HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

From the vantage point of a lifelong career in human resources, Melissa Howell talked with The HR Digest about the various Diversity & Inclusion programs which have put Kellogg on the global map as one of the top companies for veterans, LGBT employees, and executive women. for seven years.

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Diversity Human Resources Globalization Automotive 81

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

As someone in a focus group quipped, “The most dangerous place in this organization is at the exit door around quitting time. Once I found my life work and pursued career choices I loved, my health improved miraculously. Is your leadership sparking and smothering the flames of passion and commitment in your team?

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Absenteeism Leadership Participative Workshop 40

Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

If you’re making a big career change, gaining new qualifications or re-training will help to support your new business. If you want your business to be a success, you need to make a long-term commitment to it, so you’d better make sure it’s something that you truly feel passionate about. Get some new qualifications.

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Tips Learning-by-Doing Industry Long-term 95

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

I’d need to conduct a dozen customer and employee focus groups to fill in the gaps if I wasn’t having regular check-ins with the shoeshine guy.” Team members FEEL local leaders are genuinely committed to our agile transformation. “Everyone—both customers and employees—talks to him,” Steve told us. “He

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Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 92

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Career progression analysis also shows that at each level, men are promoted at materially higher rates than women. Women are far more likely than men to leave the industry or to reduce their level of ambition just at the point in their careers when they need to make the effort to push on to the top. financial firms are women.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

According to the 2014 FWI study, employers have slashed options that involve employees spending significant amounts of time away from full-time work, including sharing jobs (down from 29% to 18%), sabbaticals (from 38% to 28%), and career breaks for personal or family responsibilities (from 64% to 52%). Yet, in all cases, barely half succeed.

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Flextime Human Resources Career Talent Management 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. The women in my sample were asked to think back on two defining career moments that best prepared them to advance. How People Get Ahead. What were the critical events, and what lessons did they learn? Too often, their ambitions are thwarted.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

In other words, what employees saw on a careers site or on their company’s social channels, or what they heard from recruiters, was often inconsistent with what they experienced when they joined the company. Imagine, for example, being promised a culture of innovation only to have every new idea you put forward dismissed.

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Reputation Brand Attrition How To 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

One such dad commented in a CTI focus group, "I'm the primary breadwinner, so I can't take time off now. Thanking people for their hard work and commitment is the key to making them feel appreciated. But in looking for a new job, a role with flexibility will be my top choice.".

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

We host focus groups with employees to understand their thoughts and concerns and actively listen to their feedback on how and where we can improve our efforts. A critical component of the DEI strategy is our commitment to measurement and metrics. We approach new and existing processes at C.H.

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Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Creating effective pay structures is a serious responsibility however many businesses still hold back from fully committing to the endeavor. Equitable workplace strategies for fair compensation not only reflect a healthy work culture , they also allow employees to commit better to their roles.

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System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

We are approaching the pursuit of work-life balance with the same obsessive (and oppressive) energy as we do our careers. I have led focus group discussions about meditation apps and created websites and content campaigns for prominent skin care lines, juice cleanse companies, and mental health apps.

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Stress Metrics Morale Goal 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Leadership commitment and support. A successful health promotion program starts with a commitment from company leaders, and its continued success depends on ongoing support at all levels of the organization. There are a few simple ways to start doing this.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

’ I commissioned focus groups. To test the premise, I staged a focus group dinner meeting at a prominent inner-city church, eliciting ideas and insights. ” KFC was a watershed in my career (at that point 21 years long). Its CEO (John Y. I wrote editions of the Kalendar for radio and newspapers.

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