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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Prior to joining Apollo, he was Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer at BlackRock. He began his career at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. A few months prior, I had been selected to be executive officer, or XO (Chief Operating Officer), of U.S.

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5 Questions to Ask Before You Call Out Someone Powerful

Harvard Business Review

In the early stages of his career he decided he had to speak up about malpractice he had witnessed. People often have an exaggerated fear of the consequences of speaking up, and so we tend to prefer the short-term security of staying silent. A leader in the health industry recalled an incident from 40 years ago that still haunted him.

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How One CEO Prepared Her Organization for Her Retirement

Harvard Business Review

While five years might seem like too long a runway, it rushes by very quickly. I had taken one step toward this two years ago, when I named one partner president and another chief operating officer. What would connect my strengths and interests to the long term goals of the organization?

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The Case for Improving Work for People with Disabilities Goes Way Beyond Compliance

Harvard Business Review

Yet, we find, individuals with disabilities frequently encounter workplace discrimination, bias, exclusion, and career plateaus—meaning their employers lose out on enormous innovation and talent potential. ” For too long, companies have viewed employees with disabilities through the lens of compliance and accommodation.

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How to Woo Talent From the For-Profit World

Harvard Business Review

And a great potential source of talent with the right skills are professionals who change career lanes — people with experience and training in accounting, finance, human resources and strategy who leave corporate jobs to follow their passion to have a social impact.

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When Personal Tragedy Strikes, Downshifting at Work Doesn’t Always Help

Harvard Business Review

Ten days after her husband died unexpectedly while on vacation in Mexico, Sheryl Sandberg returned to work as chief operating officer at Facebook. What are the most important tools or techniques you used to integrate an intense, demanding career with sudden single parenthood?