HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Leveraging a variety of listening methods, such as surveys, focus groups, department-wide fireside chats with leaders, and so on, we pull back the layers on the needs of our employees and tackle what matters most to them, while also keeping in mind the needs of our customer and business.

Human Capital 52

Human Capital Human Resources Diversity Education 52

The Practical Leader

MAY 18, 2022

Is multitasking and constant interruptions fragmenting your attention and limiting your ability to concentrate on important tasks or projects? Leaders stuck in the muck of the technical growth trap fail to realize just how critical emotional intelligence skills are to influence, co-ordinate, lead teams, and the like. Symptom: I, robot.

Emotional Intelligence 80

Emotional Intelligence How To Career Skills 80

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Do our processes include after-action or mid-action project reviews? If we want to foster a culture of feedback, do we want to focus on giving or on soliciting feedback? For example, do we first conduct significant research and use focus groups to inform the experiment, or do we move quickly to learning while doing?

How To 117

How To Learning-by-Doing Books System 117

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

He influenced my life. ’ 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). Colonel Harlan Sanders entered my life. He was 65.

Franchising 68

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 68

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

They are projected to make up the majority of all women by 2060, which means they’ll also likely become the majority of the U.S. 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.

Management 9

Management Tacit Knowledge Diversity Leadership Pipeline 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

These women often are less satisfied with their careers , perceive that they are unlikely to advance at their current organizations, or believe they must change jobs in order to reach the next level. The visibility of one’s technical skills influenced how valuable specific employees were perceived to be. Insight Center.

Focus Group 8

Focus Group Skills Technology Review 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Except when it’s harmful to your career. If you aren’t visible to others in the company, you’re unlikely to have a strong network, expand your influence, and move up in the organization. Offer to help with a project that will increase your exposure to new parts of the company. What the Experts Say.

Reputation 8

Reputation Career Learning-by-Doing Committee 8