HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Looking back on your career, what educational influence was the most important in enabling you to become a leader ? The first was when I was an SVP, and I was part of a team that did a 30-day tour of managing an acquisition in Asia. I was fortunate to grow up with an educational influence in my household.

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Women on Business

MARCH 8, 2011

Guest post by LaMae Allen deJongh, managing director for US Human Capital and Diversity for Accenture (learn more about LaMae at the end of this post). LaMae Allen deJongh, Managing Director for US Human Capital and Diversity for Accenture. But what if that’s no longer true? Communicate.

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Human Capital Diversity Mentor Career 222

Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” If you want to aspire toward a career in leadership, work toward building and developing these characteristics. Jack Welch Dianne had always felt like more of a wallflower than a leader.

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Training Leadership Executive Coaching Directory 321

Career Advancement

JULY 30, 2018

Arthur, a manager at a mid-size firm, read a troubling statistic: According to Harvard Business Review, one in five high-performing employees plans to leave their job in the next six months. He wanted to groom his high-performing employees for success , growing their leadership skills. Create a Succession Plan (and Communicate It).

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Executive Coaching Incentives Loyalty Collins 168

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Today, we have seven councils led by senior executives in the company to support the inclusion, advancement and success of our workforce. Our approach is to invest in our employees, so they can build a career with us. Managers play a critical role for our employees – particularly in challenging times. Has that changed over time?

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Banking Diversity Human Resources Resources 78

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 2, 2015

According to research done by Human Capital Institute, 70% of new hires decide to stay or leave a company within the first six months. Only 15% of companies continue the onboarding process beyond the 3 month recommendation, even though 93% of companies see new hire guides as important to their success.

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HR Digest

JULY 5, 2023

The Rise of HR: A New Era In the ever-evolving landscape of the business world, Human Resources has emerged as a force to be reckoned with. Companies have come to realize that investing in their employees is the key to success, and that’s where HR professionals come in. Enter the Change Management Specialist.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

” Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has his fans savoring what they seem to feel is the sweet smell of success and free speech. He said technical and analytical skills were the key to career advancement at their company. Not Head Count, Human Capital, or Resources Wrapped in Skin. ” They’re People.

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Human Capital Human Resources COO Engineering 69

HR Digest

JUNE 8, 2023

HR metrics provide a roadmap to navigate the intricate web of human capital, giving you the power to measure, analyze, and elevate your HR functions like never before. Together, let’s unlock the untapped potential within your workforce, one metric at a time.

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Metrics Human Resources Examples Resources 59

Lead from Within

MARCH 21, 2019

Over the past few years attitudes have changed, and recent research finds that 90 percent of CEOs are planning to increase their investment in leadership development and see it as the most important human capital issue their organizations face. Any successful leader must have a healthy dose of emotional intelligence.

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Emotional Intelligence Leadership Human Capital Analysis 167

The Practical Leader

MAY 12, 2021

One of the biggest success stories to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis is the incredibly quick development of life-saving vaccines. Serving People, Not Pushing Products – “throughout my career…I have encouraged the entire organization to adopt a patient-first mentality, measuring outcomes by people served rather than drugs sold.”

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Development Bureaucracy BHAG Leadership 69

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Understanding the Current Landscape: The Impact on Succession Planning In 2024’s rapidly evolving business environment, succession planning is constantly shifting. External factors such as economic oscillations, market volatility, and industry disruptions drastically impact succession strategies.

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Uncertainty Planning Succession Long-term 217

Coaching Tip

MARCH 14, 2013

Social media is also important for finding a new job or letting others know about your career strategy. Formula for Success: The formula for both personal and business success = your human capital (what you know and can do) times your social capital (who you know and who knows you) times your reputation (who trusts you).

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Media Human Capital Social Capital Reputation 108

N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2019

Engaged employees are more innovative and take the success of the company personally. In addition, talented Managers are critical players in implementing a performance orientated, engagement-based and strength-focused culture and aligning the leadership and employee values.

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Survey Incentives Talent Management Tools 251

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 23, 2023

In A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment , I contrasted two leaders, Denise and Joel. Denise balances management and leadership very effectively. Joel is out of balance with a techno-management approach. She sees people as adults who are generally self-managing. Denise cares about people.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 29, 2020

For example, I know that in the United States, new generations of employees may average changing jobs up tp to eleven times in a career. In Europe, for instance, in France, and even in North Africa, changing jobs is only three to four times in a career. From a diversity of experience perspective, I think the U.S. has it right.

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CEO Chief Executive Officer Insurance Leadership 245

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 14, 2021

A few years ago I examined how successful society was being in helping people to prepare for the future of work. “Better support services will foster the success of all working learners, from the beginning of their exploration all the way through to their next job and subsequent career transitions.” Social capital.

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Social Capital Education Class Human Capital 79

In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Today, there’s a venerable list of female executives who have shattered that glass and gone on to illustrious careers as successful CEOs. Women are ditching upper-management positions and bailing out before breaking through the glass ceiling. The female bail out creates a reduced talent pool for senior management positions.

