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How to Ensure Your Organization’s Digital Transformation Succeeds

Leading Blog

According to McKinsey , the common reasons for failure of transformation programs include a lack of aspiration, lack of a shared vision, lack of engagement, low investment in capability building, and an insufficient structure for the transformation team. This raises some pertinent questions. First, why do these programs fail?

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Why Diversity Hiring Is Important

ExactHire - Leadership

Diversity is complicated, and that’s why most companies fail to meet their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion goals. Businesses tend to see diversity as a numbers issue. But emphasizing statistics ignores the uncomfortable factors that lead to poor diversity. These factors make conversations around diversity difficult.

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Learning & Development’s Role in Operational Efficiencies in 2022

HR Digest

According to Mckinsey & Company , “Leaders have an essential role to play in developing solutions to tackle these challenges.” Companies will have to develop new compliance norms, training material and such. Diversity and Inclusion. Diversity and unconscious bias training will become increasingly intrinsic for companies.

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Will Big Data Kill All But the Biggest Retailers?

Harvard Business Review

A McKinsey study released in May 2011 stated that, by using Big Data to the fullest, retailers stood to increase their operating margins by up to 60% — this, in an industry where net profit margins are often less than 2%. Retail has entered the era of Big Data. But it is fast becoming cannon fodder. BIG DATA INSIGHT CENTER.

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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

Delivering HR-related operational, compliance, and administrative tasks with distinction is important, but let’s be clear that doing so is table stakes. Success demands a far more diverse set of experiences and skills. The CHRO must step up to the implications of the new world of work. Bring on the quants.

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