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How to Host a Productive Generational Conversation

Nathan Magnuson

Most diversity topics are off-limits for poking fun. If your organization can’t attract and retain the top talent from each generation, you’ll be at a sharp competitive disadvantage. Each generation has an incredible list of traits, perspectives and preferences to contribute. No one likes a lecture. Make it Fun.

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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Great strategies bring a razor sharpness to the company that energizes both employees and customers. My biggest challenge was educating a diverse group of Board members on the value of focused strategies.

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Michael Fraccaro, CHRO at Mastercard, on the value of business resource groups

HR Digest

"Unleashing Collective Genius" As globalization takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of global talent mobility rapidly moves up the agenda. It can empower people to take a point of view and allow the organization to benefit from diverse points of view. Michael Fraccaro | Chief Human Resources Officer, Mastercard.

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Creating a Culture of Quality: An Interview with Beth Galetti

HR Digest

As the COVID-19 crisis takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of redefining jobs moves up the agenda. In an interview with The HR Digest, Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President Human Resources at Amazon, explains the importance of business resource groups and the vital role it plays to deliver real business results.

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Back to Basics: Interviewing for Your Next Sales Position

Strategy Driven

If the interview has been set up directly with the company, then it may be useful to contact their Human Resources department and ask. He is also a sales consultant, owns several diverse businesses, and teaches on the world’s leading online learning platform Udemy. Expect the unexpected. How do you prepare for the unexpected?

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

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. Fascinating Leaders from Diverse Fields.

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This Pharma Company Stays Innovative by Doing Two Things

Harvard Business Review

This may sound obvious, but it was in sharp contrast to typical patterns in the pharma industry of recruiting from within, resistance to new thinking, and sclerotic bureaucratic structures. Roivant’s second innovation initiative was to forcefully inject an openness to fresh thinking and outside practices.