Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2021

we now see companies implementing more policies that aim to improve the working environment of their employees. However, while the demand for such talent is high, the competition for positions is also quite fierce, and you’ll need your CV writing skills to be as sharp as possible if you want to land a job.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

“Our findings bring into sharp focus the benefits that having more autonomy over a work environment has brought so many disabled people in the UK. This was especially so for people with multiple conditions, whose impairments significantly affected them.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2012

There are only two things, I think, that can throw our habits into sharp relief: a crisis that brutally exposes our collective myopia, or a mission so compelling and preposterous that it forces us to rethink our time-worn practices. • It’s impossible to unleash human capabilities without first expanding the scope of employee autonomy.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The last decade has given China a reputation, fairly or otherwise, of sharp practices when it comes to intellectual property rights. It’s approach revolves around five clear policy options: Expand U.S. ” Deeply rooted. government data collection and analysis of AI-related transfers. Educate the technology sector on U.S.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 27, 2015

Do you hold tightly to corporate policies and procedures, even when it’s clear they aren’t working well? Her mind still sharp, she busied herself with a long to-do list, but rigidly insisted the list must be completed in a specific order. Are you quick to say no to new ideas?

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

August jobs report showed a sharp decline with only 235,000 new positions added. To date we’ve seen central banks in general look through the Delta variant [and] it hasn’t pushed them off their policy path,” said Ellen Gaske, chief economist at PGIM Fixed Income. The June and July job reports were very good.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 17, 2022

Engulfed in a personal financial crisis by the evil business tycoon, Mr. Potter, George prepares to jump off a bridge so his family can collect on his life insurance policy. Professional decline results from the sharp drop-off of “fluid intelligence.” Then, Clarence, George’s guardian angel, drops in.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Stay sharp.” “Having a sharp tongue will cut your throat.” “The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.” .” –Ted Turner.

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Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

David Altman, our COO, argues for giving leaders and employees a short, sharp shock: In effect, “If you think change is constant now, then you ain’t seen nothing yet.”. When the reasons and need for change are poorly communicated, everyone feels frustrated and deflated. Becoming Resilient in the Face of Change.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 20, 2021

The paper reveals that the training rate in the first half of 2020 fell significantly, with the researchers highlighting the sharp fall in discretionary spending among firms and the focus instead on survival. The researchers outline a number of policy interventions that could help to alleviate this chronic situation.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2022

It would help if you didn’t get too carried away to follow this trend, though, because once you’re hired at the company, you’d be expected to adhere to their uniform policy. It makes your features stand out while lending a sharp and focused look to your overall appearance. Business Casual Dress Code .

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Business Professional Dress Code: Business professional dresses are made to look sharp and formal even during the office. If there’s no dress code policy set by management, wear whatever fits your lifestyle the best. These are the two most commonly adopted business casual outfits. What to Wear When There’s No Dress Code.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

This is harder than you think because it requires discipline on your part to make time to be intentional about the culture you want to scale and to put policies and procedures into place that create that sustainable organization. Founders think that an HR/People Strategy with manuals and policies and procedures are a waste of time.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2019

This question spurred frank and difficult conversations about why growth was stagnating, why employee attrition was happening, what it would take to effect real change (to culture, to policies and processes, to the product set, and to the customer experience), and who would have to step up to lead the charge. ” -Komlos, Benjamin.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is. If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 3, 2010

An Open Door – Much has been said about the benefits of “ an open-door policy “, but it’s one thing to talk about it, and another thing to actually keep your door open. Looking at the floor, the wall, or worse yet, at your Blackberry, sends a message of disinterest, even if it’s totally unintentional.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Replenishing your stock of toner, ensuring your laptops are fully backed up with the latest anti-virus protocols, collaborating with your managed IT services, all of this will help your office functionality stay sharp and ready – much like your returning employees.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

The sharp focus and direction on your objectives and goals can only be maintained with constant monitoring of your procedures and processes. Communicate policies and procedures to employees. Written, consistent policies with payables and receivables are followed. Instill discipline. Formalize the organizational structure.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 12, 2010

His voice tone grew sharp, and his volume went up. Apparently, John heard Joe question the necessity of solving the problem. John’s body went almost immediately rigid as he turned to face and lean toward Joe. In all fairness to John, I don’t really know what he was thinking. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

