HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The HR Digest talked to Quita Highsmith to discuss the essential role of HR in building a culture of agility, innovation, and engagement. The HR Digest: In building the company culture of tomorrow, how does diversity help deliver on your objectives? The HR Digest: What are the non-negotiable parts of Genentech’s company culture?

Pharmaceuticals 52

Pharmaceuticals Industry Diversity Career 52

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Agile working, hot-desking and the gig economy were already shifting attitudes away from the limitations of that one desk mindset. Offer diverse work settings for the different functions people perform, along with areas to collaborate with colleagues, socialize or just take time out to think and relax. Create a dynamic ecosystem.

Real Estate 65

Real Estate Absenteeism Construction Open-book 65

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 16, 2012

For the dinosaurs, size alone was an advantage in a stable environment, but agility helped the smaller mammals prosper when the asteroid hit. Network deliberately and diversely. Matrix leaders are almost certain to experience some frustration as they try to bring diverse groups and competing agendas together. Be resilient.

Environment 250

Environment Self-aware Leadership Emotional Intelligence 250

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 23, 2007

Learning agility. Lominger and Eichenger did a study that linked “learning agility” as a predictor of leadership success. The four types are learning agility are: 1. Change Agility: Describes people who are curious, have a passion for ideas, like to experiment with test cases, and engage in skill-building activities.

Agility 121

Agility How To Leadership Charan 121

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Get past defensiveness and always look for something useful and constructive in any criticism you receive. Embrace diversity. It takes a team of diverse talent, thinking, and perspectives to create something innovative. As a leader you must be willing to be agile. Accept criticism. Control stress. Be adaptable.

Leadership 134

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Self-aware Open-book 134

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

They build a performance-driven culture by setting clear expectations, providing timely and constructive feedback, and recognizing and rewarding high performance. Further, it’s also crucial to prioritize stakeholder engagement, as their diverse insights often yield invaluable directives for the drive toward excellence.

Compliance 235

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Ask Atma

APRIL 20, 2012

Become more agile: have regular big picture sessions where you evaluate progress or the lack thereof and be ready to pivot, repurpose, reboot. Establish clear kill points for constructive endings. Not the right team- A diverse team with different skill sets was often cited as being critical to the success of a startup company.

Succession 71

Succession Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing Diversity 71

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

Tim Magwood ( Leadership Coach & Musician ) I would say being an “agile learner” Things are moving fast in our VUCA world and we need more leaders who are learning WITH their people and helping to create deliberate learning organizations. Please DO NOT reward those who do a great job simply with more work!!!!!

Leadership 102

Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2016

Just as you construct an investment portfolio differently for different investment objectives, you want construct your thinking portfolio. Do they have not only mental ability , but mental agility. Now you’ve got the building blocks to begin designing the thinking of your team.

Team 13

Team Construction Learning-by-Doing Agility 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Enable organizational agility. For example, at FedEx (#20), the company actively assists executives in moving between functions in order to accumulate a diverse range of experiences that improve their overall adaptability. As a source with Dow put it, "It's empowerment that really helps us stay agile.

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Projects were selected across channels to highlight agility, innovation, and customer centricity. A comprehensive internal data platform was developed to help Dr. Reddy’s employees be proactive with their customer requests and solve any problems in an agile way. The goal was to demonstrate this idea in action, not talk about it.

Company 15

Company Agility Innovation Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

These trends will require oil producers to shift their focus away from transportation and diversify towards innovative petrochemical products to capture market share in diverse end uses such as clothing and construction materials. No one will be able to afford to stand still.

Offshoring 9

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The way to do this is by asking questions and listening carefully, giving actionable feedback, facilitating constructive arguments, taking advice and implementing feedback, maintaining regular contact with team members, and sharing credit for team success.

Globalization 8

Globalization Emotional Intelligence Marketing Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

At its most basic level, this manifests itself in a board's composition and diversity level. They also must be able to give constructive feedback to other directors to enhance the personal effectiveness of their board colleagues. To add such strategic value, high-performing boards must be "talent-centric."

Compliance 9

Compliance Maslow Short-term Long-term 9

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They argue that although advancements in agriculture and building technology during the Medieval period contributed to increased wealth and the construction of cathedrals, it was also a time marked by significant inequality. They argue that many AI programs fall short when it comes to mimicking the complexity of human thinking.

Technology 114

Technology Proposal Simon Politics 114

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Social Chain Social chain is agile and able to evolve according to what’s happening on one of the best marketing platforms today, social media. Content creation objectives are as diverse as the platforms, media, and audience they want to engage in. A deep understanding of ABM in B2B is its super-power.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Audience Brand 105