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Trent Henry on Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

HR Digest

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

The business absolutely needs energetic and emotionally mature leaders for it to prosper. Each product-service is budgeted. Cash flow, forecasting and budgeting are consistently monitored. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated.

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A Board Director's Perspective on What IT Has to Get Right

Harvard Business Review

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.). This question attempts to tease out an unconscious assumption that "we will always be in business." Improving Operational Efficiency.

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Building Behavioral Science Capability in Your Company

Harvard Business Review

Once you’ve set a clear, realistic scope, it is vital to be honest about the budget and resources you will require and any time constraints. The market for behavioral science is specialized and not yet mature, so your go-to consultancy may not have the expertise to advise you. Have you got the funds to bring in experts?

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The CIO in Crisis: What You Told Us

Harvard Business Review

Humorous because, as a Human Resources practitioner, I hear similar calls for change within my profession. The Management Innovation Exchange is currently running a competition to "hack" the human resources function to enable organizational adaptability. As IT steps up as mentor, it needs to mature as well.

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The Big Picture of Business: Been There, Done That

Strategy Driven

Human resources management. In budgeting for and pricing consulting services, budget for consulting at the start of the fiscal year, averaging 10 percent of gross sales. Real consultants must have at least a 10-year track record to be at all viable as a judgment resource. What is their maturity level?

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Entrepreneurship Needs to Be a Bigger Part of U.S. Foreign Aid

Harvard Business Review

federal budget goes to foreign aid. It is actually only 1% of the federal budget, or $35 billion for all nonmilitary assistance. ” In less mature economies and fragile regions of the world, entrepreneurs are just as, if not more, critical to livelihoods and development. Here are two surprising facts. That is wildly off.