Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. Organizations can use such phrases to curb dissent, cultivate an “us versus them” approach, and deflect responsibility. Robinson, H.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A S a McKinsey & Company article stated in late March 2020: “What leaders need during a crisis is not a predefined response plan but behaviors and mindsets that will prevent them from overreacting to yesterday’s developments and help them look ahead.”. This approach self-evidently enables a mindset that offers a long-term perspective.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 24, 2020

2020 has been a year of unprecedented stress for all of us and it’s only June. As I show in the accompanying chart, the impact of that, as physiological systems elevate and lower, is dramatic for both short-term performance and long-term health and well-being.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

I’m observing (virtually, of course) more and more leaders who are short-termers. Now (as I write this in early August 2020), we’re all approaching about six months of experience with one. And, yet, I’m still seeing a lot of leaders who aren’t really thinking about or prepping for the longer term.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

They shared with me the big decisions and steps that the Food Bank leadership team took to make it all happen in a few short weeks. Nurture relationships – The long-term relationships the team has nurtured with its partners and donors “came home to roost” this year in the most positive of ways.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

Back in the old days (February 2020 and before), I focused on four domains of routines – physical, mental, relational and spiritual – that are the building blocks of effective self-management. You can think of these three as forming a pyramid with managing yourself at the base. So, what does it mean to do that well?

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Buffer , an organization that has offered a 4-day workweek since 2020, conducted a survey of its employees and found that 73.1 The UAW demands are clear in their terms, “a four-day workweek, working 32 hours for 40 hours of pay.” For others, their physical health gets more attention.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

Today, with the International Space Station in operation and anticipation of a multi-year human mission into deep space, protecting astronauts from the negative effects of disconnection and isolation has become an issue of greater interest to NASA scientists.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 17, 2020

Despite radically different underlying causes, the COVID-19 pandemic and the social justice movement do have something in common in terms of impact: They’ve laid bare systemic vulnerabilities and catalyzed widespread change. Some of these changes will only be short term, but many others are likely to remain for the foreseeable future.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

We’ve hired nearly 7,000 employees across the country since mid-March 2020. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and job market, we enhanced our severance benefits, providing separation pay and subsidized medical coverage through at least the end of 2020. . How do you approach tough decisions like cost-cutting, layoffs, etc?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

At this moment, most organizations are focused on helping their customers and employees with immediate safety and security needs, recognizing the immediate short-term financial impact on their end goals. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow. 2020 & Beyond.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

At this moment, most organizations are focused on helping their customers and employees with immediate safety and security needs, recognizing the immediate short-term financial impact on their end goals. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow. 2020 & Beyond.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The HR Digest: What are some short- and long-term goals for your position with Bevel? Our long-term vision is to find employees with unique backgrounds and skill sets that can contribute to the expansive qualities and expertise of the firm. . We have shown that we can operate remotely and have sensitivity to that as a firm.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 20, 2020

The week of April 12-18, 2020 saw us continue our trend by again seeing a rise in deaths and job loss due to COVID-19. The lagging effects of this event like a potential recession and long-term travel bans will continue to test us all. We are living in times that were unimaginable only a few short weeks ago.

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2021

Amazon operates like a series of customer-focused start-ups innovating at a fast pace. Can you tell The HR Digest readers more about these programs and how they promote change within the company in practical terms? Amazonians come here – and stay – because they get to do meaningful and impactful work. They get to build the future.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Ramcess Jean-Loiuis, Pfizer’s Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Officer, is not short on ambition. In June of 2020, we revisited those goals to expand our commitments to equity. Having joined the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, she is now out to raise the bar for human resources leadership across the organization.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

Our values informed our guiding principles, developed by our CEO and implemented by our Executive Committee, for operating through COVID-19. In support of this effort, for Mental Health Awareness Month in May 2020, we launched a mental health framework that focused on four pillars — physical health, relaxation, balance and getting help.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

In order to survive over the long term and gain competitive advantage, companies must learn how to connect profoundly with the world around them -- not only with customers and stakeholders, but also with employees, local communities, politicians, and the environment itself." The life expectancy of a leading U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

The company has made increasing commitments to renewable energy as part of its aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals (30% by 2020). This is, as Gerwig says, mainly about the short-term consequences of not dealing with burning fossil fuels and the changing climate.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 1, 2020