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Diversity Mentor Human Resources Human Capital 200

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2012

Leadership is the "glue" that connects the WMACs' business strategy, operations and program changes, and ultimately, their commitment to human capital. They invest in planned career assignments and individual or one-on-one coaching, rather than formal, in-house training programs. The question, however, is why?

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Company Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Leadership 237

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2013

For this month’s Carnival, I asked an all-star collection of leadership experts the following question: What is one piece of advice would you give to a new leader/manager? Bookmark it, share it with anyone starting out in leadership/management, and anyone considering a leadership role. This list is a keeper!

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Advice Self-aware Lewin Blog 307

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership says, “A lot of leaders make the mistake of using the same conflict management strategy for all kinds of conflict. According to Art Petty of Managing Excellence , we live and work in a world filled with chaos and turbulence and must plan and prepare for instability, disruption, and chaos in advance.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 205

Career Advancement

JULY 1, 2019

For example, a multi-billion-dollar biotechnology company recently contacted me for a training on executive presence to help newly minted high-potential mid-level managers reach the next level of leadership. They gained the confidence to seize the reins in their careers. Here’s the program and what the audience learned.

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Training Execution Biotechnology Audience 179

Coaching Tip

JUNE 7, 2011

Person-to-person networking continues to be job seekers’ most successful tool, according to a study by Right Management. The firm analyzed job data on the nearly 60,000 individuals throughout North America to whom it provided career transition services over the past three years. Certainly technology plays a growing role.

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Social Capital Human Capital Reputation Advertising 99

Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Art Petty of About Money Management and Leadership provided Reinventing the Organization and Leadership for a Digital Era. Art writes, “The emerging digital and technology-driven world demands that we rethink everything about how we manage, lead, structure and run our organizations. ” Discover Art on Twitter at @artpetty.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Advice 170

Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Today I would like to shift gears and take a look ahead at what the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogging community sees in store for us in 2011.  Enjoy!

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ExactHire - Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Of course, human resource professionals came into their roles with a higher calling: cultivating the company’s human capital, its employees. The times have caught up with the nobler side of human resources. As a result, business leaders expect much more from their human resource professionals.

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Tips Human Resources Software Training 98

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 3, 2013

presents High Performing Organizations Manage Change Well. Regardless of the talent management and retention strategies you employ, this post shares three tips that will help you build a foundation of trust with your top performers.”. John Hunter from Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. Sharlyn Lauby from HR Bartender.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Lewin 249

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

I felt at the time that this was an unusual request as, after having spent the first 12 years of my working life as a “techie” (Programmer to Analyst to IT Manager), I had spent the next 25 years in sales and business management, my last such role as the President and CEO of a 15,000 person, €5 Billion EMEA based business unit across 25 countries.

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CEO Performance Review Review Learning-by-Doing 217

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

Karen Keegans: We created our Leadership Development Program (LDP) to give our early career employees the opportunity to have a career at Rockwell Automation, with a variety of experiences and roles across our business units and functions, and to support our succession plans.

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Human Capital Human Resources Career Diversity 49

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Your development will be a priority Faced with a challenging economy, some organizations may be tempted to shift their focus away from activities related to fostering employee advancement and career development. Conclusion People are the foundation of the sustained success of high performing companies.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape expected to continue for 2015, leaders face many challenges , requiring aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success. Two times more likely to place value on interacting over managing skills. Related articles.

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Human Capital Conference Metrics Talent Management 103

LDRLB

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Today, there’s a venerable list of female executives who have shattered that glass and gone on to illustrious careers as successful CEOs. Women are ditching upper-management positions and bailing out before breaking through the glass ceiling. The female bail out creates a reduced talent pool for senior management positions.

Leadership 152

Leadership Diversity Human Capital Middle Management 152

Career Advancement

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

He said he’d love more mentoring to help him get to the next level in his career. Now that the tables have turned, it’s time to give them the clarity about the career advancement process that you always wanted from your own boss. I feel like I always take time to check in about how my staff can improve.

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Mentor How To Brand Reputation 222

LDRLB

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Despite the anomalies of a different industry (this one was fresh food), I was able to assess the situation in short order and define a course of action, always mindful of understanding the company/industry’s key success factors before leveraging them for marketplace differentiation. Leadership bell human capital retirement'

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Human Capital CEO Resistance Motivation 128

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 4, 2012

Art Petty serves up some Leadership Caffeine-12 Shots of Leadership Espresso from his Management Excellence blog. Miki Saxon, from MAPping Company Success gives us this 4 part series: Ducks in a Row: A Serious Downside to Always On. Successful leaders know how to tie that info together and connect the dots for their people.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Blog 232

Coaching Tip

MAY 16, 2012

In its 2012 CEO Challenge report, The Conference Board identified the top two business issues CEOs care about right now: innovation and human capital. Together, these two priorities will determine how successful organizations are in the years ahead. Leverage assessments to manage risk. Measure and predict broadly.

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Human Capital Talent Management Human Resources Advice 105

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Joan Kofodimos at Anyone Can Lead brings some insight into coaching with Biggest Coaching Mistakes Managers Make. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog offers Seven Steps to Success in Your New Management Job. Jane Perdue at LeadBIG tackles crisis management with Rewarding Hat Tricks or Planning.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 167