HR Digest

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Originally designed for software development, Agile has gained traction in various business functions, including HR, due to its adaptive and iterative approach to work. The Agile Manifesto written by a collection of 17 bright minds in 2001 , gave rise to a collection of values to guide software development in an agile, adaptive manner.

Agility 59

Agility Short-term Reference Examples 59

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Always at the forefront of innovation, technologies pioneered by the military are often adopted by the commercial sector; companies looking for cyber knowledge or network engineering skills can find this expertise among veterans. percent while the overall unemployment rate is 4.9 About the Author. Consider leaving a comment!

Agility 50

Agility Pharmaceuticals Self-aware Crisis Management 50

Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 13, 2009

As I said in my post on December 9th , I never did write the article exposing the "Dark Secret" of the training and development industry - that organizations world-wide were investing billions of dollars annually in instruction that fails to produce lasting changes in behavior and improved workplace performance.

Training 81

Training Follow-up Human Resources Survey 81

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Yet many employers still struggle to fill certain types of vacancies, especially for so-called middle-skills jobs — in computer technology, nursing, high-skill manufacturing, and other fields — that require postsecondary technical education and training and, in some cases, college math courses or degrees.

Skills 8

Skills Company Health Care Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2012

Few have developed the understanding that the bark is merely the outermost layer of a tree. To begin, our highly interconnected and global economy means that seemingly unrelated developments can affect each other. How many real estate professionals in Miami are closely watching Chinese economic developments? Why's that?

Hammer 20

Hammer Real Estate Uncertainty Career 20

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

Since the Expedition One launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001 — the first long-duration stay on the orbital construction site — NASA’s Human Health and Performance team has been developing expertise in the planning and provision of medical support to crews staying in our world’s most remote environment.

Intangible Assets 11

Intangible Assets Operations Health Care Conference 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2011

Leaders at companies with high innovation premiums, in fact, landed at about the 88th percentile on our Innovator's DNA assessment, which measures the five skills of disruptive innovators: questioning, observing, networking, experimenting, and associational thinking. That's what an innovative leader does. Lafley became CEO.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Disruptive Innovation Restructuring 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Even senior executives who want to stay in their corporate jobs should strongly consider developing at least one side income stream, whether it’s consulting, speaking, coaching, or creating some other product or service. Learn new skills. Here are five reasons it can make a dramatic difference for your career. Liane Davey.

Execution 8

Execution Hedge Career Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2012

It was a late evening in 2001 — in the small Indian town of Kozhikode — when my friend's father, Professor Salahudheen shared this advice, "Son, job hunting is a different art. It demands specific skills and you need to develop these skills to win the game.". It's nothing like scoring marks in university.

Enterprise Architecture 11

Enterprise Architecture Information Technology Skills Industry 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

The chart may appear to show merely that Cisco’s patent filings lagged its R&D spending by three years, but in fact the decline in spending and the rise in patents were part and parcel of a deliberate strategic shift by the company in 2001. In fact, we think Cisco is one of the all-time best at this corporate skill.

Innovation 8

Innovation Parcell Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2012

Today, the new Chief Customer Officer role — a position that I believe most smart companies will create in the upcoming decade — is well-suited to the skills of a CI leader. What skills should CI leaders hone to succeed as CCOs? The ability to describe customers realistically and actionably. Become "tempered radicals."

Company 14

Company Business Intelligence CRM Marketing 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

In the race for opportunity and influence in Africa, no competitor looms larger than China, which has increased its total trade with Africa twenty-fold since 2001. As a result, China has contributed significantly to the continent’s development. The Chinese model of state capitalism has unique strengths that the U.S.

Comparison 8

Comparison Policies Influence Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

I recently met a top executive at a major enterprise technology firm who runs an $8 billion dollar product line and describes himself as the "Chief Product Designer" for his division (even though his title is SVP and General Manager, and he has never before considered himself a "designer"). He was right there in the middle of it. All of it.".

Leadership 10

Leadership Ries CEO Productivity 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

I was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2001. Take, for instance, my IM exchanges with a technology manager at a financial services firm. We needed to develop a strategy for how he could better engage with his manager and highlight the value of his contributions. Marion Barraud for HBR. Manage the feedback flow.

Argyris 8

Argyris Document Construction Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

It is rare to find an American company that is not developing a market strategy to benefit from the rapid growth of emerging markets such as Brazil, India, and China. These include, among others, access to foreign markets for investments, protecting intellectual property, or visas for skilled, temporary staff. 50, February 2001).

Strategy 9

Strategy Globalization Politics Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2016

The result, at least in developed nations, is a highly unequal corporate landscape, where some firms are incredibly productive and the amount of money a person makes is tied to the company they work for, not just the job that they do. .” Today, much like our neighborhoods, companies seem to be more segregated by education and skill.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Document Engineering Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Even outside of the tech sector, the employment of more software developers is associated with a greater increase in industry concentration, and this relationship appears to be causal. All of this suggests that technology, and specifically software, is behind the growing dominance of big companies. Most industries in the U.S.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8