HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

All of these groups are committed to making an impact internally at Audible and in the communities in which we serve. For instance, during the pandemic Audible piloted our Returnship program to hire professionals returning to the workforce after a care-giving career break.

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Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. Respect is earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment, or influence. Say what you mean, mean what you say, and follow-through on your commitments. I know I am still working on it.

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Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The statesman keeps commitments, is motivated by service above and beyond self, and by making a lasting difference. Taking from my own experience, I've been lucky to be successful (measured by quick progression up the career ladder, material comforts etc) and yet I'm still working on being professionally significant.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But don’t be discouraged; for many the hard work is worth it when you consider the freedom over your own time and finances. If you’re making a big career change, gaining new qualifications or re-training will help to support your new business. Here are 8 signs that you might not be ready for it (yet). Do your research.

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Tips Learning-by-Doing Industry Long-term 95

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

What do you regret most about your career? But judging from the scores of follow-up questions and the volume of post-lecture emails I received, a talk on career regret would have been the real bull's-eye. Importantly, the effects of bad career decisions and disconfirmed expectancies were felt equally across age groups.

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Career Golden Handcuff Short-term CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

What wasn’t really up in the air was whether the new head of the world’s most powerful central bank would have a doctorate in economics. Yellen, whose first workday as chair ( the Senate confirmed her as “chairman,” but the Fed seems committed to leaving the “man” out ) is today, got her PhD at Yale.

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Banking Rogers Career Education 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In 2004, Hickox was a certified public accountant in Texas and at a crossroads in her career. “I’m not sure when I first asked if I thought it would be successful,” said Hickox, now CFO of Independent Bank in McKinney Texas. They both wanted important, but not overwhelming careers. ” None of this is easy.

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Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

The career question I hear most often from rising senior leaders is this: “How do I get on the C-suite shortlist?” With transparency in succession planning becoming a priority, career management for senior executives becomes easier. ” The management literature is overflowing with advice on becoming the boss.

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CFO How To CIO Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

This year my organization decided to give an award for "excellence in leadership," and among the elements of excellence we expect to see in the winner, we're putting one criterion front and center: the nominees' commitment to gender diversity in their leadership ranks.

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Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

We saw the greatest success when tables identified strong chairs who had credibility in multiple sectors, were willing to push the group to prioritize, and were committed to changing how their own institutions worked in order to push others to do the same. Often, this meant bringing people together who were not used to working together.

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Metrics Banking Learning-by-Doing Education 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

In addition, according to the World Bank , women now constitute 40%–50% of the workforce in many countries around the world, meaning work outside the home is impacting men and women more equally. It is no surprise, given these time commitments, that 50%–60% of parents find work-life balance difficult. Working Parents.

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Constraint Career Cost Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Many come from families with incomes below the poverty line and suffer from lack of educational and career supports. Sourcing for Commitment. Similar intermediaries include BankWork$ for the banking sector, YouthBuild in construction, and iFoster in the grocery industry.

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Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

One: "Anyone who works in finance will sense, at least at first, the pressure to know more than he does." Two: Working in finance does not involve joining "a team of professionals committed to the success of your bank." And many of the things you have to pretend to know can''t even be known in the first place, he argues.

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Management Risk Management Finance Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

And a great potential source of talent with the right skills are professionals who change career lanes — people with experience and training in accounting, finance, human resources and strategy who leave corporate jobs to follow their passion to have a social impact. Build Your Bench Strength Without Breaking the Bank.

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Chief Operating Officer How To Airlines Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

Meeting new people committed to their careers and explaining your own goals and passions to them can help renew your sense of mission and expose you to aspects of your job that you may not have previously appreciated. Attend professional networking events and mixers in order to meet peers. Corrie Shanahan was feeling restless.

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How To Mentor Case Study Career 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Berwick presented the report from the independent National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in England ( A Promise to Learn — A Commitment to Act: Improving the Safety of Patients in England ) to Prime Minister David Cameron in London. Their attention was on their finances — understandable and even appropriate these days.

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Crisis Health Care Quality Welch 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2011

Competitors whispered that Gupta was committing the most un-McKinsey-like of sins: cutting price to get into new markets. They paid their executives accordingly, as did the banks, brokerage houses, hedge funds, and private-equity outfits whose share of U.S Others decried what they saw as a lowering of hiring standards. "I

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McKinsey Consultative Waterman Intellectual Capital 13

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Commitment - While technology is a natural accelerant helping to catalyze new opportunities and extend relationships, creating trust and influence will still take time. Don’t breach trust - you work far too hard to create a trust bond with your followers, so don’t blow it by not following through on your commitments.

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Media Influence Blog Real Estate 407

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

Over the course of our careers, and through our formal research on mentoring within and outside of academia, we’ve found that good mentoring is discipline-agnostic. Mentors trade away hours they could use to pursue their own career goals and spend them on someone else’s. As academic physicians, we do a lot of mentoring.

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Mentor Emotional Intelligence Project Career 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

That's because market participants begin to doubt the ability and/or commitment of the would-be crisis-enders in government or financial circles, and either run for the hills or make bigger and bigger bets on collapse. Politicians put their careers at risk when they take the big, bold, often ugly moves that end financial crises.

Crisis 8

Crisis Finance Politics Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Instead, recognize that learning a new skill takes extreme commitment. Weintraub suggests you also make sure the skill is relevant to your career, your organization, or both. But she had an interest in analysis (that's why she chose to do recruiting at an investment bank), and wanted to prove herself as a newcomer.

Skills 15

Skills How To Learning-by-Doing Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

The boom-bust tendencies of Wall Street mean we need tougher capital requirements for banks, Greenspan now says, and maybe even a forced return to the partnerships that once dominated investment banking. Almost everybody is bullish, expects the market to go up, and is fully committed. Why Fed chairmen can’t do research.

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