HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2021

More than 400 engineers and other workers at Google and its parent company, Alphabet , have formed a union open to all employees. On Monday, the group announced the creation of the AWU with an op-ed in The New York Times , after years of employees protesting for better workplace inclusivity and ethics at the search engine.

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Shaw Telecommunications Engineering Ethics 52

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 4, 2013

Listen to what General Mills CEO Steve Sanger once told 90 of his colleagues: “As you all know, last year my team told me that I needed to do a better job of coaching my direct reports. Twenty years ago, few CEOs received feedback from their colleagues. But crucial to all these efforts were CEO support and involvement.

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Development 360-Degree Feedback CEO Open-book 180

Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 8, 2011

Engineering, design, materials, and service just got better. When I was growing up, cars broke down frequently — there were repair shops all over the place fixing almost every part on a car. Nowadays, it’s rare to have to fix your car (maintenance excluded – I have Hondas/Acuras). Unported License.

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Technology Forrester Licensing Software 248

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Hewlett-Packard, a company that started out as an example of moral leadership with “The HP Way” in 1939, has proven itself vulnerable to an unscrupulous CEO when Mark Hurd recently resigned. There are 5.5 million employers, 1.5

Ethics 184

Ethics Morale Open-book Blog 184

LDRLB

DECEMBER 21, 2012

The CEO of IBM believes in using research to “get ahead of the obvious.” But that’s about the ethics of the people using the tools of strategy. The ethical strategist can deliberately limit certain options because they are unethical. ” At exactly the point his competitors were fearful he moved into new areas.

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Strategy Ethics Transportation Consultative 153

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Diversity is said to be the world’s engine of enlightenment. Their teacher had instilled a powerful ethic within them; those who prepare, succeed. As for a lesson in leadership, that Grade 4 teacher personified the ethic that great leaders don’t let their followers fail. This is an important lesson in life.

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Suri Leadership Diversity Class 113

LDRLB

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Mike is America’s Top CEO Coach, recognized by Thinkers50 as a global authority on the topic of leadership, a Forbes leadership columnist, author of Leadership Matters , and CEO at N2growth. [Editor''s Note: This is a guest post from Mike Myatt. Dismiss them, patronize them, or otherwise marginalize them and they’ll walk out the door.

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Disruptive Innovation Belief Systems Bottom-up Tactics 133

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Here are the key roles that are crucial to your success as a product manager, and why they are important: Engineering/QA: The relationship with the engineering/development team is paramount for product managers. The same holds true for the CEO and executives at smaller companies.

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Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 17, 2011

Listen to what General Mills CEO Steve Sanger recently told 90 of his colleagues: 'As you all know, last year my team told me that I needed to do a better job of coaching my direct reports. Twenty years ago, few CEOs received feedback from their colleagues. Vital to these efforts is CEO support and involvement.

Development 125

Development 360-Degree Feedback CEO Reputation 125

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

CEOs are praised for their vision. Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. Top salespeople are rewarded with high commissions. The rewards for applied skill and hard work come quickly after the work is complete.

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Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 145

Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 29, 2011

As a UCLA PhD student, I had what were considered extremely high GMAT scores and a mediocre work ethic. Today, in the same program, my GMAT scores would be considered average, and with the work ethic I had then, I would never have graduated. Finally, the marketplace for the "fun" and "meaningful" jobs will be ridiculously competitive.

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Entrepreneur Uncertainty Ethics Globalization 126

Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Jim summarizes: “This is a story about a rural-born and raised country girl who though hard work and adversity rose to become one of Canada’s most respected CEOs. So we asked some of our friends with CEO titles, “What’s the best advice you have ever received?” Jim Taggart of Changing Winds contributed Effective Leaders Execute.

Leadership Development 170

Leadership Development Development Leadership Advice 170

In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 6, 2016

Taking a lesson from the signature phrase in the illustrated children’s book, The Little Engine That Could , the Leamington community did not throw in the towel. That’s right, one day. But, one little town was not about to give in to the seemingly inevitable. The pressure mounted and the grocery chain folded.

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Retail Restructuring Brand Ethics 100

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 3, 2011

His profit contribution was so vast that the CEO promoted him into management. He was surly and offensive to everyone, even to the CEO, who called me in to 'help him change now.' Twenty years ago, few CEOs received feedback from their colleagues--or candidly discussed that feedback and their personal developmental plans.

360-Degree Feedback 115

360-Degree Feedback Gordon CEO Learning-by-Doing 115

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

In July, the CEO of Whole Foods Markets issued a mea culpa after the supermarket was found to have manipulated product data, over-stating the weight of pre-packaged produce and meats. Business managers are missing the real issue: the people who collect, store, manage and process our data are not being held to any ethical standards.

Ethics 8

Ethics Software Engineering Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. The CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002 was famous for his willingness to demote or fire employees who failed to meet expectations. Does your company cover for employees in ethical lapses?

Ethics 8

Ethics Company Incentives Policies 8

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

On that score, the company’s Code of Ethics claimed that “gaming” (the manipulation and / or misrepresentation of sales or referrals) was against the rules and grounds for dismissal. CEO John Stumpf set the tone. On one occasion, the company sent a civil engineer to the top of a 500-foot cooling tower to do a walkdown.

