HR Digest

MAY 15, 2024

Fostering a Culture of Continuous Learning : The importance of training needs analysis in showcasing the company’s commitment to learning is self-explanatory. Focus group discussions with a diverse group of employees can also provide a deeper understanding of the organization’s training requirements.

Analysis 132

Analysis Training Compliance Objective 132

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

” These are a bit extreme, but we’ve heard variations of these thoughts over the years in focus groups to survey a Client’s organizational culture. One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness.

Energy 52

Energy Crisis Absenteeism Leadership 52

HR Digest

AUGUST 14, 2023

After all, as the saying goes, “knowledge is power.” Creating Engaging Content: The Power of Storytelling No one wants to sit through a dry and monotonous training session. Embrace the power of technology by incorporating simulations, virtual reality, and gamified elements into your training materials.

Training 98

Training Succession Objective Learning-by-Doing 98

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

There is no doubt that strong culture translates into a powerful competitive advantage. 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. Jason Richmond. Zappos is one example. Talk to customers.

How To 111

How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 111

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.

Diversity 8

Diversity Focus Group Survey Attrition 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! Pitfall #6: Underestimating the power of a Social Nation. And that’s just for starters. Sure, it may sound intimidating, but don’t give up yet.

Media 50

Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Work/life balance has always been prized by working women juggling the demands of family and high-powered jobs, and now these moms are being seconded by incoming Millennials, who consider it a basic entitlement to play as hard as they work, as well as Gen X dads. But in looking for a new job, a role with flexibility will be my top choice.".

Chief Financial Officer 17

Chief Financial Officer Motivation Loyalty Budgeting 17

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

And this isn’t for lack of ambition among them: Black women are even more likely to aspire to hold a powerful position with a prestigious title than white women. Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. They confidently seize opportunities. Too often, their ambitions are thwarted.

Management 13

Management Tacit Knowledge Diversity Leadership Pipeline 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2013

As the program began to gain traction, another idea surfaced: Customer Commitments. Think of the commitments as customer promises — specific actions that any TELUS team member would carry out to help a customer regardless of role. What are you or your organization doing to escape the limits of top-down power structures?

CIO 9

CIO Leadership Drucker Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Focus groups are also used to understand how engaging the games are, whether they need to be redesigned or fine-tuned, and whether the opportunity needs to be shaped before it becomes practical. Team presentations at the end of the week have become a powerful and proud part of Bally Technologies’ culture.

Technology 8

Technology Innovation Kaizen Chief Executive Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

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. The intoxication of getting likes on that photo of your colorful salad or post-workout selfie is a powerful source of motivation.

Stress 15

Stress Metrics Morale Goal 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

To get serious results from a network, you need commitment and a continuity of relationships among the participants. Members of a community — as opposed to a simple network — expect relationships within the group to continue, and they even hold one another accountable for effort and performance.

Gilbert 9

Gilbert Participative Cooper Network Economy 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

As immortalized in a "Smarter Planet" commercial from IBM, such insight can help deploy officers to locations where crimes are likely to occur before they are actually committed. Traditional market research generally involves unnatural acts, such as surveys, mall-intercept interviews, and focus groups.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Merchandising Retail Chemicals 8

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. Building corporate cultures and successful businesses means making and sticking to commitments.). Its CEO (John Y. ” Song by Frankie Avalon.

Franchising 65

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 65

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

When I joined in 2007, it was obvious Sephora had the right ingredients to become a world-class digital brand — willingness to take risks, commitment to customers, and passion for educating clients. My kids are my best focus group. In 1998, the company launched its website, making Sephora an early player in e-commerce.

Brand 11

Brand CTO Marketing Retail 11

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.

Health Care 8

Health Care Industry First-mover Advantage Market Segmentation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

A wave of laughter hit the focus group observation room that was so loud that I’m sure the respondents could hear us on the other side of the 2-way mirror. Commitment, intimacy, dependability—she felt all of these, not about Diet Coke, but from it. “I really think of Diet Coke as my boyfriend.”.

Brand 13

Brand Janis Bond Maturity 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2016

It must be acknowledged that assigning full-time clinicians to such roles, those that don’t entail directly delivering care to patients, is a large commitment. This idea of keeping people in their homes became a powerful mantra for the team and drove the development of Care in Place.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance P&L 8