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GE’s Culture Challenge After Welch and Immelt

Harvard Business Review

For an organization to endeavor to change its culture, it needs to take its cue from what changes in its strategy. They told us they were ready for a more horizontal, agile, “connect and inspire” model as compared to the “command and control” model the boomers are used to. Employee engagement.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

The company better aligned the workforce mix to its strategy, by optimizing different talent acquisition channels, manager spans of control (number of workers reporting to them), and worker mobility. Educate leaders on how and why to optimize a blended workforce. Extend the insights beyond talent acquisition decisions.