HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As layoffs hit tech, professional recruiters are forced to rethink their careers. Companies like Apple and Okta were among the first ones to have laid off hiring teams in an attempt to recession-proof their futures. Recruiting: A Bellwether Career? Layoffs that began in tech are now spilling to retail and beyond.

Engineering 64

Engineering Industry Software Tools 64

Skip Prichard

MARCH 21, 2021

She’s the Founder of award-winning talent mobility software company Topia. From demographics to technology, the economy is changing dramatically and so is the way we work. They switch jobs frequently and their careers are more fluid and less linear than prior generations. Workers must plan for it in their careers.

Trends 103

Trends Policies Career Real Estate 103

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another. The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better.

Human Resources 183

Human Resources Restructuring Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy 183

Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2020

For example, if you own a commercial dash cam company, installing fleet tracking dash cams can be beneficial to improving your delivery times as some of these come with GPS features. Maybe you are spending too much time answering emails in which case a simple day restructure will help you move more efficiently. Cut Out Distractions.

Productivity 66

Productivity Products Delegation Efficiency 66

Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 21, 2021

senators, and headed worldwide communications at Campbell Soup Company. Change can involve the adoption of new technologies, reengineering, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, culture blending, or any of a number of other forms. from Purdue University, is in organizational behavior. For most people, change is a big deal.

Hotels 125

Hotels Stress Resistance Restructuring 125

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. They are attracted to the risks and rewards of small start-up companies. The decline in opportunities for promotion. .

Bureaucracy 151

Bureaucracy Intellectual Capital Kotter Telecommunications 151

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

While having the right education is an essential asset in today’s cutthroat job market, it can become difficult to obtain a position without experience using various applications and technologies that enhance and amplify one’s resume. Put these four technologies in your tech toolbox. Docs.Zone PDF Converter: docs.zone.

Tools 50

Tools Document Restructuring Software 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Every organization wants to create a culture that works from a set of core values, where everybody is on the same page about what’s important, where the company is going, and how it’s going to get there. But what happens when the external competitive environment — and the direction of the company — changes?

Technology 8

Technology Company Tools Information 8

QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

a lot of companies focus on restructuring their organization structure (hierarchy). I sometimes wonder about an organization with a loose and nimble structure with a solid work-flow and technologies that enable such an efficient work-flow. Tuning hierarchy and structure of the organization for better outcomes is just one part.

Process 130

Process Deming Restructuring Efficiency 130

Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities.

Press Release 100

Press Release Motivation Discount PR 100

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

For me businesses are as much or more about the people than they are about the products and markets …so those tough restructuring calls (or sometimes the shut it down calls) are the hardest things ever. Rebel Brown : Best examples would be any of the Zero Gravity Companies I profile on my website.

Open-book 272

Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2015

My company keeps growing. Most refer to organizational changes such as restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, downsizing or moving locations, all of which may result in abrupt shifts in reporting lines, job responsibilities, or the physical environment. The same was true with very small companies.

Company 8

Company Resistance CEO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In my consulting work with large, multinational companies, I see a pervasive anxiety among managers who have trouble finding people for skilled positions, no matter what industry or region. As a result, they tend to focus narrowly on technology skills, the Accenture survey reports. There's a lot at stake here. For instance, at one U.S.

Skills 13

Skills Survey Human Resources Document 13

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Today’s young professionals grew up in an age of mind-boggling technological change, seeing the growth of the internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the development of machine-learning systems. Pretty soon, I was managing the highest-performing team in the company.” John Fedele/Getty Images. Whose will be gored?

Skills 12

Skills Morale Ethics System 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

But it's important to know the difference between a one-time error in judgment and a decision to pursue a critically flawed strategy — in fact, your future career may depend on knowing the difference. On the other hand, bad strategies lead to bad performance, bad leaders, and bad companies. Regroup, but with flexibility.

Strategy 14

Strategy Metrics Restructuring Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

But for too many companies, analytics is an unsolved puzzle with the pieces flung all over the floor. In research spanning 20 years, we closely examined 36 companies in eight industries to find out why companies are struggling. Frequent restructurings of the analytics function. This is about more than technology.

CEO 8

CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

The stakes here may not be as high — the corporate fast lane normally doesn’t require risking life and limb – but the damage can be costly nonetheless, both for companies and for individual careers. Trying to banish distinctions among colleagues may have the unintended consequence of increasing competition.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Restructuring Rogers Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

From this research, we’ve observed seven challenges companies must meet to create development programs that really work: 1. Teach employees to own their career development. ” Companies must respond by adopting on-demand and mobile solutions that make learning opportunities more readily accessible for your people.

Development 8

Development Mentor Learning-by-Doing Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

Given the shortage of talented executives, how can companies attract the best and brightest? How does a company become a destination of choice for talent in the aftermath of the financial crisis? They also observe how executives negotiate, what matters most to them in hiring contracts, and how they decide whether to change companies.

Reputation 9

Reputation Consultative P&L Execution 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Dave didn’t advocate any particular design model, just one the leader knows how to employ and one flexible enough to be applied to the range of organizational situations a leader faces in the course of a career. Are you competing on the basis of on-going product or technological innovation?

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Cost Efficiency Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Most companies struggle to differentiate themselves. The best approach will vary from one company to the next, but at its heart lies the challenge of transcending functional boundaries—a difficult achievement in itself. The companies we studied, each in its own way, had transcended the limits of functional boundaries.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

It dents your self-esteem; it’s tough on your bank account; and if you’re not smart about your next steps, it can derail your career. “The old adage that it’s not about you is nonsense,” says John Lees, the UK-based career strategist and the author of How to Get a Job You Love. Losing your job is hard.

How To 8

How To Budgeting Self-aware NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

His letter announced a compensation restructuring, which accompanied a dismantling of hierarchy and the introduction of self-managed, self-organizing teams throughout the company. The purpose of a company, he proclaimed, was not to make money; it was to help its members (Stayer banned the term employee) thrive.

Management 8

Management Long-term System Delegation 8