Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. Like other human resource competencies, resourcefulness needs to be taught and nurtured, through deliberate focus and training.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2024

In Human Resources, strategic investments in employee onboarding have emerged as a vital component for enhancing organizational performance and employee satisfaction. The meticulous process of integrating new hires into an organization is a significant investment.

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LDRLB

MAY 31, 2011

Is strategic planning dead? How many leaders have read a strategic plan, fallen asleep, woken up hoping you didn’t snore too loud, and then tried to get through it and fill your part of the boxes in? Strategic plans read like Ikea directions. And that is my main frustration with strategic planning.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Human resources cover a vast assortment of responsibilities, and while sometimes you need an expert, other times you need someone who can do it all—that’s where an HR generalist comes in. Maintaining a healthy dynamic between management and employees and among colleagues is essential.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For the client who feels overwhelmed – create a self-care menu and use one entry daily; for one who manages a large team, document what wows you about your employees and where they need to improve to make giving feedback easier at performance review time.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Image credit – Freepik Benefits of Having HR as a Strategic Partner HR as a strategic partner can mean many different things for an organization according to the area it invests the resources in. Strategic HR can attract top talent, ensuring the organization has the right people in key positions.

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HR Digest

APRIL 6, 2023

One way to ensure success is by aligning business strategy with human resources strategy. In this article, we look at why HR strategy is important for businesses and how they can go about strategic planning. HR plays a critical role in business strategic planning in several ways, which include: 1.

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

In an exclusive Q&A session with Paige Ross, Global Head of Human Resources at Blackstone, we gain profound insights into the world of talent management and employee development within one of the world’s leading financial institutions. In this role she oversees human resource management globally for the firm.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2020

If it’s managers or staff who tend to reject requests or new policies, take some time to set firm boundaries and expectations: We expect you to accept new assignments, protocols, or crunch-time duties. It’s much easier to envision plans B and C without a deadline or domino effect clouding your judgment. with strings attached.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

in 2001, I worked for a boutique strategy consulting firm out of Princeton, NJ that developed and delivered high-cost elaborate strategic plans. The client would outwardly applaud the mountain-sized strategic planning document full of analysis, logic, and recommendations. Before starting Walton Consulting, Inc.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Implement and Prioritize a Risk Management Program. Even with the best risk management skills, it is all nothing with no good plan in place for the future. Therefore, the ultimate strategy after identifying risk is to create a program that works towards its management and, eventually, its elimination. Conclusion.

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HR Digest

MAY 25, 2023

HR digital transformation involves using data to guide every aspect of human resources, from payroll to benefits to performance management, to learning and development, to rewards and recognition. The use of digital HR streamlines management workflows for human resource professionals.

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Change Starts Here

JUNE 6, 2013

A recent study by the Association for Change Management Professionals (ACMP) shows that 73% of change management professionals surveyed also have other, non-change-related job duties. Human Resources. Using change management methods, HR can truly take on the role of facilitator of organizational success.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 4, 2012

Strategists and Strategic Planners may read the same periodicals and have similar destinations in mind, but there is a difference between the two. Strategic Planners, at the outset, are disadvantaged by the definition of their role. They are staffers, not line managers. Internal Strategic Planning managers do the same thing.

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HR Digest

MARCH 10, 2021

A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management estimates that 18% of companies use psychometric testing in the hiring process. ” Companies should aim at leveraging upskilling through internal mobility by creating a strategic plan of action. Psychometric Testing. Cultural Values. ” Automation.

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HR Digest

MAY 6, 2024

An HRIS (Human Resources Information System) is a software solution that helps organizations manage and automate core HR processes like payroll, time tracking, and employee benefits administration. There are many central features that make up these human resource information systems. What is an HRIS?

