HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Ola Snow, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health, brings her 20+ years of life experience, offering a glimpse into the company’s commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. The first was when I was an SVP, and I was part of a team that did a 30-day tour of managing an acquisition in Asia.

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Human Capital Human Resources Diversity Education 52

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

And because of its ongoing commitment to culture, Zappos continues to perform well, even weathering an acquisition by Amazon—without doubt an extraordinarily different corporate culture. Companies with a healthy culture gain a positive reputation, not only among employees, but also with customers and the market. Zappos is one example.

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How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 107

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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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

"Presence in the Present" As a branded company whose success depends on change management, Kellogg Company puts a premium on its internal culture. We seek (and listen to) qualitative feedback from our employees through our global opinion survey, focus groups and roundtables with our Business/Employee Resource Groups (B/ERGs).

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Diversity Human Resources Globalization Automotive 81

Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2016

By jumping on these online requests immediately and illustrating your commitment by setting an appointment, you are already showing your professionalism that in most cases goes far beyond the competition. Do yourself a favor and organize your day, manage your time and make a commitment to immediate follow through.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

To increase diversity at senior executive levels, more must be known about one group in particular: women of color in midlevel leadership, who successfully developed and progressed beyond individual contributor and first-line management. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? They pursue management challenges.

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Management Tacit Knowledge Diversity Leadership Pipeline 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Picture, for example, a Muslim who prays in his car because he doesn’t want to advertise his religion, a mother who doesn’t put up pictures of her children so that coworkers won’t question her commitment to the job, or a gay executive who is unsure whether he can bring his partner to company functions.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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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

JUNE 20, 2014

New research from the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management finds an “on the one hand, on the other hand” contradiction. Employee retention Managing people Talent management' Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated? The answer seems to be a confusing “both.”

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Flextime Human Resources Career Talent Management 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2011

A recent study by Aon Hewitt , for example, found that companies with high levels of engagement outperformed the stock market in 2010. And instead of delegating the effort to HR, you'd make employee engagement a top priority for frontline managers and employees themselves, with built-in procedures for closed-loop learning.

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Tactics Customer Loyalty Survey Loyalty 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Attracting and retaining top talent are perennial concerns among managers, in good times and in bad. With salaries frozen even as the scope of work expands, managers find it nearly impossible to lure A-players and compensate existing high performers without breaking the budget. The good news? They may not have to.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

It has a more rigorous organization structure that divides responsibilities between the innovation team and development team, and strengthens management around the opportunity pipeline. These teams have disciplined processes to get the technology to market, generally with a one- to two-year product horizon.

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Technology Innovation Kaizen Chief Executive Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

To get serious results from a network, you need commitment and a continuity of relationships among the participants. Instead of passive subscribers, it created “communities of friends” who generated new story ideas and collaborated with Fast Company staff to develop themes of the “new management revolution.”.

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Gilbert Participative Cooper Network Economy 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

That “pleasant surprise” gave IT, purchasing agents and store managers alike the confidence to create a bigger business conversation around what had once been a purely technical innovation effort. Don’t confuse emotional engagement with focus group feedback or customer satisfaction scores.

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Innovation Learning Curve Benchmarking Compliance 12

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

I come in after the wrong consultants have given bad advice, after knee-jerk reactions to changing business climates had taken tolls on existing market players. ’ 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.

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Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 64

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

Sephora, the cosmetics retailer, has been widely recognized as a leader in integrating its digital marketing efforts into its overall strategy. As one sign of that, Sephora has a single executive who serves as both chief marketing officer and chief digital officer. Marketing and internal IT expertise are both at the table.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Instead, according to new research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), the fundamental issue is the health care industry’s failure to develop a nuanced understanding of, and commitment to, women as consumers and decision makers. Women account for a significant chunk of the market.

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