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Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 100

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Aisle Three: Backpacks: Guy Harris presents One Way to Head Off a Conflict: Manage Expectations posted at Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer , saying, "As leaders, we can decrease the emotional reaction people may have in uncomfortable situations by giving them information and clarifying expectations." Kevin is CEO of i4cp.

Leadership Development 248

Leadership Development Development Leadership Team Building 248

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

CEO Dearest Why PepsiCo CEO Indra K. The leader of the world’s second-largest food and beverage company tells a classic CEO-mom story of her receptionist filling in when her daughter Tyra calls to ask permission to play a video game. So we’re screwed…we cannot have it all.”. Gender Work life balance'

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CEO Meyer Sports Ethics 21

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

IMD Business School’s Mark Greeven and Imperial College London’s George Yip suggest that the engine of this growth is in what they refer to as China’s hidden champions. Europe has great potential to draw level with its American and Asian competitors and win the race on data platforms for industry and ethical AI applications.

Marketing 45

Marketing McKinsey Innovation GDP 45

Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Purdue is known for its bright engineers, top flight technology students, it is the alma mater of the first and last men to walk on the moon. I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&# I can’t see one. I’ve noticed that male leaders take time off.

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Press Release Discount PR Parcell 193

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Second, they don’t consider at a human level how their stated strategic intents shape the acceptable ethical boundaries for those who must turn those intents into reality. He didn’t set ethical boundaries in a scoop-focused media market, and he hired executives who didn’t set policies and procedures to preclude such acts.

Ethics 8

Ethics CFO Technology Learning-by-Doing 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Design and re-engineering of products-services. CEO accepts and ideas and philosophies with employees and stakeholders. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement. The business you’re in. Study and refine your own core business characteristics. Development of technical abilities, specialties and expertise.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

CEO Dearest Why PepsiCo CEO Indra K. The leader of the world’s second-largest food and beverage company tells a classic CEO-mom story of her receptionist filling in when her daughter Tyra calls to ask permission to play a video game. So we’re screwed…we cannot have it all.”. Gender Work life balance'

CEO 8

CEO Meyer Sports Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2013

Have you ever pondered what you''d ask the CEO if you were made chairman of the board for 10 minutes and could pose one question? Nothing about markets or strategies — CEOs have canned answers for that kind of thing. You''d want a question that would strip away the cloak of invincibility and reveal the CEO''s innermost fears.

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CEO CFO Offshoring Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The company last entered China in 2006 with a censored search engine, but pulled the plug on the operation four years later after it discovered that human-rights activists’ Gmail accounts had been hacked. The ethical case for resisting Chinese regulation is clear. China has long enforced a strict media and information regime.

Ethics 8

Ethics Technology Short-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Then–Google CEO Eric Schmidt was appalled : "Sergey, among your many ideas, this is the worst." (The The world's biggest and fastest search engine can't help but generate terabytes and petabytes of actionable investment intelligence. The legal and regulatory entanglements were apparently deemed too daunting to confront.)

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Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

Clean Up Your Subcontracts 4 Tips for Business to Ensure Ethical, Slavery-Free Supply Chains The Guardian It may not seem like a topic for a listicle, but this quick rundown of what businesses need to keep in mind to avoid exploiting vulnerable people – and becoming embroiled in often well-deserved PR nightmares — is entirely useful.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Short-term PR Engineering 13

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S.

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Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

The skills cited as most indispensable for C-level executives—not just CEOs—are those that jointly constitute leadership. Ethical leadership was also mentioned. Although not skills per se, integrity and a reputation for ethical conduct are highly valued, according to the consultants we surveyed.

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Skills Consultative Ethics Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Three CEOs in six years. Two of those CEOs who embarrassed themselves with inept campaigns for elective office. The other CEO who managed to get tossed out of his job by virtue of his (still largely unexplained) fascination with a B-level (and that's grading generously) actress. Where is the succession planning?

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Venture Capitalist CEO Long-term Magazine 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2014

Crisis management is the ultimate stress test for the CEO and other top leaders of companies. million Chevy Cobalts with an ignition defects that, under certain conditions, would turn off the engine suddenly and disable airbargs, leading to a number of crashes and at least 12 deaths.

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Crisis Management Crisis Management CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2011

Howard Schulz, the CEO of Starbucks, is not an empty suit. Schulz talks about his mission in a way that's very different from most CEOs. In 2000, he stepped down as CEO of Starbucks. Everything we've tried to do," he writes, "is steeped in humanity.".

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Conference Business Model CEO Transportation 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

One of its major suppliers is under an ethics investigation resulting in significant delays. For example, Mauricio started as an engineer in his manufacturing firm, moved up the ranks, and 10 years later was promoted to president of European operations. The company recently took a hit on the stock market.

Long-term 8

Long-term Short-term Strategy Brainstorming 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

election mean for businesses is a fact that’s getting too little attention, but that CEOs and business leaders will definitely need to adjust to: it’s gotten much harder to keep your company’s secrets. The 21st-Century CEO. Buried amid the furor of speculation about what results of the U.S. Insight Center.

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Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. We have been deploying technology, re-engineering, training, and adopting modern IT-enabled management platforms to help our workers improve their productivity, hence their income.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2013

IBM recently asked this question of 1,700 CEOs in 64 countries. To address this question we engaged in what some might refer to as a reverse-engineering exercise. Or maybe he encouraged the team to find an ethical goal that focused on the organization''s mission (in which case he took the "principled" route).

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Learning-by-Doing Goal Ethics Innovation 11