HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2019

According to a CNBC report published on Tuesday, former Facebook employees say a ruthless ‘stacked ranking’ review process created a cult-like culture where they felt the need to feign happiness in a desperate attempt to form friendships with colleagues to advance their careers.

Review 69

Review Process Peer Review Welch 69

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Paying bills, needing a job, wanting to advance a career. Gabriel Fairman , Founder and CEO of BureauWorks , has been working on transforming localization business processes into technology over the past 15 years. Most people would not choose to work here if they had 50 billion dollars in the bank. That’s just a fact of life.

Peer Review 50

Peer Review Process Document Review 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

They struggle to see how their labor contributes directly to the performance of the corporation, or how it helps the progress of their career. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic. Henrik Bunge is one such leader.

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

With scarcely any help from management, knowledge workers can increase their productivity by 20%. Yet here is the challenge you face as a senior executive: You cannot manage your knowledge workers in the traditional and intrusive way you might have done with manual workers. Lead by example.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Peer Review Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Given that Apple presents itself as a “cutting-edge” organization, sensitive to the needs of a diverse workforce, why is there only one woman on its executive management team? Among these are: Women lack career ambition — “women just don’t want those high-stress jobs.”

Mentor 8

Mentor Self-aware Execution Peer Review 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

” “Can you tell me about four people whose careers you have fundamentally improved?” ” “Describe a few of your peers at your company and what type of relationship you have with each of them.” ” People don’t fight for management roles as much when management is not an end goal.

Politics 15

Politics Tactics Review Learning-by-Doing 15