The example from the Trib is extreme in that it’s rare for management to codify bad behavior as official company policy.  The presence of the leader influences the presence of those being led. This dynamic can play out for good or for bad.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

tool knife from the rig on my body armor and let the pristinely sharp blade slice effortlessly through the tape and label—while being ever so careful to avoid harming whatever wonders lay inside. Enough examination of the outside of the package—time to figure out what it contained! I drew my standard-issue Gerber?tool

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Being sharp means being succinct. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). So many sharp talented business people lose by trusting the wrong people or don’t provide an educated guidance. Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian Russia’s recent economic downturn, precipitated by the collapse in energy prices, has also contributed to more conservative state policies at the expense of economic reforms – which undermines the business climate and long-term growth prospects.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2018

” Venture capitalist Bruce Gibney explains it this way: “Jobs may not seem like ‘existential’ problems, but they are: When people cannot support themselves with work at all — let alone with work they find meaningful — they clamor for sharp changes.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Once the pandemic subsides, however, there tends to follow a sharp increase in social instability. “First, the policy measures tend to conflict with the interest of people, generating a dangerous friction between society and institutions. Seeds of conflict.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Besides, in sharp downturns, many customers cancel their orders, so there are fewer sales to shift in the first place. In addition to across-the-board monetary and fiscal policy measures, many of them targeted specific sectors and even specific firms as growth poles. But do these formal objections reveal only the tip of the iceberg?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2017

Moreover, China itself is experiencing a sharp decline in labor’s share. That suggests that changes in antitrust law or other policy-specific factors can’t be the primary driver. If policy isn’t driving rising concentration, what is? The patterns we document are not confined to the U.S.;

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Whether adjustments to new technology are gradual or sudden is important for policy and for our understanding of economic recoveries. In boom times, companies may face adjustment costs that deter them from adapting to technological change. Recessions, in contrast, can produce large enough shocks to overcome these frictions.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

Listening with a keen ear and observing with a sharp eye can make all the difference in understanding, not just labeling, your manager’s communication style. Raul: Raul’s open-door policy is one that he expects people to observe in spirit, not in absolute terms. Excerpted from. 20-Minute Manager: Managing Up.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Pope Francis made headlines last week when he took a few sharp jabs at modern capitalism and free market economic policies in his first “ apostolic exhortation ”—the rough equivalent of a new CEO’s formal unveiling of his or her vision and corporate strategy. His thoughts on economic policy were not based on faith alone.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

New research from the Center for Work-Life Policy (CWLP) explores and analyzes the complicated career dynamics of this rich talent pool. One reason for their drive: China's one-child policy. Co-author Ripa Rashid, senior vice president at the Center for Work-Life Policy, has worked across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 24, 2010

You need to set some ground rules and establish a usage policy, or perhaps end up scratching your head about the productivity declines. And be careful with the sharp end Maybe that falls under your second point. Ben, it is certainly a tool, and yes, it can have a sharp end! Bret bencurnett January 26, 2010 at 10:53 am Hi Terry.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

Understanding the implementation plans for the health care law passed in 2010 is a complicated job for even the most seasoned policy wonks. These logistics took a sharp new turn last week when the Obama administration decided to delay enforcing mandatory employer and insurer employment requirements until 2015. "If

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2012

It won't be easy, of course, but it might be better to go through the short, sharp shock of devaluation than to die a slow death inside the zone. Muddling through might cushion that pain by leaving more of it with other electorates and enable German voters to blame the policies and work-cultures of Southern Europe.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 20, 2020

The first scenario saw pretty restrictive quarantine measures kept in place for 76 weeks, which resulted in a sharp decline in economic activity, and a death toll of around 200,000 people. Different approaches.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

Yet emergency room claims, pharmacy claims, hospital claims — all showed a sharp drop among wellness participants versus a steady rise among non-participants. As, in fact, most such policy battles usually are. Now that's a health mandate business can live with!

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2018

How is it that sharp-toothed activists are becoming advocates of long-term sustainable investing? If the hard-nosed activist hedge fund community thinks ESG is important, what more is there to say to convert skeptical managers, investors, and policy makers? Daly, OP ; Sting ; Trudie Styler ; and myself. But it is reportedly not alone.

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