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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, alternative approaches to accessing capital and funding projects proliferated, forcing financial decision-making to become increasingly sophisticated. Delivering HR-related operational, compliance, and administrative tasks with distinction is important, but let’s be clear that doing so is table stakes.

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It’s Not HR’s Job to Be Strategic

Harvard Business Review

Human-capital issues are top-of-mind for CEOs around the world — but their regard for the HR function remains perilously low: In a PwC study , only 34% said that HR is well prepared to capitalize on transformational trends (compared with 56% for finance). Examples include payroll, benefits, risk and compliance, and labor relations.

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The Leadership Blind Spots at Wells Fargo

Harvard Business Review

They had a fuller discussion in 2013–2014 — around the time when media reports of the illicit behavior first surfaced. Stumpf testified that he personally became aware in 2013 when, after two years of ineffective solutions within the business unit, the volume of fake accounts was still increasing.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013. A comprehensive compliance strategy is the essential bedrock for building and implementing a successful Iran plan. However, remaining U.S.

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Are You Really Ready for an Acquisition?

Harvard Business Review

Predictions are that 2013 will be even more active as companies that have stockpiled cash look to invest in new growth opportunities. In the absence of a clear decision from above, product managers and caregivers all made their own choices, which led to quality and compliance problems. Odds are the answer is yes.

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A Blueprint for Measuring Health Care Outcomes

Harvard Business Review

The board approved, and Erasmus’s next CEO – Ernst Kuipers – drove this forward from 2013. Engaging leadership in the finance domain – representing the denominator of the value equation – is helpful as it will ensure dedicated resources. Set Up a Steering Committee and Project Team. Insight Center.