The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Indeed, 70% said that working from home would probably result in being overlooked for interesting assignments or training opportunities. “Our findings bring into sharp focus the benefits that having more autonomy over a work environment has brought so many disabled people in the UK. Lack of support. For employers.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2021

we now see companies implementing more policies that aim to improve the working environment of their employees. However, while the demand for such talent is high, the competition for positions is also quite fierce, and you’ll need your CV writing skills to be as sharp as possible if you want to land a job.

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General Leadership

APRIL 18, 2013

Karen is the CEO of the New York-based strategic technology, staffing and project management company Sharp Decisions. Vocations, Education and Training for Service Members) program. Uncategorized Charity Honor Sharp Decisions V.E.T.S.' One inspiring leader who is answering the call to do just that it Karen Ross.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 9, 2017

While hiring flexible workers can provide a number of benefits to companies, new challenges arise also. Workplace safety is a key factor in promoting a healthy workplace, but learning all of the safety procedures and dangerous factors in a workplace can take time and training, which seasonal employees may not have. Make Safety Easy.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

If some employees weren’t pulling their weight, why didn’t management do something about them already? In the workshops, we must have heard some version of “If management would only…” or “If the company would only…” dozens of times. At some point I would ask, “What if management doesn’t __?” The rollercoaster starts.

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

The process of conducting a performance appraisal can be a daunting task for many managers and HR professionals. Providing effective performance feedback examples and performance appraisal comments can help managers provide constructive feedback that empowers employees to achieve their goals.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 14, 2021

They’re now widely available in a bewildering variety of tools used for leadership development, executive coaching, performance management, personal growth, etc. A retired HR executive reflected on her role in the 360 carnage, “I brought 360-degree feedback systems into our company in a big way.

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Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

It morphs right along with the company’s competitive environment and objectives.” ” Employees are constantly told they need to change processes and practices, only for the leadership team to keep on doing what they always do, and managers maintaining the same old routines. Becoming Resilient in the Face of Change.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Display innovation can also be found in factory equipment, oil rigs, trains, trucks and boats and airplanes. Innovators in this industry are displacing shelf labels in stores, printed signs, and printed timetables at bus stops and train stations. Other unique display applications include displays embedded in a credit card.

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2021

As the COVID-19 crisis takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of redefining jobs moves up the agenda. Can you tell The HR Digest readers more about these programs and how they promote change within the company in practical terms? Employee-led resource groups (ERGs) are one of Amazon’s core strengths.

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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. Companies must care for workers as complete “assets”, caring for workers’ health, wellness, mental health, and longevity as they would care for any tangible asset in the corporate balance sheet.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 17, 2015

She had heard me repeatedly rave about the CEO of this high-tech company. You are JC Penney,” said the new CEO, Marvin Ellison, at their recent store managers’ conference. We’re going to call on your customers together and get as many as we can to enlist in your next training event.” Real Leaders Invite Passion.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This is an except from Jan-Benedict Steenkamp’s Time to Lead: Lessons for Today’s Leaders from Bold Decisions that Changed History , New York: Fast Company Press. Ingvar Kamprad, the charismatic founder of Ikea, built the company on a highly discrepant, idealized vision, laid out in his “Testament of a Furniture Retailer.”

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Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2021

Key players in 3D displays include most of the top display makers in Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China in addition to several startup companies with unique technologies. One company uses a miniaturized Light Field Projector Module (LFPM). That miniaturization is ideal for companies eager to reduce the size and weight of 3D displays.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2019

While the report refers to American businesses, this shift in company culture appeal also applies to the UK. A report on workplace culture by LinkedIn says 71 per cent of individuals would consider taking a pay cut to work at a company whose mission and values align with their own. For the SME, training staff is critical.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