If there’s one constant in 2020, it’s change. In terms of connection, the basis is empathy. If you’re operating as a know-it-all, you have an underlying belief that that any new stuff really isn’t of much value. It should be short and simple: expressed in 5-8 words: that ties together everything you say. Collaboration.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 11, 2020

At 5:50 AM on Feb 2, 2020, flames leapt from the 26,000 square foot building of a non-profit that provided training and work attire to over 105,000 job seekers in Orange County, CA, in their first 30 years. All gone, just as Working Wardrobes was preparing for its 30 th anniversary. Then hundreds of volunteers called and donations came in.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

From time to time, the basis of competition in an industry shifts so dramatically that shifting with it requires a new long-term vision that calls for the organization to do things it never would have done in the past. Consider the case of MedStar Health, the largest nongovernment health care provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C.,

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Note that the table implicitly projects limited investment and a slow start to the new growth initiatives, with no new revenues in 2017, modest new revenues in 2018, and significant new revenues really only beginning in 2020 and 2021. Often, a new team needs to be brought in, one with more operational expertise than the startup team.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

With help from the Stevens team, we have identified three areas with significant potential for insurers in the period from 2020 to 2050: Cyber security. In short, change is inevitable for auto insurers, but the change can be positive. Fortunately, new opportunities for insurers are emerging as well. Planning for the Driverless Future.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Even the near-term outlook has been quite negative: A 2016 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said 9% of jobs in the 21 countries that make up its membership could be automated. Yet our research also found that, in the shorter term, these fears may be overblown.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. But companies in this state often face increasing pressure to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs in their legacy businesses, and this pressure attracts opportunistic disruptors.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Walmart is the largest private user of solar power in the country, and has set goals to increase that amount 6-fold by 2020. As Al Gore put it, "The hard truth is that the maximum that now seems politically feasible still falls short of the minimum necessary to actually solve the climate crisis.".

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2018

Studies have suggested that, by 2020, 50% of all searches will be conducted by voice and smart speakers are expected to reach 55% of U.S. In the health care setting, where sterile operating fields and infection control are priorities, hands-free, immediate access to information has big advantages in terms of safety and efficiency.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The main difference is that clusters will typically be hired permanently by a business with a mutual intention to commit for the long term. I would project that by 2020, 30% of work will be performed by permanently employed, self-managed clusters. In short, a cluster is an extreme version of a self-managed team.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

BCG predicts a billion middle class Chinese and Indians by 2020. BCG underlines "the need for firms to adapt to local circumstances — not just in terms of what they sell but also in how they sell it." Will you introduce more short-term international assignments or get talent mobile much earlier in their careers?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Zipcar is a car sharing service that allows people to rent vehicles for short trips around town. Zipcar is a great example of how you can create a new type of business, enhance a user experience, and find cost and operational efficiencies by cleverly employing these technologies. Let's look at each of them in more detail.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2016

Survey-based reports find that firms are currently spending an estimated $36 billion on storage and infrastructure, and that is expected to double by 2020. Firms value accurate demand forecasts because inventory is expensive to keep on shelves and stockouts are detrimental to both short-term revenue and long-term customer engagement.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Hereafter, when we use the term “NHS,” we refer to NHS England, specifically – not the health systems in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.) billion in 2020/21 – the year the pay cap will expire if not renewed. It would also have long-term benefits by addressing a root cause of junior doctor attrition.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The overall goal: to ensure at least 100,000,000 Americans had access to broadband speeds of 100 Mbps by 2020. In short, Google wanted partners, not antagonists. More advanced DSL using fiber-copper hybrid technology was rushed into operation, as were new fiber-to-the-home services from AT&T, CenturyLink and Frontier.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

There are many ways to define mentoring," says Jeanne Meister, a Founding Partner of Future Workplace and co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today. Myth #2: Mentoring is a formal long-term relationship. Think of mentoring as both a long-term and short-term arrangement.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2021

As the world begins to get used to no longer living a normal routine-like life, every business has to change how they operate. They have a number of options in terms of a content type. Sadly many companies won’t have made it through 2020 and although this is unfortunate, it’s an opportunity for you. Dog eat dog.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Similarly, why do we unquestioningly use the oxymoronish term "gender diversity"? Leaders are inordinately nervous about admitting that their priority is gender (which it is in many companies and countries), so they prefer what they see as the more widely acceptable term of diversity. But this very fear is part of the problem.

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