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3M’s SVP of HR Kristen Ludgate on a Better Way to Attract Top Talent

HR Digest

We led focus groups, created advisory and steering teams, and engaged our executives in workshops and feedback sessions. As we continue to bring our culture to life in our operating model and our HR practices, we continue to use surveys, crowdsourcing, focus groups and other tools to ensure our people are heard.

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NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Strategic Planning

Mike Cardus

While preparing for a focus group meeting it came to me NOISE. I’ve led this with larger teams you can break the group into teams of 6 or less and they each work independently then get together and share ( or the facilitator finds commonalities and categorizes them) OR lead a series of focus groups with smaller team separately.

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Fear Kills

Next Level Blog

The Lloyds team was on board the rig about a month before it blew and conducted a safety survey and a number of focus groups with Transocean crew members over the course of several days. Heres the passage from the article that really hit home with me.

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business Review

We hired roughly 1,000 new employees in approximately 15 months to build our operations, human resources, compliance, and technology teams. (We We sat down with small groups of employees across functions and talked about everything — including leadership, operations, compensation, benefits, and staffing.

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The Barriers Big Companies Face When They Try to Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business Review

Better-quality feedback from customers and stakeholders, often because you’re asking them to actually buy something, rather than just spout opinions in a focus group. Most large companies are populated more by skilled operators than by innovators hunting for underserved markets or new business opportunities.

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Dress for the Job You Want?

Harvard Business Review

Women are so hypersensitive about their appearance already," one male executive shared in a CWLP focus group. "I Perhaps the Swiss were a bit over the top in the particulars they imparted. Some fear being slapped with a harassment suit; most simply don't wish to hurt feelings.

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It’s a Match! How to Create an Equitable Compensation System That Fits You

HR Digest

Conduct regular surveys, focus groups, or town hall meetings to understand employee perspectives on fairness and equity in compensation. Allow employees to choose courses, workshops, or certifications that align with their career goals and personal interests.

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