HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Updated skills are the currency for future-proofing your career. If you don’t solve the skills riddle with agility, curiosity, and smart technology capabilities, your organization could fade from existence.” When I was a technology marketing exec in 2009, I heard the words nurture marketing. Marti Konstant .

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While it’s largely foolhardy to place too much faith in the various estimates of individual jobs vulnerability to technological and economic disruption, what seems far more certain is that disruption will become a way of life, especially in an era where our life expectancy continues to grow and therefore our time in work stretches outwards.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The progress of technology and productivity has been a boon in many ways but it has also led to the possible creation of jobs at such an accelerated rate that the population just can’t keep up. McKinsey found that 40 percent of their survey respondents were leaving jobs due to a lack of growth opportunities in their careers.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As layoffs hit tech, professional recruiters are forced to rethink their careers. Recruiting: A Bellwether Career? Tech titans like Meta, Google, Microsoft and Intel intend to slow hiring or freeze it amid the economy uncertainty. With hiring slowdowns and freezes on the horizon, too many recruiters are on the payroll.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

After sharing a bit of his background, he quickly delves into his career beginning at ABC, and the lessons he’s learned and the principles that have guided him that help “nurture the good and manage the bad.”. Iger writes of the key mentors in his career and his relationship with Steve Jobs, George Lucas, and Michael Eisner.

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CO2

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The modern corporate world, marked by technological leaps and diverse workforce demands, necessitates leaders who are not only visionary but also adaptable and resilient. Leaders high in EQ excel in self-awareness and are adept at managing team dynamics, contributing to a harmonious and productive workplace.

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Leadership Development Skills Development Leadership 78

HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Instead, his anxieties stem from a deeper, more human concern: the well-being of his employees and the potential risks associated with the cutting-edge technology he helps create. These technologies offer immense potential for continuous learning and experiential learning that can effectively develop and enhance skills.”

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

And while these figures represent US households, the percentages are being exported due to technology driven globalization. Who is running and leading the companies that make the products women are buying for themselves and their families? Hewlett-Packard, another technology company, named Meg Whitman as their CEO in September 2011.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. 5] There are also many opportunities to create a new venture—launching a new product, service, or business—inside a company as a corporate entrepreneur (or intrapreneur). Innovation Capital. Moreover, it’s hard. “I

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HR Digest

AUGUST 27, 2020

Be it an introvert or an extrovert, every individual prefers to work in an environment best suited for themselves or in one that they can be most comfortable and productive in. It is therefore important for such individuals to choose their careers wisely and with proper information and guidance. Technical Writer. Veterinarian.

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Software Document Insurance Career 58

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 1, 2016

This company earned that honor by re-staging a tired coffee brand with innovative packing technology and breakthrough advertising. What I did not share was the corporate strategy that resurrected this near bankrupt multi-product, multi-brand company. five hundred employees became two hundred. Tough Sacrifice is the Secret to Success.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2023

Not surprising, managers at every level are struggling to adapt to this new dynamic, balancing both employee satisfaction and corporate productivity. Accelerated change driven by exponentially advancing technologies have made steep learning curves part of every day work. Fortunately, book authors Heather C.

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How To Open-book Learning Curve Crisis 65

Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By giving employees or team members the opportunity to engage in professional development, they’re able to see that there is room for career or role progression. As a result, individuals grow more productive and feel a stronger sense of job contentment.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Long-term 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Specific to remote work, our Global Tech team will use a primarily virtual work environment post-pandemic, and they will innovate on practices, schedules and technology that will inform our ability to maintain connection, productivity, speed and innovation. Donna Morris: I believe now could be “the moment” for the HR/people function.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 27, 2020

Be it an introvert or an extrovert, every individual prefers to work in an environment best suited for themselves or in one that they can be most comfortable and productive in. It is therefore important for such individuals to choose their careers wisely and with proper information and guidance. Jobs For The Introverts.

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Software Document Insurance Career 40

Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In this time of economic uncertainty, the pressure to control costs is at a peak. As aging boomers slowly retire, they are being replaced by upcoming millennials who have a very different attitude about work and the ideal job, placing flexibility and quality of life over steady career advancement and security.

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Flextime ROI Advice Human Capital 115

Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Successories Motivational Products Talent Managment Magazine Testing and Assessments - An Employers Guide to Good Practices Testing and Assessments - DOL The Rainmaker Group - Possibility Maximization An amazing group of people commited to making a difference in the world they live - one soul, one organization, one Customer Experience at a time. .

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Blog Talent Management Human Resources Welch 133

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Matt Sweetwood, branding expert, defines personal branding as: " Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands -- the ongoing process of establishing a prescribed image or impression in the mind of others about an individual." Your personal brand is the mark you leave on the world.

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a time of great uncertainty, courage, empathy, love, and a passion to improve the status quo now and forever are required. Think of how the Empire State Building went from a sketch to the jewel of New York’s skyline in twenty-one months, or how Apple’s iPod went from a project with a single employee to a product launch in eleven months.

