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The Bittersweet Departure of Top Talent: Reasons Why Good Employees Get Fired

HR Digest

The reasons why good employees get fired can vary from performance issues to ethical violations. Downsizing or Restructuring This can lead to the departure of top talent, even if they are good performers. Companies may need to cut costs, restructure departments, or downsize to remain competitive.

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How To Win With People Analytics

HR Digest

What sorts of “insight” are expected from technologies? If people analytics does not involve ethical consideration then it could expose workers to increased risks and stress. This is ethically wrong if people analytics leads to job replacement, job restructuring and job description changes, among other things.

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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another. A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring.

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Playing the Long Game: The Employee Retention Process in HR

HR Digest

If companies get better at hiring candidates who correctly match the work ethic, job description, and company culture of the organization, they immediately reduce the likelihood of these candidates leaving. Employees stay with organizations that care about them and help them grow.

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3 Ways to Motivate Employees During Times of Change :: Women on.

Women on Business

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities.

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7 Skills That Aren’t About to Be Automated

Harvard Business Review

Today’s young professionals grew up in an age of mind-boggling technological change, seeing the growth of the internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the development of machine-learning systems. An ethical compass. John Fedele/Getty Images.

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Ineffective Sales Leaders Can Cause Lasting Damage

Harvard Business Review

An education technology startup hired a sales leader who came from a large, well-respected firm. He tolerated (and even encouraged) ethically questionable sales practices. Consider two examples. He had extensive market knowledge and a stellar track record. He ruled by fear. Achieving goals was everything.