HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

"Unleashing Collective Genius" As globalization takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of global talent mobility rapidly moves up the agenda. I’d say we’re very focused on creating a skilled workforce and leadership pipeline that can execute our strategy. Michael Fraccaro: That’s an interesting way to frame it.

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Resources Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Learning-by-Doing 40

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Being sharp means being succinct. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. This skill takes practice. Rehearse your pitch. Test ideas.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The employment shift from occupations that require mid-level skills toward those at the high and low ends is one of the most important trends in the U.S. labor market over the past 30 years. In recent research we investigate how the demand for skills changed over the Great Recession (2007-09).

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Skills Sample Technology Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Setting up small, high-performing virtual teams has enormous potential for companies to increase sales, penetrate new markets, improve business processes and come up with the next generation of disruptive innovations. There is no Plan B,” says Micah Sharp, GM of Red Giant, “It’s us.”. But putting together a great team is tricky.

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Team Sharpe Disruptive Innovation Bottom-up 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

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Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Strategy Driven

APRIL 30, 2019

Ultimately, you can’t easily switch career unless you can be confident that your skills are transferable – or that you don’t need them to build a successful presence. You can build your escape room yourself, relying on the day-to-day DIY skills of every homeowner. Reason for failing: Ignoring the international competition.

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Audience Open-book Entrepreneur Proposal 58

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

When and how do we shift our businesses from legacy operating models to ones that better reflect the future? In traditional marketing communications, a well-informed brief will shape a human-driven strategy and insight-guided planning process. Marketing strategies. Distribution strategies. Creativity and Data.

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Media Advertising Audience Technology 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

By understanding and managing the perception of others my managing our own attitudes and acceptance of others even when they don’t agree with us is vital to our ability to expand our own knowledge and skills and to be perceived as a true leader. Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue.

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Blog Gordon Learning-by-Doing Open-book 419

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

At last," the chairman had said, "we have a foothold in the electric vehicle market. It was among the fastest-growing Chinese automakers, and it was racing to get into the hybrid market. Worse, could it end up selling those components on the open market? Lin could see that he was awed by the scale of the operation.

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Case Study Technology Tacit Knowledge Engineering 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Now both my sons are doing the tough balancing act, but their priorities are keeping their leadership skills sharp – leading family and companies. I had to learn that lesson, and almost blew it many years ago. link] mikemyatt Thanks for stopping by Bert.

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Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 414

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

After two decades of failed efforts to spur innovation and competition in Europe’s lagging communications sector, the European Commission has promised “an ambitious overhaul” next year as part of its far-reaching Digital Single Market initiative. At least for voice services, the U.S. As a result, the U.S.

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Price How To Policies Report 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Likewise, no matter how slick your company’s online idea market, it won’t yield many high-value ideas if your associates haven’t been taught to think like innovators. We’re a bit dumbfounded that so few companies have invested systemati­cally in improving the innovation skills of their employees.

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Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

aren’t taught management skills in medical school. And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business.

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Training Health Care Management 360-Degree Feedback 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

In doing research on multinational operations in the Middle East and Africa, we’ve learned that companies are well aware of how President Trump’s foreign and trade policies could affect their businesses there. unilaterally pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal), building contingency plans, and diversifying their portfolio of markets.

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Depreciation Contingency Plans Policies Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

A person with an otherwise identical set of skills and experiences is about half as likely to get a positive response from employers after eight months of unemployment as compared to a person just being laid off. Millions of other unemployed facing this job market gave up looking and dropped out of the labor force.

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Long-term Human Resources Sharpe Sample 9