HR Digest

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Image – Freepik Considering the Role of Gen Z in the Workplace Every generation grows up during times of political uncertainty and faces struggles unique to the context of that specific period. A survey by Kantar found that 40 percent of Gen Z workers are combining at least two roles, especially those at the beginning of their careers.

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Trends Technology Globalization Uncertainty 52

HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Image credit – Freepik Understanding America’s Labor Shortage A robust job market that constantly opens up new positions and roles is usually indicative of a healthy job market rife with opportunities, but when the labor force participation rates stop matching up, then businesses start to suffer. million job openings in the U.S.

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Participative Uncertainty Long-term Trends 52

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While it’s largely foolhardy to place too much faith in the various estimates of individual jobs vulnerability to technological and economic disruption, what seems far more certain is that disruption will become a way of life, especially in an era where our life expectancy continues to grow and therefore our time in work stretches outwards.

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Technology Competitive Advantage Training Report 95

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I held that belief for most of my career, afraid that asking others for help crafting vision was a sign of intellectual weakness. For instance, Malcolm Gladwell explored the ties between choice and happiness by recounting the spectacular career of food scientist Howard Moscowitz. To “show,” leaders must tell stories.

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Storytelling Video Hedge Career 278

Chart Your Course

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Moreover, experts say employee engagement is doubly important in times of economic recession, uncertainty or boom, because this is when the human element differentiates those who fail, survive or thrive. Career Advancement Opportunities. Flexible Benefits and Rewards. Social Responsibility. Support for Continued Education.

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Health Care Education Brand Discount 187

HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Instead, his anxieties stem from a deeper, more human concern: the well-being of his employees and the potential risks associated with the cutting-edge technology he helps create. These technologies offer immense potential for continuous learning and experiential learning that can effectively develop and enhance skills.”

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CEO Altman McCarthy Supply Chain 52

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 9, 2021

While it’s a logical sentiment, especially in an age in which technology is becoming ever more sophisticated, new research from Osaka University suggests that PhDs are not actually very good as entrepreneurs. ” Declining fortunes. ” Declining fortunes. .”

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Engineering Entrepreneur Constraint Uncertainty 90

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

After sharing a bit of his background, he quickly delves into his career beginning at ABC, and the lessons he’s learned and the principles that have guided him that help “nurture the good and manage the bad.”. Iger writes of the key mentors in his career and his relationship with Steve Jobs, George Lucas, and Michael Eisner.

Leadership 214

Leadership Long-term Self-aware Short-term 214

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 1, 2016

Thirty-five years ago at a ceremony in Vancouver, BC, I accepted AMA’s Marketer-of-the-Year Award on behalf of Nabob Foods. This company earned that honor by re-staging a tired coffee brand with innovative packing technology and breakthrough advertising. As marketers well know, unfilled needs create opportunities to meet the need.

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Brand Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy CEO 100

Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

In a world that grows more complex every day, executives often face scrutiny as they lead through uncertainty. This can help executives build a network of contacts and develop relationships that will be valuable throughout their careers. Technology: Executives need the curiosity to adapt and leverage technology.

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Training Execution Leadership Emotional Intelligence 52

Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

It’s clear that in many cases, women are not just influencing the market; they are the market. In other words, women have been the market for some time now yet many executives have not taken action on this huge opportunity. Hewlett-Packard, another technology company, named Meg Whitman as their CEO in September 2011.

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Power Cooper Diversity CEO 248

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The discussions explored various issues, challenges and opportunities facing managers and leaders across a diverse set of areas – technology and digital, travel, business and the regional economy.

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Mentor Newsletter Energy Webinar 52

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. Being a founder has a profound impact on your career because it provides a relevant, observable, and hard to imitate signal (the three characteristics of strong reputation signals) of your leadership capabilities. Innovation Capital.

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Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Matt Sweetwood, branding expert, defines personal branding as: " Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands -- the ongoing process of establishing a prescribed image or impression in the mind of others about an individual." Your personal brand is the mark you leave on the world. .

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” We’ve also made development conversations a point of emphasis, as an important way to help employees identify, explore and connect with learning opportunities as they navigate their career journey at Mastercard.

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Resources Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Learning-by-Doing 40

Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

  Center for Creative Leadership : Fundamental Four: Core Leadership Skills for Every Career Stage - It is safe to say that different levels of leadership require varying skill sets in order to be successful in that given position. Lisa Rosendahl, Simply Lisa : Succession Planning. Fascinating.

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Blog Talent Management Human Resources Welch 133

Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In this time of economic uncertainty, the pressure to control costs is at a peak. One innovative firm in the Bay Area, Flexperience, has created a different talent market: experienced professionals who seek flexible work opportunities. Organizations will have to fundamentally rethink how they hire and sustain the best and brightest.

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Flextime ROI Advice Human Capital 115

Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Glean These 19 Ideas & Tips to Skyrocket Your Success Note: This post was written in collaboration with Victoria Greene , an ecommerce brand marketing consultant, freelance writer, and small business owner with a pulse on the future of online selling. Starting Your Own Business? Have you ever thought about running your own business?

