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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Shook has created the engine known for attracting, developing and retaining great talent who enjoy Accenture’s collaborative, innovative, and highly diverse culture.

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New Supply Chain Jobs Are Emerging as AI Takes Hold

Harvard Business Review

Companies are cutting supply chain complexity and accelerating responsiveness using the tools of artificial intelligence. Through AI, machine learning, robotics, and advanced analytics, firms are augmenting knowledge-intensive areas such as supply chain planning, customer order management, and inventory tracking.

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A Drive for Excellence

Coaching Tip

In the past, college graduates would gain employment as automotive industry managers and high school graduates would be well compensated by seeking factory jobs. Engine Charlie's statement has never been more true as we witness the decline of the American automotive industry over the fifty years since his death. .

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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What’s Your Time Worth? Why Pricing Matters

N2Growth Blog

Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty. That said, I rarely let price be the sole determining factor in whether or not I engage with a company.

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Your Career Needs to Be Horizontal

Harvard Business Review

Like it or not, most of us think about career success in terms of moving up the hierarchy. This person, let's call him Bill, had been with the company for many years, understood the engineering and supply chain issues, and was well respected by everyone. Most of us have grown up assuming that career success is vertical.

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Getting Past a Career Setback: An Example and a Test

Harvard Business Review

Managers often think about their careers in terms of winning and losing. But what about those whose careers are sidetracked or derailed when passed over for a key assignment or big promotion? Very few managerial careers proceed upward in a straight line. The lesson here is that careers aren’t just about “winning.”

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