Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In fact, if you take a close look at the data, it’s amazing how bad many of us in business are at utilizing our time and staying focused on our goals. The consequence is we tend to focus on short term outcomes and lose sight of larger goals and objectives. But as it turns out, being busy doesn’t necessarily equate to being effective.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Strategy Covey 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 24, 2015

Managers have the ability to track progress toward department goals. The change agent plays a significant role in leading the change effort or collaborating with the team assigned to initiating change. SHRM has recognized Phillips for his publications and contribution to the human resources industry. All rights reserved.

Organization 50

Organization Human Resources Bureaucracy Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

According to a 2015 Healthline survey , 44% of people say that they are stressed during the holidays, with more than 18% reporting that they’re “very stressed.” But preventing it all together should be the real goal. ” But, for others, it can be the loneliest and most stressful time of the year. Be inclusive.

Stress 11

Stress Team Survey Long-term 11

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Setting goals that are too low. The empowered team is trusted to seek quality on their own. The team will not be judged by the superstars but, instead, by the average. Involvement teams.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In 2015, we conducted a workforce analysis that revealed a significant shortage of women in leadership at our company. While this number was comparable to the percentage of women executives at Fortune 500 healthcare companies in 2015, it was not a number we were proud of. At Lilly, we have tackled this problem head-on.

Positioning 10

Positioning Leadership Health Care Diversity 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

By early 2015, around 30 large companies, representing over 1.5 No longer defining performance by a single number, these companies were emphasizing ongoing, quality conversations between managers and their teams. Yet in mid-2015, the trend started to accelerate. Who sets 12-month goals anymore?

Company 8

Company Performance Review Trends System 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

million from 2005 to 2015, a 67 percent jump. Human Resources HR will play a leading role in driving this shift. ” Managers should be trained on managing scope, launching teams, and providing feedback and coaching to individuals they do not formally control. Benchmarks for Success Measure progress toward the goal.

Content 9

Content Katz Forrester Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Perhaps it's easier to start by discussing the pathologies of a dysfunctional Chief of Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Already 35% of the workforce is comprised of Millennials, born after 1977, and they will comprise nearly 50% of the workforce by 2015. How do you know you have the right person?

Metrics 14

Metrics Human Resources Attrition CEO 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Typical systems are fragmented between disciplines like HR (which focuses on the internal, “permanent” workforce) and Procurement (which focuses on the external, “contingent” workforce), each with different and competing goals. Procurement typically owns your “resource planning system” for contract workers.

Strategy 8

Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2014

Now in its second year , the initiative’s goal is to create a world where no woman dies from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. One of my favorite examples comes from Zambia, where our team spoke with local women to get their take on what should be done to stop women from dying.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Health Care Self-aware Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2017

As a leader, you have an opportunity to model behavior in a meaningful way and facilitate appropriate boundary setting for your team members and your organizations’ employees. Nearly half, or 46% of the human resource leaders surveyed, reported that employee burnout accounts for 20-50% of their companies’ annual employee turnover.

Team 12

Team Conference Restructuring McKinsey 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

Our goal, in a randomized controlled experiment at Gap, was to shift retail associates to more-stable schedules and study the business results. The interdisciplinary team was led by Principal Investigator Joan C. But the important message is that an effective stable scheduling initiative is not a simple human resources issue.

Retail 8

Retail Productivity Products Cost 8