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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (2002). Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, Christensen presents a set of rules for capitalising on the phenomenon of “disruptive innovation.”. Human Resource Champions (1996). By Patrick M. By David Ulrich. Winning (2005). By Jack Welch.

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. Sarah Sladek started researching demographic shifts, talent turnover, and generation gaps in 2002. Human Resources' In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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These Are the People You Need on Your Startup Team

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In the days after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), a chief executive cannot hide behind the acts of the CFO. One of the issues that tech innovators find is the mad-genius paradox. If the movies are true, the ideal is a tie wearing, straight arrow that lives for financial statements. You are the linchpin of the company.

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The 3 Types of Diversity That Shape Our Identities

Harvard Business Review

Since the 1980s, most global companies have developed diversity and inclusion policies led by human resources. The most frequent include: assessment tools (climate surveys, statistics monitoring, minority targets), human resources programs (flexible policies, mentoring or coaching), communication campaigns, and training programs.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

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E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show. The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. These are just a few examples.

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IBM Focuses HR on Change

Harvard Business Review

It's rare to find a corporate human resources function that accelerates change by actively finding ways to help drive new strategies. In growth markets like Kenya and Malaysia, people needed to develop marketing and innovation skills. Another ripe area for innovation is knowledge management and the impact of social media.

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What’s the Effect of Pro-LGBT Policies on Stock Price?

Harvard Business Review

These studies also found a correlation, but a less conclusive one, with increased worker creativity and innovation, improved organizational-citizenship behaviors, and – most on-target for us – improved stock prices. Corporate social responsibility Employee retention Human resources'