HR Digest

MARCH 30, 2023

Recruitment is a critical function of the Human Resources (HR) department , and with the increasing competition for top talent, recruiters are constantly looking for innovative approaches to enhance their recruitment strategies. How can recruiters use ChatGPT?

Strategy 59

Strategy Efficiency Diversity Technology 59

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Best-practice organizations view the leadership development process as an increasing source of competitive advantage. Focus on human resources development and business experience. Excellence in leadership development will involve teams that emphasize the importance of both human resources (HR) and business experience.

Leadership 117

Leadership Decentralization Human Resources Competitive Advantage 117

Chart Your Course

JULY 24, 2018

By being a dynamic leader, and leveraging the strengths of each of these generations, effective managers can turn what seems like an obstacle into a competitive advantage. The reason that a multi-generational workforce is at such a competitive advantage, is that there’s a wider range of skills and perspectives to draw from.

Management 100

Management Competitive Advantage Leadership Styles Diversity 100

LDRLB

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Marty Parker attempts to tackle this “how” question in his book, Culture Connection: How Developing a Winning Culture Will Give Your Organization a Competitive Advantage. Parker’s organization found that 85% of companies indicated that cultural fit is more important than necessary skills when hiring a new employee.

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Books Review Competitive Advantage Hotels 115

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Our DE&I approach is multifaceted.

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Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

QAspire

DECEMBER 23, 2012

This time around, I will point you to 5 best posts and snippets written by Seth in 2012: Who Cares? : “ Caring, it turns out, is a competitive advantage , and one that takes effort, not money.”. However, her blog focuses on topics that relate to the workplace, not just human resources. Sharlyn Lauby’s HR Bartender.

Management 144

Management Godin Competitive Advantage Blog 144

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

No matter how fast the horse is, if you don’t have the right jockey with the right skills, victory will elude you. To achieve real competitive advantage and sustained breakthrough results, strategy must become the job of every employee, not just a handful of senior executives. That makes no sense.

Process 150

Process Agility Competitive Advantage Strategy 150

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It’s a provider that a customer or client favors in the purchase of a product or service versus its competition. A preferred provider has a significant competitive advantage over all other providers, because it is the “go-to” provider in the marketplace. What Is a “Preferred Provider”? These leaders never micro-manage.

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Silverman Career Succession Ethics 108

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

During our discussion, Wendy Powell, author of Management Experience Acquired : Necessary Skills for Successfully Managing Any Employee , shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding: the differentiation promoting and hiring executives and managers are looking for in potential candidates.

Human Resources 59

Human Resources Open-book Competitive Advantage Resistance 59

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2013

During our discussion, Wendy Powell, author of Management Experience Acquired : Necessary Skills for Successfully Managing Any Employee , shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding: six of twelve steps to standing out among professional peers. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

SWOT 58

SWOT Human Resources Letter Competitive Advantage 58

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots. All business (for profit or not) provide goods, services, or intellectual property/capital to a market (or markets) for some form of consideration.

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Blog Brand Depreciation CEO 288

Strategy Driven

APRIL 18, 2013

During our discussion, Wendy Powell, author of Management Experience Acquired : Necessary Skills for Successfully Managing Any Employee , shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding: last six of twelve steps to standing out among professional peers. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

Human Resources 50

Human Resources Document Competitive Advantage Resources 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2012

During our discussion, Wendy Powell, author of Management Experience Acquired : Necessary Skills for Successfully Managing Any Employee , shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding: the opportunities to ascend into management given today’s economic conditions. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

Management 50

Management Human Resources Open-book Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2013

If drugs and/or medical intervention effectively treat the awkwardness and dysfunction associated with autism, might they also undermine the cognitive skills and abilities that originally got those autistics hired by SAP and other IT firms? Ethics Human resources Innovation OCPD' I don''t know.

