article thumbnail

High Turnover is Not a Recruitment Problem, So What is It?

Steve Farber

[ I’m happy to share this guest post from my friend and colleague, Michael Kennedy —a veteran of the automotive industry and renowned automotive recruiter. As an automotive recruiter I should be laughing all the way to the bank—but this is no laughing matter. Good, talented people are asking themselves, Is this all there is?

article thumbnail

The Rise Of Robots In China And What This Means For The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

The data shows that, as in other countries, robots first made an appearance in sectors such as electronics and automotive, with this growth underpinning tremendous growth in both sectors. The researchers collected data from the China Employer-Employee Survey to gauge how many firms are using robots.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

Lilli Marten Christ is an energetic development manager who works for German automotive firm Daimler AG in China, and opens each of her weekly team meetings with a joke or a riddle. Galinsky (2015). She has found it a useful approach for reducing hierarchy, boosting openness and increasing divergent thinking. Sources: Beard, A.

article thumbnail

Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

An article by Greg Roper from 2015 indicated that interpersonal communication and conflict management were two of the most important skills to focus on, and that remains relevant today. The UAW is also set to repeat history against Detroit’s Big Three automotive companies if their demands are not met.

Schein 98
article thumbnail

How to Solve Complex Problems Fast

Skip Prichard

Fixing a car is complicated; disrupting the automotive industry is complex. 1] Defined in HBR’s Why Strategy Execution Unravels—and What to Do About It (Donald Sull, Rebecca Homkes, and Charles Sull, MARCH 2015). 10 Steps to Solving Complexity.

Sull 70
article thumbnail

The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10 and generated 50% more earnings. The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2015. Automotive. Automotive. Automotive. Automotive. Automotive. Automotive. Automotive.

article thumbnail

Your Company Needs Independent Workers

Harvard Business Review

Recent research illustrates the growing corporate use of contingent workers: In 2014, nearly 35% of the average company’s workforce was contingent or contract-based and this percentage will grow to 45% by 2017, says supply management firm Ardent Partners in its 2015-2016 State of Contingent Workforce Management.