aren’t taught management skills in medical school. And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. million times. Non-profit CEOs.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Instead, we’re talking about the typical uniform worn by the majority of employees in various industries, including law firms, banks, advertising agencies, retail stores, hospitals, schools, real estate companies, restaurants, construction sites, and more. Business Casual Attire Examples. What to Wear When There’s No Dress Code.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Leo Tilman is the founder of Tilman & Company, Inc. In business, the digital transformations of IMAX and Western Union are exemplary: both companies detected profound environmental changes and turned potentially existential threats into transformative opportunities. In emergency management, Hurricane Sandy stands out.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. When a company is content with being merely mediocre it may survive but it will never do extremely well. If these are incorporated into the culture of your company a culture of excellence in all things will soon be prevalent. Focus on excellence.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Companies less frequently offer formal training – a trend that has been on the decline for years. This is a sharp contrast with the investment that senior leaders used to make in employees. During my 11 years at PepsiCo, mostly during the 1990s, “personal development” was treated as a major company initiative.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When all attributes are equal in a competition, the company who gets the contract has a personal connection. Being sharp means being succinct. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. The bigger the playing field, the more trust, familiarity, and rapport count.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

This preference is in sharp contrast to Gen Y’s as a whole; a recent Deloitte survey found that only 20% of Y’s overall want to be a leader in a large organization, while 70% of respondents want to launch their own organization. Companies that provide development support and resources will be well-positioned to attract and retain Hispanics.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

When my company was young, we worked with two contractors who played key roles in client services. However, when other team members pointed out the double standard in expectations, I realized that I had let the situation go on for too long, inadvertently placing our managers in a no-win situation. How to Take Control of Fit.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Maintaining an obsession with the front line—where the company meets the customer—is fundamental to achieving sustainable growth. But as companies get bigger, they have a harder and harder time staying close to their customers and maintaining the sharp, ground-level instincts of a younger company.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 20, 2015

You’re calling people who will get angry at you or your company. Your mother never told you to use the alternative of choice close or the sharp angle close on Johnny. His website, www.gitomer.com , will lead you to more information about training and seminars, or email him personally at salesman@gitomer.com. A gate-crash.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

What is the number #1 characteristic of an employee/contract worker that hiring managers look for when hiring? Everything is in flux, and we should enjoy the ride as we may change jobs, companies, and even types of work (contract work, employment, entrepreneurship, etc.). You see, that is part of the mystery of life.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

By now, your company probably has a new busi­ness incubator, an idea wiki, a disciplined process for mining customer insights, an awards program for successful innovators, and maybe even an outpost in Silicon Valley—all fine ideas—and yet, most likely, it still struggles to meet its growth goals and seldom thrills its customers.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Forced to do more with much less, the small businesses that have managed to survive and even thrive during these tough times have recognized one important factor: You can’t always compete on price, but you can compete on service. It starts with employees who have been trained in the science of service.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Organizations like Kmara in Georgia, Pora in Ukraine and the April 6th movement in Egypt, received advice and training from the group and found similar success. The contrast is sharp and it is no accident. Otpor might have been a protest group, but it operated as if it was a startup company marketing a product.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

For nearly a decade, I worked at Catalyst , a nonprofit focused on helping women advance in the workplace, consulting with progressive companies who began investing in diversity initiatives in the ‘90s. I joined Pinterest as the company’s first Head of Diversity in January of 2016.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

strong opposition to the Iran nuclear deal; a ban on travelers from several Muslim-majority countries), many companies are still looking to invest in the region. Many companies are assessing their exposure to specific policy decisions (e.g., Since Trump was elected, Dunkin Donuts has opened its first outlet in South Africa; U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Zeynep Ton of MIT has identified a “Good Jobs Strategy” that allows companies to improve frontline jobs and still keep costs down so they can compete on price. Can companies that cannot adopt the entire Good Jobs Strategy address the unstable scheduling component of the jobs they provide? “I love it.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2012

The International Association for the Study of Pain Management defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience." World-class athletes and dancers explicitly train for pain even beyond the point of injury. Their pain was genuine but, strategically and culturally, the company had to transform its design sensibility.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

For example, this study examining the rivalry between sales and marketing showed that conflicts between managers from these historically warring functions were not driven by interpersonal issues. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. The seams that connect major functions are where a company’s greatest competitive distinctions lie.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

These commanders, personally trained by Nelson, he called his "band of brothers" and they took the right decisions because they knew what he would do in their shoes. In an effort to cover all the bases in an uncertain, changing world companies are trying to give themselves as many strategic and organizational options as possible.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

There are a range of causes for data misinterpretation , including insufficient domain expertise and lack of training in statistical thinking. Advanced NLG platforms — including, full disclosure, the one my company has built — start by understanding what the user wants to communicate.

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