article thumbnail

Why HR Gets a Bad Name

Let's Grow Leaders

Of course this is a real head scratcher that can damage the credibility of the entire HR organization. The HR (or training) organization becomes the dumping ground for people who struggled to “carry a bag” in the sales function or meet their P & L in an executive role. Weak Talent.

P&L 180
article thumbnail

Sleepless in Silicon Valley: What Keeps CEOs Up At Night

HR Digest

L-R): Anthony Horton, Chris McCarthy, Stephanie Neal In a recent interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a startling confession: the architect of ChatGPT, a revolutionary language model capable of holding nuanced conversations and generating creative text formats, often struggles to sleep.

CEO 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Getting Culture Right

You're Not the Boss of Me

And, over the course of my career, I have also occasionally done some of these things as well. Share this: 9 Comments Filed under Building Relationships , communication , diversity , Establishing Direction , motivating & Inspiring ← Celebrate Good Times…Come On! They are disturbing to me because I recognize them.

Video 44
article thumbnail

Why Face-to-Face Meetings Make All the Difference

Harvard Business Review

One of the biggest challenges they face is how to manage a diverse group of people across a broad geographic scope. Big multinationals hold meetings like this as a matter of course, but in many ways I think they're even more valuable for small companies — even if they stretch managers' time and put demands on limited cash flow.

P&L 15
article thumbnail

How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course. But IBM hasn't flourished because it kowtows to Wall Street. Directness.

article thumbnail

Quotas for Women on Boards are Wrong

Harvard Business Review

No one gasped (except, of course, myself) and the moderator did not ask any clarifying questions. Many have argued it just makes good business sense to create diversity. Quotas don't necessarily increase the right kind of diversity. No woman board member can nominate another woman board member.".

P&L 13
article thumbnail

What Big Companies Get Wrong About Innovation Metrics

Harvard Business Review

Companies as diverse as AIG, Disney, and Intuit have been building innovation teams, launching “accelerator” programs to attract promising startups, and giving employees seed funding to test out new ideas with real customers. P&L impact or other financial impact. Kenneth Andersson. stage to the next.