Surviving Leadership

JULY 24, 2019

When Robin Schooling asked me if I’d be willing to host, I said, “Of course!” This month’s entries include: John Hunte r, author and founder of Curious Cat, LLC, explores some suggestions on how to successfully navigate change , including leveraging influence AND acknowledging the sins of the past.

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IAS Osborne Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 103

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 20, 2016

In fact, this is the first obstacle a potentially gender-diverse company must overcome. Companies with diverse gender ratios tend to have a stronger, socially-responsible footprint, especially in righting the wrongs of society. The Socially-Responsible Company. The Walt Disney Co., Critical Mass.

Company 100

Company Automotive Diversity Metrics 100

HR Digest

MAY 1, 2019

The CHRO of IBM, Diane Gherson however, has different views and she has translated the term “human+machine interaction” into HRM practices. Human Resources has traditionally been very process driven. Diane Gherson is a trailblazer when it comes to introducing agile technologies in the gamut of Human Resources.

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Agility Self-aware Innovation Human Resources 90

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They represent leaders in their own worlds with a diversity of interests that relate to the topic of coaching. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. It is time now to announce the 100 Coaches.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In addition, it can also have a negative impact on co-workers who become distracted or influenced by the personal issues introduced into the workforce. The fact is people are not robots or machines and while we might like to believe that personal life has no influence on a person’s work, it actually does.

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Efficiency Short-term Long-term Stress 50

You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Of course, the prospect of firing someone was a very unpleasant and scary one. Of course I had to do it again. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. Many years ago I had to terminate a young woman’s employment. I liked the woman. So I tried to do it gently.

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Gilbert Blog McCarthy Learning-by-Doing 43

You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 19, 2009

Well first, making change happen in any organization is about influence, not control. It is of course preferable to be able to move from denial to commitment as quickly as possible because frankly, hanging around in resistance,(which is usually accompanied by anger and depression), is a bit of a bummer.

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Kotter Influence Resistance Blog 40

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 6, 2010

He may not even be widely known to people much beyond his immediate sphere of influence. Throughout the course of the evening, many people got up to speak. He talked about what he had learned over the course of his career and from whom. We talk about the people who have touched us, influenced us, encouraged us and loved us.

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Succession Leadership Altman Blog 48

You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

The Hospital Human Resources Department had changed its name to The Employee Engagement Department. Each time I see that sign, I wonder what they might be doing differently now that they weren’t doing when they were called The Human Resources Department. Talk, of course, is cheap. If well done, of course!

Survey 40

Survey Human Resources Blog Learning-by-Doing 40

You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 18, 2009

Many moons ago I was part of a team building course in Toronto. Our goal was to successfully overcome the obstacles and complete the course in the best possible time. Our goal was to successfully overcome the obstacles and complete the course in the best possible time. We failed miserably. We failed miserably.

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Schein Blog Learning-by-Doing Delegation 40

You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Of course, there are those who continue to believe that caring for the people we lead is unimportant or a sign of weakness. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. After all, they would never accomplish anything if they had to spend all of their time worrying about everybody who works there.

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Bottom-up Altman Blog Learning-by-Doing 52

You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 4, 2010

Of course there is a growing trend now toward “ engaging ” employees so that their level of participation and meaningful contribution will increase happily for both the organization and the people who work in it. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink.

Leadership 41

Leadership Blog McCarthy Trends 41

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

Specifically, according to a human resources manager, dreadlocks “tend to get messy;” therefore, the hairstyle violated the company’s requirement that all employees project “a professional and businesslike image.” Of course, we are not suggesting that organizations eliminate all standards.

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Class Fashion Insurance Document 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

In South Africa, integrated reporting is a requirement for listed companies on an apply or explain basis and the European Commission passed legislation that will require around 6,000 European entities to disclose on non-financial and diversity information. We have found human capital issues are likely to be material in every sector.

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Of course, there are numerous activities that do that, but these three things stand out for me: Bureaucratic Absurdity So many organizations become bogged down with rules and practices that border on the nonsensical and serve only to distract, or worse, obstruct people from achieving their primary purpose.

Organization 44

Organization Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up 44

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Organizations become effective and an influencer when the 4 Es (encounter, equip, empower, & execute) are in place for casual conversation, the bonus is that you can gain strategic stretching that often does not take place in a traditional meeting. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink.

Participative 44

Participative Blog Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 44

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

The co-working choice was heralded as a win-win for workers and their companies, with proximity, diversity and choice of location all stimulating creativity. Of course, it's also a good idea to turn your cellphone off.) And close-by, common areas where team members can pull together for critical face-to-face time.

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Power Bond Charisma Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

A data scientist who has the ability to work with and extract value from a large, diverse set of data scattered across your organization and beyond. Of course, if you are serious about building an internal capability, don’t leave everything to external partners. Alternatively, human resources might be the right place.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

According to my current research at Harvard on innovation models in global companies across diverse sectors, these types of projects fail between 70% and 90% of the time.This should be a deeply troubling, motivating statistic. And it’s one that stems from a very human problem in most big organizations.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 8

HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2019

While most corporate cultures are focused on engineering the most common goal of every business, some employers are repositioning their cultures to address social inequality as well as drive diversity & inclusion. When we talk about subcultures, we of course, need to consider diversity and inclusion.

Globalization 40

Globalization Human Resources Long-term Diversity 40

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

Cordoning off diversity and inclusion efforts in a single department signals those issues aren’t priorities, making challenging conversations easier to avoid. One company my firm worked with in the insurance sector engaged in customized diversity and inclusion training over the course of three years.

Management 8

Management Diversity Self-aware Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

In addition, diversity among women in management has improved, albeit marginally. Other managerial occupations that became majority-female were education administration, human resources, property and real estate, and finance. These differences, of course, resonate with broad gender stereotypes of masculinity and femininity.

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Management Real Estate Human Resources Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

While many recruiters see on-campus recruiting as a quick and easy way to source junior-level recruits and link students to open jobs, the real result is that the school a person attends has an outsized influence on which career doors are open to them — and which are not. ” A firm’s reputation, of course, mattered, too.

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EPS Diversity Banking Reputation 8