Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

And many CEOs we talked to, like Owen Mahoney of Nexon, agree that the CHRO is one of the most strategic roles someone could have: “Businesses grow or die based on the quality of their people, so the human resource executive role is arguably the most strategic in the company.

Quinn 13

Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 13

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Recent weeks have seen a spate of layoffs being announced by the retail, beverages and the airlines industries totaling nearly 200,000 in number. The US retail industry furloughed more than 2 million workers amid the lockdown, out of these only 62 percent have retained their jobs that is roughly 1.3 million, says a MarketWatch report.

Industry 75

Industry Airlines Retail Banking 75

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

At one top retailer, the analytics team was looking to fill a direct marketing measurement position but was not satisfied with the direct marketing experience in the CVs the recruiting team was sharing with them. But there are a range of tactics companies of any size can use to improve their analyst recruiting.

Direct Marketing 11

Direct Marketing Talent Management Marketing Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. Technology, marketing, retail, HVAC, construction, and manufacturing pros. Like any industry, the medical cannabis sector needs everything from lawyers and accountants to human resources professionals, insurance specialists, and consultants.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

A few months ago I decided to look into the professional experience of non-executive directors at the major banks listed in Britain. Like almost every other major industry today, banking relies on hugely complex, enormously expensive technology. I’m afraid this is typical not just in banking but across most major industries.

Technology 8

Technology Zero Based Budgeting Banking CIO 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. PHOTOS: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA.

Banking 45

Banking Human Resources Diversity Career 45

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

“We’ll spend a lot of time bringing product to market, but we need to plan for the fact that a launch gives us a six-month head start and no more,” says Gary Booker, CMO of Dixons Retail. Those steps helped the bank drive up loan volumes, a tangible bump the CMO could point to in discussions with other leaders.

P&L 11

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In The Good Jobs Strategy , Zeynep Ton, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, demonstrates how the best retail companies align their customer value proposition with their operations strategy and their approach to human capital. Higher investment in wages does not need to come at the expense of customers and shareholders.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Imagine you're a bank approached for a loan by an employee of AIG. It's also likely that such information is hidden from the retail lending division tasked with rating the customer.

Venture Funding 15

Venture Funding Price Technology Tactics 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2017

And finally, as human resource costs account for most of the initiative’s expenses, it’s critical that providers and staff practice at the highest level their skill allows. We are also looking to partner with a national retail supermarket chain to help us scale the initiative.

Class 8

Class Insurance Cost Health Care 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Industries with the highest have more female-dominated workforces and include health care, education and retail industries (43 to 47 percent of leaders are women).Industries Industries with a moderate representation of women leaders include: food, banking and telecommunications services.

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Innovation consultancies tend to have a preferred methodology for working with their clients, such as human centered design (also called ‘design thinking,’ popularized by IDEO, Continuum, Frog Design and others), Lean Start-up, or analytical models used by large management consulting firms.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9