HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

It is a crucible where tradition and innovation clash, forging a new paradigm in workforce dynamics. The year demands that the pulse of innovation beats strongest within the corridors of a dynamic and future-focused HR strategy. Unlike their predecessors, Gen Z is not bound by traditional notions of career progression.

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Leadership Diversity CPO Career 109

QAspire

AUGUST 22, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. They use technology to cook more food in less time.

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Quality Innovation NGO Supply Chain 156

HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This theory, practiced by industrialists like Henry Ford, led to unprecedented innovations in human engineering, with the creation of the assembly line, and a formula for optimizing performance in the workplace. Workers need to adopt power skills in order to gain a sense of control over their career direction. New HR Trends (2022).

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Trends Agility Bottom-up Attrition 116

Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Yet there’s been nothing traditional in sales for the past 15 years thanks, in part, to women making it a successful career path. Yes it is — if you learn how to leverage this new talent by focusing Gen Y behaviors on business goals and setting metrics for results. A few keys: Keep a career plan within their vision. Paul, Minn.

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Management Media Learning-by-Doing Fashion 187

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

But as a company who also values innovation and “looking around the corner,” we are always challenging the status quo—so absolutely, there is always room for improvement! What would you say have been the most interesting transformations in your career? You’ve been with Adobe for quite a while.

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Software Engineering Learning-by-Doing Diversity 98

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

The basic flaw in most arguments in support of CEO term limits stems from a belief that tenure is somehow a very relevant metric, and that there is some mystical optimum time to serve. My recommendation is not to hand-cuff or bridle your CEO, rather give the CEO room to lead, maneuver, innovate and succeed. But hey, what do I know?

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

HR Digest

OCTOBER 15, 2023

According to Zippia , the technology industry is the highest-paying employer for HR generalists , but their services are an essential component of every company and field. Analytics : Generates actionable data from these records for hiring decisions, policy generations, diversity metrics, and other strategic decision-making.

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Company Human Resources Policies Compliance 105

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These companies have placed themselves far behind the technology curve because tenured managers hire employees with obsolete skill sets and together they create mediocre solutions. Tenure Inhibits Change and Cripples Innovation : Organizations that favor tenure also tend to be prone to majoring in the minors.

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Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They are voracious learners always looking for better methods, different approaches, enhanced efficiencies, better technology and increased velocity. I think many in leadership get to choose the metric they use to measure, and they seem to always choose the one that makes them look good. Section X: Results. Kavita Great article.

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Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

They must be relevant, meaningful, in alignment with cultural values, and tied to the right set of metrics. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

Blog 382

Blog Metrics Brand CEO 382

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In fact, gossip seriously undermines each one of the aforementioned success metrics by propagating inaccurate information. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable?

Blog 419

Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Embracing technological advancements for succession planning can also streamline the process, simplify the identification of potential successors, and augment the development of necessary employee competencies. They must maintain transparent communication on career progression and potential succession strategies.

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Uncertainty Planning Succession Long-term 439

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Even if you don’t find yourself having to frequently deal with extreme situations, it is often nothing more than normal dealings in the ordinary course of business that can place you at a nexus…Do you make your decision based upon the facts at hand and sound decisioning metrics, or do you let your emotions drive your decisions?

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Blog Leadership Emotional Intelligence CEO 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In today’s post I’ll take a look at timing as key success metric… As the verse from the old Kenny Rogers song goes “you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.&# Not too surprisingly, people who possess a poor sense of timing usually don’t even understand timing is an issue. I Think Not.

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Blog Leadership Self-aware Crisis 418

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

For instance, while the creation of common standards and metrics for governance are wholly sensible, the notion that companies must be legally bound to have a societal purpose seems excessively heavy handed and liable to receive considerable backlash from the corporate world. Some of these have considerably more merit than others.

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Kaplan Report Metrics Loyalty 76

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 24, 2013

For example, Amazon , a company with about $75 billion in annual revenue and a $140 billion market value, relies on metrics like continually rooting out inefficiencies and, with a few well-known peculiarities like "desks with repurposed doors," underights cost effectiveness and abhors “social cohesion." Leadership in a Gladiator Culture.

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Social Capital Cialdini Competitive Advantage Human Capital 77

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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Brand Brand Management Blog Media 382

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In today’s post I’ll address a key metric that all companies should be focused on – Customer Experience Management (CEM)… Before I go any further let’s get the semantical arguments out of the way…Some will claim that a well conceived CRM initiative includes CEM as a subset. I Think Not.

