HR Digest

JANUARY 18, 2023

Newsletters are not only a great way to keep your employees informed, but they can also have a positive impact on your bottom line. According to a study by the Direct Marketing Association, email newsletters have an average ROI of $38 for every $1 spent. Make sure the body of your email is interesting enough to hold their attention.

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Newsletter Team How To Creativity 64

Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in the company. Develop your web of influence (key stakeholders, decision makers, influencers, connectors) to assist you in reaching your goal.

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Press Release PR Mentor Discount 239

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. He helps companies build strong sustained revenue growth through by developing energizing office cultures. The right culture attracts and retains better talent.

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How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 107

Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2019

Many of those skills aren’t the kinds of things that project managers will pick up without either several years of experience or a carefully-plotted training effort. Still, in a job market where even the least-qualified competition holds industry standard certifications, every effort must be made to stand out. Web Development.

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Project Skills Management Efficiency 92

Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Some 80% of government contracts are never put up for bid, and if a contract is under a certain dollar amount, government agencies are under no obligation to issue a bid notice. In addition, when your bid is the first time a government agency learns of your company, you can be sure your proposal is heading for the bottom of the pile.

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Press Release Discount PR How To 167

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

All business (for profit or not) provide goods, services, or intellectual property/capital to a market (or markets) for some form of consideration. Bottom line…Just because a business has a particular advantage doesn’t mean that it can disregard sound business logic. Thanks again for the comment Mark. I Think Not.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 9, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  This week I've got a unique and excellent resource from Fast Company that I would like to point you to. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S.  Enjoy! .

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Company Human Resources Prahalad Resources 140

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Episode 6 – Developing a Collaborative, Productive Culture examines how leaders can develop a collaborative, productive culture where conflict is used constructively to better the organization’s overall performance. Thank you again for listening to the StrategyDriven Leadership Conversation ! Click here to cancel reply.

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Development Katz Leadership Newsletter 50

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 25, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Today I would like to highlight a great resource that comes out each month from LinkUp that will help you keep tabs on which direction the employment market is moving.  Enjoy!

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Report Human Resources Open-book Advertising 124

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2010

After all, women have traditionally been seen as the mainstay volunteer core for many charities, so it makes sense that while many may not have the free time to give to causes, perhaps they are making up for it with funding. Because as is the case so often – it’s all about the power of the bottom line. What do you think?

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 182

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 19, 2019

It’s a similar finding to that provided by an analysis of startups in rural Switzerland, which found that human capital was vital, and with many rural communities lacking comparable human resources to their urban counterparts, it’s imperative that entrepreneurs work extra hard to develop the networks they require.

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Innovation Human Capital Entrepreneur Policies 70

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. It is a mindset that must permeate organizations from top-down as well as bottom-up. In either, one element still sinks to the bottom. It is good business to recognize opportunities for practice development. Each element blends and supports others.

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Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 91

Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 21, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!   The bottom line is that resources like this are increasingly rare in today's short-sighted business world.    I highly suggest you head to their website and check out the Buck Consultants knowledge resources. 

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Resources Consultative White Paper Human Resources 100

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

This can mean expanding product lines, entering new markets and geographies, line extending brands, acquiring new businesses, creating projects, and adding layers of management to manage the self-created complexity. Surely, the newfound margin will drop to the bottom line – it will not. Added complexity makes sure of that.

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Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

According to their human resource department, it is harder to get a job at Zappos than to be accepted at Harvard Business School. It has a huge impact on the bottom line. Leaders in the organization serve as role models through their ethical behavior and personal involvement in planning, communicating and developing others.

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Newsletter Insurance Class Workshop 165

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 26, 2011

2. Building the Plan From the Bottom Up. One way to make the plan relevant to the people who will execute it for you is to involve them in developing it. Effective strategy developed by the 'hero' leader is so much harder to do (S. Human Resources. Oh no,” say strategic planning specialists.

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Strategic Planning Planning CEO SWOT 100

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Needing a way to capture and document this event, I recruited Dan Evans , our Chief Marketing Officer , to join me on a journey that would span over 42,000 miles on four continents ( 11 countries total, including stops ) to interview and record sessions with experts in the science and art of leadership. Individual ownership.

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Globalization Leadership Conference Diversity 276

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Take ownership of planning programs, rather than abdicate them to human resources or accounting people. Finely develop skills in every aspect of the organization, beyond the scope of professional training. Develop and share own philosophies. The sharing of trust and ideas leads to developing business philosophies.

