Thin Difference

AUGUST 8, 2019

Outperform their peers in several ways, including diversity hires and retention of top performers. Throughout his career, Dan Foster has successfully helped executives, small business owners, and sales professionals increase their influence, make better decisions, and achieve the results they desire. Guest Post.

Short-term 64

Short-term Long-term Telecommunications Webinar 64

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They represent leaders in their own worlds with a diversity of interests that relate to the topic of coaching. Authority on new technology and communication. Forbes – #1 Leader in Retail. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Claire Diaz-Ortiz – Technology innovator and speaker. 100 COACHES.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Of all the ways the world changed in 2014 — economic, cultural, technological, all three — which will matter most to us in 2015? The One Thing About Your Spouse’s Personality That Really Affects Your Career. Retail Is More Digital Than Ever, but the Physical Store Is Doing Just Fine. We hope you enjoy it.

Management 10

Management Retail Information Technology Advice 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

One of the big reasons is that security businesses tend to look for people with traditional technology credentials — college degrees in tech fields, for example. These roles prioritize skills, knowledge, and willingness to learn over degrees and the career fields that gave people their initial work experience.

Education 11

Education How To Industry Career 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

After repurposing many of the original structures and facades, the district is now evolving into a retail, restaurant, arts, and culture destination, a forum for local events, a flexible work space for businesses, and a residential area, all while evolving its manufacturing with 21 st century operations.

Real Estate 13

Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

If you’re a business leader looking for an opportunity to have real impact on your company — and position yourself for the top job — which career path is best? That the CHRO role, although at first it may look career limiting, can have more impact than any other position reporting to the CEO?

Quinn 12

Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Despite the East Coast roots of technology entrepreneurship and venture capital (VC), by the 1990s Silicon Valley had gained a major advantage over the Cambridge-Boston area. The same underlying technologies (e.g., Silicon Valley dominates these platform technologies. stood at 22.6%, more than twice New England’s 9.9%

Biotechnology 8

Biotechnology Drucker Software Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2015

” “EHS director with 20 years of experience driving regulatory compliance and employees’ health and safety across industries—manufacturing, retail, and healthcare. The marketing executive began her summary with “pharmaceutical”—the one industry she’s worked in throughout her career.

Pharmaceuticals 8

Pharmaceuticals Retail Long-term Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge. One idea we retained from GE was to celebrate diversity. Find ways to have fun.

Management 10

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Huffington grew up in Athens and studied in London before starting her career as a politician and media entrepreneur. Similarly, about one-fourth of all technology and engineering companies started in the U.S. Apart from their success as entrepreneurs, they all share one distinct characteristic: extensive cross-cultural experience.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The phenomenon of fast-track CEO succession appears to be most prominent in the retail, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors—all of which are particularly affected by disruptive business models and new competitors. Through this effort, we have observed certain characteristics of this emerging trend.

CEO 11

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

For many, a corporate directorship is a career capstone. Both paths are problematic — neither is particularly transparent or relies on objective measures and given that many boards are stubborn bastions of white masculinity, pursuing the "right" network can be fraught, especially for women and other diverse candidates.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. The research also provides a snapshot view and analysis of gender diversity across countries and industries. The disparity in gender diversity has little to do with competence levels.”

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

Helena Gottschling: Even with the onslaught of new technologies, it’s still people that drive innovation, creativity, engagement and, ultimately, business value – all the things that set one company apart from the next. In building a reliable pipeline of leadership talent, how do these programs help deliver on your objectives?

Banking 45

Banking Human Resources Diversity Career 45

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Companies that are more mission-oriented (such as healthcare and non-profits) or more future-looking (such as technology starts ups) or frankly more fun/high passion categories (such as entertainment companies) have an advantage in this regard. I once spoke a woman who worked in retail who loved office products. Don’t believe me?

Diversity 8

Diversity Retail Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

What is their commitment toward literacy, social services, health care, the environment, multicultural diversity and other key issues that really create a better life? Communications is fundamental to maintaining, but technology is only as good as the people using it. Banks buy money wholesale and sell it to borrowers at retail rates.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Ultimately dubbed the Technology Incubation Scheme (in Singapore, a scheme is a good thing), the program helped bring a flood of diverse investors into the country by offering to put up 85% of the capital in a start-up when investors put in 15%. One year later, we partnered with the government to prototype a new program under the NFIE.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

Work and workers (yes, humans) will always be essential to organizations, but organizations themselves will be more diverse, and work will be organized, structured, and done in new ways, increasingly through arrangements outside of regular full-time employment. Exponential technology change. Today, turbo-charged. Work reimagined.

Human Resources 8

Human Resources Technology Globalization Trends 8