HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

In an interview with The HR Digest, Michael Fraccaro, Chief Human Resources Officer at Mastercard, explains the importance of business resource groups and the vital role it plays to deliver real business results. To what extent is that down to a successful talent management strategy? It can help them innovate.

Resources 40

Resources Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Learning-by-Doing 40

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Just over 10 years ago, French bank BNP Paribas froze U.S. There was a run on British bank Northern Rock. Over the next year, many banks fell. Investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed. We expect investment banks to embark on an even more fundamental makeover during the next decade. The New Face of Investment Banks.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Indeed, the World Bank predict that we’re facing up to the worst global recession since the 2nd World War. It’s widely accepted that the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic will be substantial. It’s a contract that’s based upon trust and is vital if productivity is to be high across the business.

Short-term 89

Short-term Long-term Survey Leadership Styles 89

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources. It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today, Erni is widely considered one of the most influential leaders in human resources and her company, Audible, one of the most diverse employers in the world. One such principle is Activate Caring, which establishes that Audible respects and celebrates the glories of the human spectrum.

Diversity 52

Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today, Ernie is widely considered one of the most influential leaders in human resources and her company, Audible, one of the most diverse employer in the world. One such principle is Activate Caring, which establishes that Audible respects and celebrates the glories of the human spectrum.

Diversity 52

Diversity Katz Learning-by-Doing Globalization 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. And it’s one that stems from a very human problem in most big organizations. It seems we’re all racing to get more entrepreneurial. A Different Approach.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management. For knowledge workers, time is incredibly scarce.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

These threats change the risk management calculus of firms hoping to succeed in a more turbulent world. Owning up to our own behavioral biases is a worthwhile starting point to discussing the problem of managing infrequent, severe events. Small businesses and young businesses are especially vulnerable. Data from the U.S.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders, Today The purpose of people analytics, according to Helena Gottschling, CHRO at Royal Bank of Canada, is to enlighten and balance talent conversations. The HR Digest: People analytics has a strong place on the strategic agenda of the Royal Bank of Canada.

Banking 45

Banking Human Resources Diversity Career 45

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Note that the high-profile C-suite executives at firms like Borders, Jessops, and Bank of New England had large IT budgets, but no longer have a company to make more efficient today.). As many companies move from exclusively internal focused R&D to distributed-innovation systems (e.g., Improving Operational Efficiency.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2011

No sooner had Beijing's flame died than the global financial crisis took British debt levels above 60% of GDP, excluding public intervention in failing banks. Rather than panic, London's leaders have been both innovative and fearless in finding ways to "make more from less." Partners were receptive.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Tourism Banking Budgeting 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

In fact, our data indicate that the percentage of women in senior management and boards has been decreasing over the past eight years. For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees.

Microfinance 14

Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In the 1980s, however, pioneering women began moving into management roles and into frontline business areas, such as investment banking. Today 47% of management and professional roles in American financial firms are occupied by women, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. alone, according to CTI.

Chief Executive Officer 8

Chief Executive Officer Committee Career Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. So, investors, and therefore managers, might be adjusting their approach to risk accordingly. Risk is now considered a feature, not a bug.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

To stitch it all together meaningfully, CMOs are increasingly expected to act as general managers with P&L or shared/shadow P&L responsibility that drive revenue growth. That helped account managers focus their pitch on the client’s business issues and build rapport. That bottom line sensibility is crucial.

P&L 11

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2014

Like any manager keen to maximize the potential of a great employee, Mark went out of his way to learn more about Jennifer. In the work on diversity and innovation we have conducted over recent years, we came to understand some of the keys of tribal thinking, and how some companies are successfully leveraging it.

Globalization 9

Globalization Consultative Learning-by-Doing Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Making the most of a company's data requires oversight and evangelism at the highest levels of management. Imagine you're a bank approached for a loan by an employee of AIG. This structural separation makes it difficult to implement data solutions across an organization. Enter the Chief Data Officer. Some data use cases are obvious.

Venture Funding 15

Venture Funding Price Technology Tactics 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

For innovation-hungry legacy firms, partnering with a startup can be appealing. With apologies to Tolstoy, all happy start-up partnerships are alike; every unhappy innovation partnership is unhappy in its own way. They don’t seek to assess how well an innovation works; they try to measure how well that innovation works for us.

KPI 9

KPI Innovation Ries Banking 9

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Men highly self-rate their own leadership skills and their ability to tackle management and business challenges. Industries with a moderate representation of women leaders include: food, banking and telecommunications services. Give managers who fail to develop their leaders a negative consequence. Wellins, Ph.D., Goldman Sachs.

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The most common reasons provided for why the business was not profitable were: starting a business venture which is not well prepared, bad management of the venture, or extremely strong influences of market distortions. I quit my job, and here I am, working only on what I am good at: business quality management.

Deming 28

Deming Library Entrepreneur Conference 28

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Leaders — especially those in large, successful organizations — must create an environment where people thrive on passion and purpose, and are as agile and innovative as their potential disruptors. It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. Disruptors can come from anywhere, any time. Insight Center.

Crisis 8

Crisis Banking CEO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

” And the Legatum Institute, when aggregating data from the World Bank, the United Nations, and elsewhere to formulate its Prosperity Index , has found that of its many indicators, “entrepreneurship & opportunity” correlates most strongly with a country’s overall prosperity. We are talking about the U.S.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Policies Entrepreneur NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

” Yet, a study of 33,000 employees in 26 countries showed that independent workers were more satisfied, innovative, and engaged with their clients than regular employees, even those regular employees designated as high potentials. A Mercury News article noted that Sen. ”

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Globalization Health Care Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

He reasoned that if marketers worked on maximizing return on sales, production managers were rewarded for the sales they squeezed out of their physical plant, and finance managers focused on minimizing the amount of equity capital they needed, ROE would take care of itself. Then banking regulations were imposed.

ROE 12

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12