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Books Leadership Norton Edmondson 290

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

From the vantage point of an extraordinarily lengthy career at the company, Mike Fenlon talked with The HR Digest about how PwC’s “reimagining the possible” motto has helped forge an outstanding performance culture. The HR Digest: PwC is said to have a passionate work culture fit for the industry’s most driven workers. Mike Fenlon.

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QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

In a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business environment where technology is constantly changing how people collaborate and work, the paradigms of leadership are changing. Joel Garfinkle on his Career Advancement Blog shares “ 7 Competencies Successful HR Executive MUST Know ” to be successful. ( @workcoach4you ).

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Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 185

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

An era of unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). With exponential technologies, multi-Generations at the workplace, new off-industry competitors challenging incumbents, the Covid-19 New Reality…. Design leadership career paths around a few diversified, not targeted, experience requirements.

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Leadership Agility Leadership Pipeline Welch 392

Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2015

Unfortunately, while email was designed to be a productivity enhancer, it has developed into something that is quite the opposite. He began his career by working for IBM, serving customers and partners in the UK. Just ask Oliver North. One of the biggest culprits for this is the 'Reply All' option. Dessau decided to move to the U.S.

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Competitive Advantage Open-book Learning-by-Doing Content 50

Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

If you’re making a big career change, gaining new qualifications or re-training will help to support your new business. You can’t coast along and expect someone else to pick up the slack — you need to maximize your productivity. This will help you assess whether you like the industry before taking the leap.

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Tips Learning-by-Doing Industry Long-term 95

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There was so much fear and uncertainty. Ironically, or providentially, I had just graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey and was preparing to go into the intel field to catch these kinds of "bad guys." It was a humbling time to serve in uniform.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

For all of the uncertainty and anxiety in headlines today, the world is a much better place than it has ever been. And there is an increasing fear that technology could make matters worse by displacing jobs on a large scale. The same goes for technology. In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty.

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Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Skip Prichard

MAY 10, 2024

Ury, who has a storied career that includes co-authoring the seminal book Getting to Yes , which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, is also a co-founder of Harvard University’s Program on Negotiation. Leaders today face the dual challenge of navigating their teams through external uncertainties and internal disputes.

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Cooper Creativity Books Globalization 86

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

But portfolio careers aren’t only for stay-at-home parents looking to freelance a few hours a day while their kids are in school or grad students moonlighting as Uber drivers and Task Rabbits. Here are five reasons it can make a dramatic difference for your career. Hedge against uncertainty. Gary John Norman/Getty Images.

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Execution Hedge Career Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Among the top performers on the 2011 World's Best Multinational Companies list are culturally-strong technology companies such as Microsoft, NetApp, SAS, and Google. Instead programs that offer the most stability, as reported by 75 percent of respondents, are those that communicate brand mission and provide career development opportunities.

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Company Heskett Ryan Audience 17

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

In the broader world, economic, demographic, and technological changes are forcing us all to cope with change whether we want to or not. You shouldn't set your career path in stone, or else you'll be tremendously vulnerable to external events beyond your control. Get comfortable with uncertainty. Embracing Change.

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Ethics Reputation Trends Short-term 16

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. In the second scenario, a planned CEO departure occurs during a time of uncertainty.

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CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Regardless of the prospective customers'' confident demeanor, on the inside they are experiencing fear, uncertainty, and doubt while making their selection. For example, I remember one information technology decision-maker telling me, "There''s no such thing as picking the wrong solution so long as it helps you land your next job.".

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Stress Uncertainty Committee Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

Entrepreneurial founders and leaders are often removed via mutinies, and it usually happens when environmental uncertainty is most salient. Indeed, the current entrepreneurial age, launched in mid-twentieth century Silicon Valley, is itself the product of a mutiny. Leadership Managing people Managing uncertainty'

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Uncertainty Tactics Strategic Planning Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

They describe a wide range of work, including the massive online experimental frameworks for product development at booking.com and Etsy, the methods Buzzfeed uses to implement a multi-armed bandit solution for headline optimization, and the impact machine learning has on business decisions at Airbnb.

Ethics 8

Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. When you’re pouring every spare minute into growing your business, taking a break to visit the gym often feels counter-productive. There’s a verse that has been both a comfort and a guide for the last 20 years of my career.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

To migrate to a new country also takes a high level of confidence in one’s ability to change and a high level of tolerance for uncertainty. Those companies that do not continually innovate and adapt along with advances in technology and changes in society eventually see their products or services fade in importance.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term Diversity CTO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

One of the first, and most lasting, pieces of career advice I received came from Linda Bush, my first project manager when I was a wee pup working at McKinsey & Company. People will always take better products, but when they can’t use or don’t want to pay for the premium features, it creates opportunities for simpler, cheaper solutions.

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