HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

In addition to improving existing programs and practices, the effort led to a dedicated diversity talent acquisition team and greater HBCU and HSI partnerships, a sponsorship program to support career advancement, and other programs. What would you say have been the most interesting transformations in your career?

Software 98

Software Engineering Learning-by-Doing Diversity 98

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Although it might seem that greater control and stronger enforcement are beneficial—it is important for firms to protect key trade secrets, after all—the evidence shows that these changes critically undermine employee incentives to learn and innovate. The result may be less innovation and a depletion of human capital.

Incentives 13

Incentives Policies Innovation Human Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

When one of us (Vivek) and his team launched Roivant Sciences in 2014 and began developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease — they were determined to learn from the pharma industry’s innovation issues and build a more sustainable innovation engine. Roivant’s first response was to address misaligned incentives.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Incentives Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2016

But what about the ordinary engineers, managers, and employees who designed cars to cheat automotive pollution controls or set up bank accounts without customers’ permission? We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories. Consult with peers?

Ethics 11

Ethics Company Emotional Intelligence Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

And the skills required to fill many of the jobs returning first in the recovery — namely in engineering, IT, and healthcare — do not match the skills of Americans most needing work. On our careers site, we're seeing wages rise for specialized technology positions. Tailor compensation levels accordingly.

Skills 15

Skills Incentives Training Positioning 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The most frequently mentioned fears were losing their reputation, underachieving (even among seasoned executives), and dying, both literally and in their career, and how it inspires a fixation on status, appearing youthful, and making money. Incentive systems should discourage self-interested behavior.

CEO 8

CEO Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

And I'd also want team members who knew how to get people to adopt new skills and attitudes — experts in incentives, training and development, culture, communication, stakeholder management, and redeployment. Most process engineering starts out as a project," Coco explained. "We These are "people skills.".

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma Skills Team Compliance 14