Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

There is a clear and growing divide among global companies operating in China. Depending on what you choose, your strategy on talent management in China will be one of the legacies or liabilities of your operational strategy here. Word of your organizational equity will travel. Do it right now. But they don't know the acronyms!

Globalization 13

Globalization Attrition Skills Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2017

As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. Female promotion rates have increased nationwide across all cohorts, with a 22-percentage-point rise among senior managers, while the attrition of senior women has slowed by five percentage points.

Diversity 10

Diversity Consultative Attrition Survey 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

If your CHRO travels only to accompany you, or keeps in touch with staff primarily through email or one-way communication such as videocasts, you've got a problem. When the staff conversation turns to operating margins, cash flow, inventory, or revenue, does the CHRO tune out? Face time with employees is essential.

Metrics 14

Metrics Human Resources Attrition CEO 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2017

We are working with a large travel and tourism firm to introduce a system for real-time employee feedback. Organizations often seem obsessed by measuring fractional shifts in operational performance, capturing data on sales, inventory turns, and manufacturing efficiency. Capture Reference Data About Current Change Projects.

Company 8

Company Management Metrics Tools 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. ” Senior executive presence and travel across sites is an important part of integrating teams. In fact, costs go up initially. This will instill confidence and make them grow.”

Offshoring 8

Offshoring CTO Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2018

I traveled to headquarters to meet the team, figure out the culture there, and get a clear sense of who controls what. So in addition to overseeing our portion of the operation, I became a conduit, doing my best to build relationships between my staff and the folks at headquarters. This can contribute to attrition.

Attrition 8

Attrition Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

Thanks to increased demand for air travel, Rising Sun’s flights were now fuller and more frequent than ever before. Attrition rates had indeed spiked in the past year, along with turn times. I was working as fast as I could, following all the techniques in the manual, and it still took me 18 minutes.” ” Ken winced.

Case Study 8

Case Study Airlines COO CFO 8