Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

Gartner researchers have identified nine key trends, from new and creative employee benefits to the collapse of traditional career paths, that will impact work this year. Employers who successfully navigate these will retain top talent and secure a competitive advantage for themselves.

Trends 28

Trends Competitive Advantage Policies Creativity 28

Chart Your Course

JULY 24, 2018

By being a dynamic leader, and leveraging the strengths of each of these generations, effective managers can turn what seems like an obstacle into a competitive advantage. The reason that a multi-generational workforce is at such a competitive advantage, is that there’s a wider range of skills and perspectives to draw from.

Management 100

Management Competitive Advantage Leadership Styles Diversity 100

LDRLB

OCTOBER 26, 2012

HR from the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources is Ulrich’s latest work (co-authored with Jon Younger, Wayne Brockbank and Mike Ulrich). HR Professionals must be able to position their organization to anticipate and match external implications and bolster their organization’s competitive advantage.

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Ulrich Human Resources Competitive Advantage Survey 117

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

It’s essential for high-tech companies to maintain their competitive advantage, but how we’ve handled that change has been one of the pillars of our success over the past four years. Our values informed our guiding principles, developed by our CEO and implemented by our Executive Committee, for operating through COVID-19.

Leadership 52

Leadership Agility Diversity Competitive Advantage 52

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. The “intellectual capital” brought in by high-knowledge employees will be a major, if not the primary, competitive advantage.

Bureaucracy 151

Bureaucracy Intellectual Capital Kotter Telecommunications 151

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2013

StrategyDriven Professional Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques business professionals can use to accelerate their careers and personal goals achievement. With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan.

SWOT 59

SWOT Human Resources Letter Competitive Advantage 59

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

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Blog Brand Depreciation CEO 305

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

StrategyDriven Professional Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques business professionals can use to accelerate their careers and personal goals achievement. With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan.

Human Resources 59

Human Resources Open-book Competitive Advantage Resistance 59

Strategy Driven

APRIL 18, 2013

StrategyDriven Professional Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques business professionals can use to accelerate their careers and personal goals achievement. With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan.

Human Resources 50

Human Resources Document Competitive Advantage Resources 50

Coaching Tip

JULY 10, 2014

Leadership development is the number one priority for human resources (HR) leaders globally, according to Talent Management : Accelerating Business Performance , a survey by Right Management, the career and talent management experts within ManpowerGroup. Other key findings from the study on talent management include : .

Human Resources 106

Human Resources Leadership Development Resources Development 106

Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2014

Internships can be a valuable stepping stone for college students to start on their career path. Should they pursue a big-name firm that offers prestige, or will a small company offering practical, hands-on experience that is directly related to their career goals be a better choice? Develop a great cover letter.

How To 59

How To Competitive Advantage Open-book Career 59

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2012

With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Wendy Powell is the author of Management Experience Acquired.

Management 50

Management Human Resources Open-book Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Once you are aware of this, you can re-wire your brain to see feedback-giving as a very positive way to help employees do a great job and succeed in their careers. You have now started spinning human feedback loops. Anna Carroll, MSSW, is an organization development consultant, facilitator, coach, and speaker. About the Author.

Efficiency 70

Efficiency Armstrong Human Resources Handbook 70

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Take ownership of planning programs, rather than abdicate them to human resources or accounting people. Finely develop skills in every aspect of the organization, beyond the scope of professional training. Mentoring, creating and leading have become the primary emphasis for your career. Develop and share own philosophies.

Article 50

Article Strategy Long-term Mentor 50

HR Digest

MAY 14, 2024

Learning and Development : Providing training and development opportunities to enhance skills and career growth. Technology in HCM The use of HCM software, such as human resources information systems (HRIS) or human resources management systems (HRMS), plays a crucial role in implementing these practices effectively.

Human Capital 52

Human Capital Management Technology Efficiency 52

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Professional education is an important ingredient in corporate development. Today's workforce will need three times the amount of training that it now gets if the organization intends to stay in business, remain competitive and tackle the future successfully. 7 Steps of Professional Development : 1. Personal Development.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

HR analytics, also known as people analytics or workforce analytics, is a data-driven approach that empowers Human Resources Management (HRM) by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting HR data. The term Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) emerged as organizations recognized the critical role HR plays in driving business success.

Metrics 98

Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Skip Prichard

MARCH 21, 2021

They switch jobs frequently and their careers are more fluid and less linear than prior generations. In today’s economy, work is increasingly dependent on mobility—across locations, projects, career progression, family needs and more. Employers who embrace workforce mobility … have a competitive advantage.”

Trends 104

Trends Policies Career Real Estate 104

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

We have taken an intentional approach to develop a vision and strategy that takes all our stakeholders’ perspectives into account – one that our customers, carriers and employees can stand behind. It is a key competitive advantage. Angie Freeman , Chief Human Resources & ESG Officer, C.H.

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For more than a decade, leading human resource strategists have hit on a recurring theme: You want your star players working in the roles that matter most to the business. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

As gerajohm commented, "The best executives I have met have had a great understanding of how to use technology to gain competitive advantage and improve operations. They worked together to identify the technologies that could improve the company''s competitive advantage versus technologies that were needed to support the business.

CIO 13

CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Offer professional-development opportunities. Our research indicated that young people are more than twice as likely to stay at their job for more than a year if they see their job as a career or a stepping stone to a career. HMSHost will be launching workshops on engagement across the entire company.

Survey 8

Survey Retail How To Reis 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Achieving sustainable competitive advantage through superior strategic alignment does not happen by accident – it happens by design, or not at all, and it requires a special breed of leadership, which I call enterprise leadership. If that’s the case, you urgently need to address this gap in leadership focus and capability.

Company 8

Company Long-term System Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In this new reality, managers will have to become as thoughtful, strategic, and fearless as Beane was to develop new strategies to close the gap between their business aspirations and the talent that is available. Think of it as Billy Beane's strategy applied to developing a winning business team. This is exactly what Billy Beane did.

Competitive Advantage 11

Competitive Advantage Budgeting Construction Open-book 11

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. What is the business’s value proposition and it sources of competitive advantage?

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Cost Efficiency Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2014

Every year, the Manpower Group, a human resources consultancy, conducts a worldwide “Talent Shortage Survey.” Workers will more likely invest when standardized skills promise them a secure career path with reliably good wages in the future. 39% of employers did. For one thing, education does not measure technical skills.

Skills 14

Skills Short-term Technology Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

They had no career consequences — no one outside of HR, not even managers’ bosses, saw them. After six months of development, we assess each manager again, and this time the assessments have teeth. Better people will also bring long-lasting competitive advantage in our industry. Accountability.

Resistance 8

Resistance Long-term Short-term Self-aware 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Throughout my professional career, I have navigated multiple industry segments from professional services to consumer goods and served a decade+ stint in the insurance sector. I recently talked with the Chief Human Resource Officer of a significant player in the insurance industry about this exact topic. Absolutely!

Team 362

Team Insurance Human Resources Strategy 362

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Examples of this phenomenon have emerged already: The world’s largest hedge fund is developing a capability for an algorithm to make hiring and firing decisions. Successfully implementing such a capability could dramatically affect headcount in human resources functions, but also in other functions, such as sales.

Skills 8

Skills Engineering Telecommunications Incentives 8