N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Companies with greater diversity not only have higher retention, but they have higher revenues and operating results, as well as higher brand recognition in their marketplaces. We track progress through standardized metrics and measurement. The data also helps EY manage its workforce to meet current and future market demands.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

– offices will be empty and likely impact staffing options, especially in terms of female representation. Shanelle Reese, Chief People Officer, Wonderschool The Talent Turnaround 2023 witnessed a seismic shift in the tech landscape, with unprecedented levels of turnover fueled by layoffs, career changes, and a resurgent job market.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2019

Erik summarizes: “ Research shows that high-performance organizations view ERG participation to be more effective than formal development programs in terms of developing a variety of leadership skills. Your metrics will show. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared Is your Employer Checking your Social Media Use?

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

Sonia Cargan: At American Express, we are proud of our long history of building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces differences and reflects the values we hold true. The HR Digest: What initiatives are you most proud of at American Express?

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

Context Effective people management takes into account the broader context in which individuals and teams operate. They should prioritize employee development, provide regular feedback and recognition, and actively support their team members’ career growth. Clear communication and goal-setting promote alignment and productivity.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? or implying that it is unlikely to have high performance if most people stick around for a long time?

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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.&# In fact, more likely is the case that the opportunity will completely evaporate if you wait too long to seize it.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. In today’s post I’ll examine one of the most frequent offenders; “ Talent is our biggest asset.&#

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In fact, gossip seriously undermines each one of the aforementioned success metrics by propagating inaccurate information. If you want to be a long-term survivor in business I would suggest that you not participate in gossip and get rid of those that do. When you take part in gossip you do none of these things.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

It has definitely caused its fair share of angst, frustration, and vigorous debate among executives and professional advisors simply for the reason that it is one of the few metrics that touches virtually every aspect of a business. At this stage of my career I tend to look at the nature of the engagement more than I do my rate schedule.

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HR Digest

MAY 14, 2024

Learning and Development : Providing training and development opportunities to enhance skills and career growth. Succession Planning : Preparing for future leadership needs to ensure long-term stability. Compensation and Benefits : Designing reward systems that motivate employees and align with business strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In a dynamic economy workers are expected to adapt, to change not just jobs but sometimes careers, to pick up new skills when necessary. These metrics are useful but miss the big picture, in part because they mistake a program’s cost for its value. Debating the utility of specific metrics might seem like a minor thing.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Anne Erni: I actually tend to stay away from using the term “diversity,” as it’s often associated with just meeting compliance requirements. For instance, during the pandemic Audible piloted our Returnship program to hire professionals returning to the workforce after a care-giving career break. The HR Digest: What is diversity to you?

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Anne Ernie: I actually tend to stay away from using the term “diversity,” as it’s often associated with just meeting compliance requirements. For instance, during the pandemic Audible piloted our Returnship program to hire professionals returning to the workforce after a care-giving career break.

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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. The term Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) emerged as organizations recognized the critical role HR plays in driving business success.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

These data scientists design, define, and implement metrics, run and interpret experiments, create dashboards, draw causal inferences, and generate recommendations from modeling and measurement. In larger and more sophisticated data operations, more fine-grained roles are necessary. In larger operations, each may be a team unto itself.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many people do not typically think of metrics and accounting as roadblocks to innovation, yet you call these out as potential problem areas. Many conventional metrics we use to estimate value are based on faulty assumptions. Companies have long struggled to generate sustained profitable growth – and few have succeeded.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. ” Joe Knight, a partner and senior consultant at the Business Literacy Institute and the coauthor of Financial Intelligence , says that an absence of financial savvy is “career-limiting.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2014

It doesn’t take long for technologies to outgrow their usefulness. But as former Air Force CIO Bill Lord told me, updating IT doesn’t match an agency’s central mission in terms of priorities. So larger projects had a long lead-time, which conflicted with the rapidly changing tech cycle. How long has this been a problem?

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HR Digest

MAY 6, 2024

Consolidated HR Operations What is an HRIS? An HRIS consolidates HR data and processes in one place, enabling cost savings and streamlined operations compared to using disparate tools. These features enable data-driven decision-making by providing insights into workforce metrics, performance indicators, and other key HR data points.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. The women in my sample were asked to think back on two defining career moments that best prepared them to advance. How People Get Ahead.

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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.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2016

We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories. The lure of incentives are a problem in boardrooms too: Bonus payments and executive share schemes are often based on short-term business metrics, which can be counter to long-term success.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

. “A lot of people want to hide because they weren’t particularly quantitative in school or school was a long time ago, but given the number of executives that want to use data-driven insights to propel their decision-making, you can only hide for so long,” says Thomas H. Form relationships. That’s too many.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

We're delighted to announce the winners of the Long-Term Capitalism Challenge , the third leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation. They offer up a powerful reframing of the metrics from, as judge Dov Seidman put it, "how much" to "how."

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Indeed, as we mature, it seems that fewer and fewer things actually make a long-term difference in our lives. They create a survey that requires just 15 to 20 minutes to complete, to avoid the survey fatigue that tortuously long instruments cause. No one leaves feeling complacent about being slightly above average.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2015

Running the operations of Facebook is an enormous task. Then there’s the fact that just maintaining the current offerings isn’t enough: operations is expected to constantly create new flexibility and capacity for the business to pursue its broader innovation agenda. The Future of Operations. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Of particular concern on our part was how long it would take for each project to achieve 50% of its target revenue, testing the assumption of linear growth embedded in the projections. Often, a new team needs to be brought in, one with more operational expertise than the startup team. The metrics need to change.

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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. Business strategies are lofty, typically long-term oriented, and often aspirational.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Defining and tracking success metrics. PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. The art of resource allocation (it is not a science!).

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Many innovation groups want to have it both ways, acting as a partner to the business units to help them tackle near-term opportunities, while also developing further-out, “disruptive” ideas that could shake up their industry. Sometimes that requires creating a separate operating structure. Get external validation.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Consider both immediate adjustments and long-term strategies for preventing future disparities. Criteria for Progression : Outline the factors, such as skills development, experience, or performance metrics, that contribute to an employee moving within the salary band.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Transforming a school is a long, hard, and often lonely task. While other leaders managed to create a school that looked good while they were there, but then went backwards, these 62 leaders built a school that continued to improve long after they’d left. It took a long time to change these views.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Promise Zones Initiative , which awarded over $30 million last year to grantees to achieve objectives such as developing a complete continuum of cradle-to-career strategies and breaking down silos between community agencies. Proactive and population-based.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Helping people develop their potential—enabling them to articulate and become the self they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term—is what we as individuals and leaders strive toward. But how do we grow? Blog Post ). The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P.

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