Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2015

America’s workforce is in crisis as a silent epidemic eats away at the U.S. More importantly, if this health crisis is left unchecked, it will cost lives. Employers already readily promote workplace initiatives involving physical health, such as monetary incentives to join a health club or annual, on-site flu shots.

Crisis 8

Crisis Participative Short-term Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Those mentioned most frequently were poor decision-making, focusing on survival rather than growth, inducing bad behavior at the next level down, and failing to act unless there’s a crisis. Incentive systems should discourage self-interested behavior. The 27 executives whom I interviewed spoke candidly about their own fears.

CEO 8

CEO Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

When we asked the chief human resources officers at a number of major companies whether they had a coherent system in place to evaluate and compensate the CEO’s succession performance, most reported that their firm had none. Retain a high-performing chief executive, but also work to keep capable successors.

CEO 8

CEO Tips Long-term Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It's notable that in the wake of the mortgage crisis, the American workforce isn't as mobile. Ultimately, if the right candidates still aren't applying, businesses should take ownership of the skills-training process and the government should incent it. So if Java developers are not in New York, where are they?

Skills 15

Skills Incentives Training Positioning 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2014

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, crisis epicenters, mothers are at risk due to a host of problems including scarce medical supplies, inadequate refrigeration for life-saving medicines, lack of transportation to medical care facilities, and cultural norms such as hiding pregnancy. Maternal mortality is an enormously complicated problem.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Health Care Self-aware Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2014

Not only are wellness programs valuable for the organizations and their employees, as his data states, they are our biggest hope for fixing a national health crisis. Health Human resources Work life balance' Let’s give workplace wellness programs the support that will keep them, and the people in them, healthy.

Health Care 8

Health Care Human Resources Crisis Participative 8

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is especially so as stagnation in wage growth has been a well-documented issue since the 2008 financial crisis, with this contributing to the general discontent with life that drove movements like the Brexit vote and the Trump election.

Career 102

Career Training Rate of Return Education 102

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2013

are at a crisis point. Both are core criteria in meeting incentive goals under value-based purchasing. MedStar leaders also knew that improving employees’ engagement could not be a one-time or one-off activity — or, as one cynic referred to it, the human resources “flavor of the month.” Hospital systems in the U.S.

Health Care 8

Health Care Quality System Industry 8