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Blog CRM Management Brand 304

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Blog Survey Talent Management Brand 326

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It's one of my great drivers to achieve significance in what I do – even if that doesn't necessarily mean success as defined by any metric you care to choose… Thanks for an interesting read! I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Blog Succession Influence Brand 416

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

If you incorporate the following metrics into your decisioning framework you will minimize the chances of making a bad decision: Perform a Situation Analysis : What is motivating the need for a decision? What would happen if no decision is made? I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Blog Analysis CEO Brand 416

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 413

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment and kind words John.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the concept of what HR analytics is, the benefits of HR analytics, HR analytics metrics and how it can transform businesses. By analyzing employee feedback, performance data, and other relevant metrics, HR can implement targeted initiatives to create a positive and fulfilling employee experience.

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Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2016

But it’s important to remember what comes between the motivated employee and the satisfied customer: the innovative product or service that the employee creates and the company sells. With the rapid development of the Internet of Things , incorporating up-to-the-minute digital technology has become critical to its product innovation.

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Morale Metrics Motivation Venture Funding 12

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Establish Guardrails I worked in several large companies during my corporate career, and I can’t tell you the number of pet projects that became my pet peeves. I saw literally millions and millions of dollars flow into projects that had no real metrics and timeline in place. In other words, these projects had no guardrails.

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Project Wilde Entrepreneur Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

But what happens as people’s career trajectories progress? Over time, those talented women with their PhD in STEM start to drop out of technical and industrial careers. By the time careers reach leadership levels, as few as 15% of those talented women remain, according to some estimates. Set up women for success early on.

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Metrics Career Mentor Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With all the recent advances in technology, there is no doubt the health care industry as a whole gets an “A” in science. The tradeoff, however, is that we’ve become so focused on using the technology (as this HBR article points out) that we spend far less time listening to individual human stories. Insight Center.

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Health Care Metrics Technology System 8

ExactHire - Leadership

MAY 5, 2021

Leveraging diversity on teams will lead to more creative solutions and innovations. Technology may help you avoid implicit bias in your candidate selection. You may be sabotaging your diversity hiring efforts if the application process and virtual interviews require too much technology. Final Thoughts.

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Diversity Compliance McKinsey Bottom-up 111

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

While AI will be deployed to manage certain tasks, including higher-level decision making, the technology’s true power is in augmenting human capabilities — and that holds true in the supply chain. Recruitment, performance metrics, and career advancement all need to be viewed through a lens of technology-driven innovation.

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Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

Notwithstanding the considerable career and financial (I am the primary breadwinner) risks involved, it was time to leave my comfortable perch and become an entrepreneur. Or as thought leader Jennifer Sertl writes, "innovation ultimately begins on the inside.". The term "disruptive innovation" has become an industry buzzword.

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Disruptive Innovation Christensen Metrics Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

And the paper looked at how they tend to affect future careers: The sports/leadership group is likely to be employed in an occupation requiring higher levels of responsibility for direction, control and planning, even after controlling for high school math scores, psychological measures, and college completion.

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Sports Teamwork Participative Class 14

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

link] Anna Smith “Let the attacks begin” – The number one source for innovation/change is pissed-off people (Tom Peters). While my list had more "diversity" it was a larger list based upon specific metrics as the standard for qualification – diversity was not one of these metrics. LeRoyD Amen!

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

My senior year in college, a black sales rep from IBM encouraged me and a group of fellow black students to consider a career with the company. The job began my long career in the high-tech industry. An innovative model developed by the Ascend Foundation provides special insight. So why has change been so slow?

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Diversity Analysis Metrics Benchmarking 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The algorithms, software and massively parallel architectures underlying the Jeopardy -winning technology's design are undeniably important, he says. Tomorrow's technologies are increasingly about their ability to learn from you and your ability to effectively train them.

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Core Competence Human Capital Technology Health Care 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Scenario planning is as essential for strategy formulation as it is for the design of next generation technologies and industries. Credit given for the development of novel/innovative metrics for performance assessment (for example, attendance figures as a "team economics" variable). Cooking Science & Technology.

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Class Education Supply Chain Sports 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

And yet when companies suddenly decide to “get more innovative,” starting hackathons, idea competitions, and accelerator programs, they typically forget to address all those things that kill perfectly good ideas after they hatch. Here are six ways to change that. Start with a survey.

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Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8