Chart Your Course

JANUARY 9, 2014

September 11, 2013. A recent survey of more than 1,000 corporate directors, conducted in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors and Heidrick & Struggles, outlined the problems by region and by industry. In these industries, more companies plan to employ workers and to add a higher percentage to their workforces.

Skills 159

Skills White Paper Case Study Telecommunications 159

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Women are far more likely than men to leave the industry or to reduce their level of ambition just at the point in their careers when they need to make the effort to push on to the top. Their female predecessors, entering the financial industry in the 1980s and 1990s, expected to deal with a certain amount of sexism.

Chief Executive Officer 8

Chief Executive Officer Committee Career Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. Together, these constituted radical moves for an industrial company headquartered on the East Coast.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years. Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

The fascination with Millennials has given rise to a new consulting industry. ” As Elspeth Reeve wrote in The Atlantic in 2013 “It’s not that people born after 1980 are narcissists, it’s that young people are narcissists, and they get over themselves as they get older.”

Survey 8

Survey Consultative Seminar Report 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Technology has prompted tremendous change in the advertising industry—change that would have been inconceivable even a decade ago. The next evolution in digital advertising must be driven by innovative platforms that more effectively help marketers move their businesses forward. Mobile will drive sales for marketers.

Advertising 9

Advertising Industry Technology Bottom-up 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

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'

Policies 15

Policies Price Due Diligence Human Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

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'

Policies 8

Policies Price Due Diligence Human Resources 8