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Tips Learning-by-Doing Industry Long-term 95

QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

In a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business environment where technology is constantly changing how people collaborate and work, the paradigms of leadership are changing. Joel Garfinkle on his Career Advancement Blog shares “ 7 Competencies Successful HR Executive MUST Know ” to be successful. ( @workcoach4you ).

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Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 185

Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2015

Nigel Dessau is a nationally award-winning marketing professional with over 25 years of experience leading corporate marketing and communications for several multi-million and billion dollar companies. He began his career by working for IBM, serving customers and partners in the UK. About the Author.

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Competitive Advantage Open-book Learning-by-Doing Content 50

Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react? You can, however, embrace uncertainty by adjusting your views as new information becomes available. Take, for example, Rasmus Ankersen.

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Uncertainty Sports Credit Rating Learning-by-Doing 308

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2016

He can’t stand the idea of losing any more money, so he sells his entire equity account in 2009, very close to the bottom of the market. We need to acknowledge and fearlessly accept the potential presence of unanticipated shifts in our companies, markets, technologies, and even relationships.

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Career Bottom-up Price Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

For all of the uncertainty and anxiety in headlines today, the world is a much better place than it has ever been. In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. And there is an increasing fear that technology could make matters worse by displacing jobs on a large scale. The same goes for technology.

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Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There was so much fear and uncertainty. Ironically, or providentially, I had just graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey and was preparing to go into the intel field to catch these kinds of "bad guys." It was a humbling time to serve in uniform.

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Blog Hotels Follow-up Brand 352

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

In light of today's economic volatility and uncertainty every aspect of business is being re-examined for its value in creating and sustaining profitable growth. Throughout my career, I have consistently faced the question, "How does HR add value in a business?" In many cases, this question is not asked politely.

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Offshoring Fixed Costs Outsourcing Construction 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2013

Asking the five questions below can give you a sense of how receptive a company is likely to be to the uncertainties, pace, and culture innovators need to do their best work. Or leaders know the firm should be in a certain market but can''t figure out how to compete there. Career planning Innovation'

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Innovation Uncertainty Bureaucracy Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

One of the first, and most lasting, pieces of career advice I received came from Linda Bush, my first project manager when I was a wee pup working at McKinsey & Company. Which customers can’t participate in a market because they lack skills, wealth, or convenient access to existing solutions? Speed alone is insufficient.

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Innovation Disruptive Innovation Learning-by-Doing Participative 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The phenomenon of fast-track CEO succession appears to be most prominent in the retail, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors—all of which are particularly affected by disruptive business models and new competitors. In the second scenario, a planned CEO departure occurs during a time of uncertainty.

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CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

To migrate to a new country also takes a high level of confidence in one’s ability to change and a high level of tolerance for uncertainty. Those companies that do not continually innovate and adapt along with advances in technology and changes in society eventually see their products or services fade in importance.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term Diversity CTO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

They've dealt with bad data their entire careers and come to accept that checking and rechecking the "facts," fixing errors, and accommodating the uncertainties that using data one doesn't fully trust are the manager's lot in life. So too with data. Managers must think through exactly what data they need for each situation.

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Definition Quality Uncertainty Budgeting 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

” Increasingly, expertise is losing the respect that for years had earned it premiums in any market where uncertainty was present and complex knowledge valued. It affects career potential, skills development and the entire value-chain of organizations that serve the expertise business.

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Drucker Core Competence Engineering Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

Do you have a marketable skill? “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns. “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns. More on that below.).

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Planning Outsourcing Case Study Consultative 8

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. Even if it’s walking to the local market for lunch, or parking further away in a parking lot. There’s a verse that has been both a comfort and a guide for the last 20 years of my career. Keep moving!

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

People who have bad attitudes have more career turnover. After a further two years, during which I was looking for a new career start, I finally decided to work from home and be closer to my wife and beautiful eight year old daughter whom I had neglected a lot while running these businesses in the first place.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 419

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2011

Businesses of all sizes are besieged with opportunities, competing information sources and large amounts of uncertainty. It may be: human resources, organizational development, training, technology, sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, coaching or financial management. Seasoned executives face burnout daily.

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Strategic Planning Advertising Consultative Planning 78

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

Among the companies that use this practice are Southwest Airlines, Harley-Davidson, and Whole Foods Market, which have all enjoyed sustained growth after adopting explicit practices of transparency. They also need to learn how to manage the tensions associated with uncertainty, and how to recover from failure to try new ventures again.

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Development Argyris Learning-by-Doing Innovation 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

What's more, an innovation that disappoints in development — or worse, in the marketplace — can be a career path setback. Estimation of the prospects for substantial or transformational innovation will depend on some uncertain market factors. Market size estimates based on existing flawed products can be biased downward.

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Kahneman Tversky Company Innovation 15