name has been changed) was laid off six months ago.

Marketing 16

Marketing CPA Outsourcing Forrester 16

Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2015

All you have to do is allocate the time, and (most important) commit to DAILY OUTREACH. here are some of the small business, internet, AND business social media value-based messaging and marketing elements I use to transfer my messages. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Real attraction. Value attraction.

Media 50

Media Video Follow-up Customer Loyalty 50

ExactHire - Leadership

MAY 5, 2021

And now, more than ever, everyone seems committed to dismantling discrimination. In 2015, McKinsey and Company found that companies with a diverse workforce performed 15 to 35 percent better than the national industry median. In both the 2015 and 2018 reports, McKinsey delivered bad news to companies with poor diversity.

Diversity 111

Diversity Compliance McKinsey Bottom-up 111

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Putting it in a calendar makes it a firm commitment. Attitude , The Little Green Book of Getting Your Way , The Little Platinum Book of Cha-Ching , The Little Teal Book of Trust , The Little Book of Leadership , and Social BOOM! Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Tell them about your resolutions.

Seminar 50

Seminar Incentives Objective Price 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Most companies make big investments in leadership development, rolling out intensive internal programs for high potentials, sending key leaders off to expensive executive education programs, or hiring personal coaches for those moving into key positions at the top of the company. Business is moving too fast. What works instead?

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Development Leadership Banking 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs have embraced innovation, creativity, safety and commitment to quality. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. About the Author.

Entrepreneur 50

Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage Quality Books 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2017

Compare that with 67% and 66% in 2016 and 2015, respectively. It’s not that employees are getting less tech-savvy; it’s that the market demands more of each and every one of them. Jobs requiring greater analytical skills, for example, grew at a 77% clip from 1980 to 2015.

Skills 11

Skills Company Technology Tools 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2018

There are three key philosophies to follow if you want to harness this new paradigm: Commit to Risk and Creativity. Risk and creativity–along with the resilience to commit to both–is baked into the DNA of the world’s greatest companies. No amount of research and iterating will guarantee market success.

Content 8

Content Creativity Maturity Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

The impact of “social entrepreneurs” — individuals who deploy innovation and market forces to fill social needs — is growing. Gayathri Vasudevan , a 2015 “ Entrepreneur of the Year ” in India, is a cofounder of LabourNet Services , which provides training for the unskilled. Vincent Tsui for HBR.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Glocalization Survey McKinsey 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Picture, for example, a Muslim who prays in his car because he doesn’t want to advertise his religion, a mother who doesn’t put up pictures of her children so that coworkers won’t question her commitment to the job, or a gay executive who is unsure whether he can bring his partner to company functions.

Diversity 8

Diversity Focus Group Survey Attrition 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Last year during Climate Week, my company took the opportunity to publicly announce a commitment to increase the energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of our operations and product portfolio. It starts with leadership support. Being one of the first to pioneer a commitment can be overwhelming.

Energy 8

Energy Commitment Globalization Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

And while two years of shrinking GDP growth , sanctions , and a volatile ruble have led some companies like GM to leave the market, there has not been a large-scale exodus of MNCs from Russia. For multinational firms, Russia’s attractiveness lies primarily in the size and sophistication of its market.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Managed by Q, a cleaning and office services company in New York City, decided to pay employees higher wages than the prevailing market rate. And wages are stagnant.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

politics is not merely the inevitable result of our free-market system; it is also a consequence of the choices our business leaders make. The $520 billion that companies spent on 2015 stock repurchases alone is enough to pay the average U.S. Nor are they entirely innocent. The growing economic inequality that polarizes U.S.

Politics 8

Politics Short-term Long-term Porter 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

It’s no secret that most companies value leadership over just about anything else. However, in my experience, there’s another component more important than strong leadership—an element that rarely gets the spotlight, because it’s all about not stepping into the spotlight. That’s not to say leadership isn’t important.

Leadership 50

Leadership Early Adopters Follow-up Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2017

A new study from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that, according to the 2015 US government’s definition of disability , a significant portion of the white-collar workforce has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity: 30% of a nationally representative survey of 3,570 white-collar employees.

Compliance 8

Compliance Chief Operating Officer Innovation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2016

From 1996 to 2015, the number of publicly traded companies in the United States alone dropped nearly 50%. These “buy, fix, manage, and then sell” PE firms were essentially umbrella holding companies while the acquired firms would become better managed before returning to the public market. Large private equity firms (e.g.,

LBO 8

LBO Restructuring Real Estate Leveraged Buy-out 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

But the real tragedy happened later: a timid recovery during 2010-11 was followed by a second recession starting in the third quarter of 2011, from which Europe did not start recovering until 2015. Yet the place where the crisis had originated, the U.S., avoided the second recession and continued its recovery. What went wrong?

Crisis 8

Crisis Policies GDP Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. Each state poses a different leadership challenge. The fall can come quickly.

Banking 14

Banking Strategy Film Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

First, these companies commit to an identity. They avoid getting trapped on a growth treadmill, chasing multiple market opportunities where they have no right to win. That’s how Lego went from losing a million dollars a day in 2004 to being the world’s largest toy company in 2015. Lego cut these businesses.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Fashion Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

In my work in competitive intelligence I have met many managers and executives who made major decisions involving billions of dollars of commitments with only scant attention to the likely reaction of competitors, the effect of potential disruptors, new approaches offered by startups and the impact of long-term industry trends.

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company Drucker Review 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

Their extended timelines struggle to weather leadership change. It’s understanding, for example, how automation and self-driving cars will slowly but radically transform job markets and proactively building new strategies to address those changes. However, they are difficult for organizations to propose, prioritize, and fund.

Innovation 8

Innovation Long-term Trends Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2014

All eyes were on Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL, to step up, assert the League’s values, and provide the leadership needed. There can be organizational paralysis, or a release of incredible and productive energy, and which of the two happens depends mainly on leadership. Crisis management Ethics Leadership'

Company 13

Company Crisis Crisis Management Video 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

But Vanguard’s robo-advisor platform hit the ground running in its May 2015 debut and by the end of the year had $31.1 The company delayed entering the robo-advisor market until it had results from two years of testing. GE is another firm that has committed its size and deep pockets to innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8