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Your Quick Fixes are Exacerbating Your Organizational and Team Problems

Mike Cardus

Leading to Executives, Human Resources and team leaders grasping at the ‘Next Thing’ in order to cut the down on the felt mounting bureaucracy and dis-trust within the organization and team. Succession planning, training & development all become clearer, and tied to the business goals. What Do You Think?

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What I Learned from Transforming the U.S. Military’s Approach to Talent

Harvard Business Review

It was clear to me then that the Defense Department would need to keep pace with the dramatic changes — many of them technological — reshaping the economy, the labor market, and human resource management. Developing Talent. Attracting Talent. The Pentagon also improved servicemember retirement benefits.

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

Harvard Business Review

” In less mature economies and fragile regions of the world, entrepreneurs are just as, if not more, critical to livelihoods and development. Among the initial findings : more effective programs emphasize communication skills, networking, and organizational structure over developing finance and accounting skills.

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The High Price of Overly Prescriptive HR Policies

Harvard Business Review

When common sense and bureaucracy clash, you see headlines like the one about a longtime Lowe’s employee who was fired for calling 911 on a shoplifter. ” Together, the group determines gaps and develops standards or expectations of each other that drive committed behaviors as members of a high-performing team.