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

He’s like the high IQ, low EQ, dehumanizing retail/technology global VP who joined us (and met the Canadian leadership team for the first time) at a strategic planning retreat a few years ago. Not Head Count, Human Capital, or Resources Wrapped in Skin. They are just one more set of assets to be managed.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Once upon a time, a manager had a frog named Fred working on his team. After returning from a strategic planning retreat, he passionately exclaimed to Fred, “We’re going to open an air courier division! On the first day of flying lessons, the manager could barely control his excitement.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ann also met with Titania Woo of The Hong Kong Management Association to discuss partnership opportunities in the region. Furthermore, Ann was delighted to be able to personally present a number of Chartered Managers and Fellows with their certificates. Learn more here.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2023

She facilitates strategic planning and executive coaching for clients in diverse industries, in governments, at non-profits, and in academia. She's worked as a Human Resources and Training Director in the cold storage, robotics, and construction industries and enjoys visiting conferences as a keynote speaker and workshop presenter.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

The Nuts and Bolts of the Strategic Plan [link]. Strategic Plans have to start with deep strategic thought and the right conviction. Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader [link].

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 23, 2011

by John • October 23, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Steve Jobs managed to harness the resources of 49,000 employees to introduce and successfully market a slew of breakthroughs. Human Resources. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 10, 2011

Vague statements about planned change, elaborate schematic drawings of the planning function, diverse planning models, and five-year plans that are in fact “shelf-documents” created for evaluation agencies or for year-end reports offer minimal assistance to top-level managers as they respond to internal and external governance systems”.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2018

There are many demands upon entrepreneurs and senior management of companies. Businesses spend so much time on momentary pieces of their puzzles that they neglect long-term Strategic Planning and miss potential successes. Top management regularly needs the creative inspiration to take the company to new heights.

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Change Starts Here

JUNE 19, 2013

By the end of the workshop, you will have developed an Irresistible Change Plan that is unique to you, your organization, and your initiative. As the course material for this workshop, each attendee will receive and use the Irresistible Change Guide , the change management toolkit published last year. Who should attend?

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Highly effective leadership is needed throughout every organization, from the first-level managers to the CEO. The chief human resources officer must take the lead in developing leadership programs, processes, and events to ensure that leaders are ready and effective.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 10, 2011

Vague statements about planned change, elaborate schematic drawings of the planning function, diverse planning models, and five-year plans that are in fact “shelf-documents” created for evaluation agencies or for year-end reports offer minimal assistance to top-level managers as they respond to internal and external governance systems”.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

Fortunately for me, I grew up in strategic environments and I learned to balance operational challenges with strategic opportunity. Many senior managers haven’t the foggiest idea how to do this. Ultimately, the less pressure you feel from day-to-day issues, the better the opportunity to think and act strategically.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Working to ensure the organizations long-term success to flourish into its potential and 5–10 year strategic plan. Internal benchmarking of existing talents based upon determined potential; skilled-knowledge, complexity-management; value of the work. We begin to make your organization, team and managers better!

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied. Business development.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Principles provide a broad context for strategic action and guidelines that can be communicated and taught at all levels of the organization, eventually becoming part of the organization’s culture. Here are the five principles that guide Advantage Strategy: #1. Priority on People. How many times have you heard this one? That is the good news.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

In this fast paced business environment, people are just too busy to seek you out so you need to strategically plan how to create your visibility, how best to communicate your value proposition and to whom. Without this GPS or strategic plan, you are quite simply less likely to reach your career destination.

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Change Starts Here

APRIL 17, 2013

I’ve worked with professionals in many different roles and projects – strategic planning, project management, process improvement, human resources, sustainability, information technology – who, like you, wanted to make a difference but felt stuck. I want you to know: You can do it.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. Several years ago, we realized that specialized positioning and communications are necessary for social harmony and a global economy. We are a diverse population, and the same ways of communicating do not have desired effects anymore.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

They are realizing if employees and managers are unhappy, they are going to leave. According to their human resource department, it is harder to get a job at Zappos than to be accepted at Harvard Business School. 3) Manage your managers and make them lead by example. 8) Capture and manage ideas and suggestions.

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Chart Your Course

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Finding the time for such strategic planning can be difficult in this fast-paced, competitive service landscape. Today, the best of the best are now leaning into the cloud, looking at what automation can do for them and starting to finally understand the benefits of valuing workers and prioritizing employee retention.

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