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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

Mary Bilbrey, CHRO at JLL (NYSE:JLL) : Bilbrey leads a team of more than 90,000 professionals that deliver thought partnership, problem-solving, and tactical support to help drive JLL’s business goals and priorities. I’ve had the ability to watch Carol navigate wildly complex issues with what appears to be relative ease.

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The Best CMOs Combine 4 Leadership Styles

Harvard Business Review

She described ethnographic field research where, armed with cameras, Vans leadership hit the road to observe customers out in the wild. This key insight launched a campaign targeting this demographic that has, so far, more than doubled projected goals for the category. What they discovered was a desire to be original.

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Before You Link Pay to Customer Feedback: Five Essentials

Harvard Business Review

Bain research shows that leading companies can achieve 60% or better response rates in B2B companies and 30% or more in most B2C situations. Your customer metrics must correlate with financial and strategic goals. Truly reliable feedback and metrics. And if your metrics aren't trustworthy, then your compensation system won't be either.