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Article Strategy Long-term Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

workforce — and companies will increasingly grapple with how to accelerate the development of those individuals for leadership positions. The study examined the management and development preferences of America’s young and rising corporate leaders. Almost 44% of study participants were willing to stay 15 years or longer.)

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Development Participative Conference Innovation 12

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It is a mindset that permeates organizations from top-down as well as bottom-up. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Share information about organizational goals and resources to enable staff to set realistic individual goals. R eward, Recognize, and Develop. Provide training and development to help employees achieve their goals. Slowly, we are seeing a shift from a buyer’s to a seller’s labor market. K now Your Values.

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Newsletter Reputation Resources Goal 50

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

Fundamentals of managing an organization : (Forecast & Plan) – Examining the future and drawing up a plan of action. To organize – Build up the structure, both material and human, of the undertaking. They develop action plans. Move towards developing a long-term relationship with a single supplier.

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Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

For the full interview, see the video at the bottom of this post. You can also consider a business that awakens a massive industry then dominates the market shares globally at the same time, busting misconceptions about the way the food service industry must treat employees. $16 Interview Highlights. Full Transcript. Ben: Hi everybody.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

For the full interview, see the video at the bottom of this post. You can also consider a business that awakens a massive industry then dominates the market shares globally at the same time, busting misconceptions about the way the food service industry must treat employees. $16 Interview Highlights. Full Transcript. Ben: Hi everybody.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In fact, deep lessons can be taught from aviation for most industries and companies who want to operate efficiently and effectively across organizational silos — those insidious barriers that wreak havoc on a company’s efficiency, collaboration, and, ultimately, its bottom line. They result in information hoarding and lack of communication.

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Industry Stage-Gate Organization Company 272

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Recognize the importance of customer service to the bottom line. Executives frequently focus on analyzing the company’s profit and loss to determine where the company is over-spending and being wasteful, and then figure out how to reduce expenses to drive more profit to the bottom line. Traditional branding is an old paradigm.

Company 72

Company P&L Bottom-up Advertising 72

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The market panicked. The banks that have nearly completed their regulatory agenda have a head start, since they can free up more financial and human resources to address evolving technology. This is most apparent in the credit markets, where revenues have shrunk by more than 40% from pre-crisis peaks.

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Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

New research from the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management finds an “on the one hand, on the other hand” contradiction. Now, the firm reports, women leave at a rate that is just two percentage points higher than men — and some 20% of men also sign up for the program.

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Flextime Human Resources Career Talent Management 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Instead, the last few years have seen a proliferation of C-suite titles that include a component of marketing. This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond.

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P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

It focuses on the major management challenges that successful start-ups encounter when leaders decide to grow and scale their businesses. Customers don’t expect to get bottom-of-the-barrel prices everywhere they go, but they do expect to be treated with respect. Discussion questions are provided for each case.

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Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Our startup, Pivotal, calls the South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood home, alongside companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, Adobe, Slack, Salesforce, and Uber. In other words, two software developers always work together. So let’s say Developer A is typing, and Developer B gets an idea. After all, this is California.

Company 14

Company Bottom-up Long-term Agility 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The market caps of just four companies, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft, now exceed $3 trillion. Their combined assets of $944 billion are an order of magnitude lower than the combined assets of $7,700 billion of the largest 3,177 companies in 1986, when the aggregate market capitalization reached $3 trillion for the first time.

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Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

Bosch firmly believes that research is not an end in itself – a never-ending race to develop new technologies – but rather something that makes a tangible contribution to improving the quality of people’s lives. At Bosch, Business Resource Groups (BRGs) are designed to engage our associates in important conversations about critical topics.

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Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2015

What follows is an edited version of my conversation with Michael Distefano, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, and Dana Landis, Vice President of Global Talent Assessment & Analytics. At the bottom it’s critical, but it’s a lot less so at the top. Hiring Analytics Human resource management'

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Execution CFO Self-aware Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2016

Nike is a leading example of how both anti-sweatshop campaigns and labor standards in trade agreements can be good for innovation and growth in developing countries. Intrigued by this unexpected turn in our research, we conducted a follow-up experiment. To better understand how the balls are manufactured, see this video.).

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Policies Technology Bottom-up Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Our human resources department takes care of that. Money covers up a lot of ills. The savvy business executive or advisor will offer pro-active follow-ups. Our company has got the most up to date technology. Learn to live with it.

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Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 78