HR Digest

MARCH 23, 2023

OPTION 1: Temporary Layoff Letter Due to Business Slowdown. Crafting a compassionate and clear layoff email during business slowdown is critical. Here’s a sample layoff email due to business slowdown. Example: Dear Robin, I am writing to inform you of some changes that have recently occurred within our company.

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Letter Politics Restructuring Sample 98

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 25, 2013

They illustrate respect for their employees and peers by providing open and honest communication about the rationale for decisions made to ensure teams are operating with facts and not rumor or misinterpretations. It’s not that difficult to build maturity if you operate intelligently and with sincerity.

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Maturity Learning-by-Doing Environment Comparison 260

HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

We continue to seek new ways to foster that culture, from Ignite Sessions between teams to share best practices and key learnings, to building a culture of recognition that encourages team members to recognize their peers for living our behaviors and delivering on our business objectives.

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Brand Franchising Career Resources 52

Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2016

As businesses increasingly move their operations to digital platforms, and in particular to cloud space, even the most traditional staples of running an organization are being improved by embracing technology. Does your business consider collaboration tools an essential for maintaining productive operations? Try Basecamp.

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Document Software Tools Review 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

For example, the success of Frito-Lay, the snack division of PepsiCo, is built on three integrated capabilities, rather than a system of siloed functional departments. Marketing, sales teams and the DSD force itself operate with tremendous coordination to ensure that they are consistently aligned in their business objectives.

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Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

As fashionable as it is, “data science” is not a business objective or a learning objective in and of itself. Prediction is the Holy Grail for more effectively executing mass scale operations in marketing, financial risk, fraud detection, and beyond. Turn it on and let it be your mantra.

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Objective Software Business Objectives Learning-by-Doing 10

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Specific: You need to ensure that you’re setting very specific objectives. An example of an objective which is specific is – increasing sales by 25% by the end of the next quarter through an online marketing campaign. For example: In the Finance Department, an objective could be to cut spending and improve profit margins.

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Objective SWOT Benchmarking Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

In our experience, the key to success in empowering frontline employees lies in giving them a framework within which to operate — and feedback about how they are performing within that framework. Take TD Bank, for example. One example is TD Bank's "1 to say Yes, 2 to say No" rule. Why does this work?

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Customer Loyalty Loyalty Banking Call Center 15

Rajesh Setty

DECEMBER 14, 2011

There are plenty of people sharing their ideas and thoughts on the Internet, for example, but that doesn’t mean anyone is listening. The results of which are tremendously powerful for anyone who aspires to thought leadership or even simply wants to improve their business.

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Leadership Long-term Innovation Audience 58

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

In our experience, the key to success in empowering frontline employees lies in giving them a framework within which to operate — and feedback about how they are performing within that framework. Take TD Bank, for example. One example is TD Bank's "1 to say Yes, 2 to say No" rule. Why does this work?

Customer Loyalty 11

Customer Loyalty Loyalty Banking Call Center 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Another interesting example of small, high precision data being used to make big gains with AI can be found in the airline industry. These are but two examples of how AI powered by precise data can lead to outsized impact. There are three main steps: Set goals that tie back to business objectives. Tame data chaos.

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USP Airlines Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

I’d argue that companies already know how to improve employee experience: All they have to do is apply to their HR practices the principles of customer experience design that their marketing and operations teams probably already use. Companies should be able to provide experiences designed to appeal to these different segments.

Brand 8

Brand Benchmarking Performance Review Participative 8

HR Digest

AUGUST 10, 2023

By analyzing HR data, organizations can identify areas of inefficiency and implement process improvements that save time, reduce costs, and enhance overall HR operations. By analyzing HR data in the context of key business metrics, organizations can identify how HR initiatives contribute to organizational performance.

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Metrics Objective Analysis Talent Management 92

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Read widely and systematically scan sources, from new consulting reports to business headlines, to discern the zeitgeist. For example, a British study showed the precise ways in which management gurus in the 1980s U.K. Pick an Apt Objective. But they also sprinkle in new case examples that align with the current zeitgeist.

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Prahalad Hamel Core Competence Leadership 15

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the concept of what HR analytics is, the benefits of HR analytics, HR analytics metrics and how it can transform businesses. The term Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) emerged as organizations recognized the critical role HR plays in driving business success.

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Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

IT is already being asked both to industrialize traditional infrastructures and systems fast to save costs, and to innovate customer experiences and operations with new digital technologies. It is no longer sufficient for IT just to be ''aligned'' with your business objectives; a fusion is needed.

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CIO CTO Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

The CMOs will need to be much more attuned to the business objectives and strategies of the company in general and the CEO in particular, while the CEO must become more immersed in the customer perspective. In our experience, there are specific steps CEOs and CMOs can take to develop a working relationship that is dynamic and useful.

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CEO Marketing Hotels Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

If companies can’t attract, engage, and retain the right talent, they’re unlikely to achieve their business objectives. For example, engineers tend to be far more attracted to companies that emphasize innovation, while those in more commercial roles tend to be far more attracted by leadership opportunities.

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Globalization Brand Survey Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

for example, announced it will hire 5% of all entry-level store employees from graduates of its This Way Ahead (TWA) paid store internship program by 2025. relies on TWA to teach job readiness and life skills to teens and young adults from low-income communities while also generating proven talent pipeline and business benefits.

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Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

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.

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Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

How is your company integrating sustainability into how you do business every day? For example, we used to think setting a good example was enough but now we know we need to be more explicit about what we expect from suppliers. We look for a connection to the business objectives for the target market.

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CEO Company Reputation Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

Reducing customer churn by even a small amount can add up to a lot in a subscription-based business. Companies that want the insights from linked systems can navigate the organizational complexities with these six steps: Align feedback systems around high-level business objectives. Emma Seppala and Kim Cameron.

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Survey Retail System Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

Case studies at MIT''s Center for Information Systems Research suggest that if people don''t know the percentage of projects that meet their business objectives, the percentage is probably very low. That doesn''t bode well for business success. Every manager in the company should know the answer to that question.

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CIO Stage-Gate Project Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The reason currency volatility is so disruptive to multinational pricing strategies is because depreciation of currencies in international markets affects their earnings in their home currency (USD, for example). Russia is just one example. Normally, MNCs raise prices in the emerging market, (e.g., HQ without consulting them.

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Price Globalization Depreciation Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2018

SAM positioned the company to build an IT roadmap and implement a reliable and scalable solution that has reduced security risks and streamlined operations, yielding an annual cost savings of $100,000. ” Canadian electric company, Alectra, had a different business reason behind its SAM assessment. Recognizing Irregularities.

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Asset Management Software Licensing Content 8

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 23, 2016

Chris doesn’t realize it but she’s just placed her fledgling business at a long-term disadvantage. Unfortunately, her title is a strategic, operational, financial, and cultural derailing eventuality to the intended track of her purpose, vision and values. Challenging the CEO System is business heresy. Why shouldn’t she be a CEO?

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CEO Leadership Chief Executive Officer Human Resources 166

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This article by Mike McManus of Marketing Labs is one solid example. Some companies haven’t used an agency because they believe no one knows their product and the reason for operating in their space as well as they do. For example, put together an email newsletter that includes the same format and sorts of topics each time.

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Marketing Content Audience Brand 105