Competitive Advantage 9

Competitive Advantage Ethics Human Resources Pharmaceuticals 9

Coaching Tip

JULY 10, 2014

Leadership development is the number one priority for human resources (HR) leaders globally, according to Talent Management : Accelerating Business Performance , a survey by Right Management, the career and talent management experts within ManpowerGroup. Other key findings from the study on talent management include : .

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Human Resources Leadership Development Resources Development 106

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2013

From her 25 years in business, Elizabeth Hill aims to pass on knowledge and skills gained in that time through her writing. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Complimentary Resource – Six Pitfalls of Workforce Planning. About the Author. A monthly recurring subscription of $9.95

Succession 64

Succession Talent Management Software Human Resources 64

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2014

Today, STEM skills are in demand by employers for jobs that are traditionally considered non-STEM, with demand for two- and four-year graduates equipped with these skills exceeding demand for their counterparts who don’t have these skills. Laurel Rutledge is the vice president of Human Resources for Bayer MaterialScience LLC.

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Survey Human Resources Engineering Diversity 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2014

Use this prime real estate on your resume to outline how your skill set and achievements can benefit the prospective employer, by not only keeping the product pipeline full but demonstrating success moving products through the process with external regulatory agencies and internal departments on a global and local scale.

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Tactics Execution Pharmaceuticals Human Capital 52

Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2014

However, juniors should aim for an internship that will provide ample opportunities to hone skills that will be significant when it comes time to seek full-time employment after graduation. Human resource departments offer these as a means to recruit the best students from the top schools. A monthly recurring subscription of $9.95

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How To Competitive Advantage Open-book Career 59

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Take ownership of planning programs, rather than abdicate them to human resources or accounting people. Finely develop skills in every aspect of the organization, beyond the scope of professional training. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Amplify upon philosophies of others.

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Article Strategy Long-term Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2014

Every year, the Manpower Group, a human resources consultancy, conducts a worldwide “Talent Shortage Survey.” But the idea of a “skills gap” as identified in this and other surveys has been widely criticized. Perhaps the simpler explanation is the better one: many employers might actually have difficulty hiring skilled workers.

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Skills Short-term Technology Learning-by-Doing 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Today's workforce will need three times the amount of training that it now gets if the organization intends to stay in business, remain competitive and tackle the future successfully. Employees and executives are rarely mentored on the people skills necessary to have a winning team. Human Resources Oversees Training.

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Education Company Succession Mentor 50

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

HR analytics, also known as people analytics or workforce analytics, is a data-driven approach that empowers Human Resources Management (HRM) by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting HR data. The term Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) emerged as organizations recognized the critical role HR plays in driving business success.

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Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

They are the skill bearers and knowledge experts corporations will rely on to gain competitive advantage in the coming decades. Yet proportionate to their size, Generation X may be the cohort with the most clout. Now in their late 30s and 40s, Xers make up the bench strength for management. Show them the route to the top.

Competitive Advantage 11

Competitive Advantage Talent Management Survey Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

When guilds were originally established in the Middle Ages, their primary purpose was to build and protect the economic value of skills and knowledge. Craftsmen allied themselves to essentially create firewalls around their primary competitive offering in the market. How does one put a check on this kind of unproductive jousting?

Operations 13

Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Conventional wisdom holds that improving working conditions (which typically costs money) would undermine the competitive advantage these firms enjoy. While the production system requires more worker skill and effort, employers have incentives to retain these valuable workers through improved working conditions.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Skip Prichard

MARCH 21, 2021

Companies and policy makers need to support a different world of work, making it easier for individuals to utilize their skills in more ways. Employers who embrace workforce mobility … have a competitive advantage.” Skills are overtaking job titles as the new currency of work. Brynne Kennedy.

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Trends Policies Career Real Estate 102

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

But he needed a business model that would turn what others saw as a deficit into a source of competitive advantage. In this case, auto workers have unique skills in light manufacturing and upholstery. The key is turning people’s disadvantage in society into your company’s competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Academics have been writing about the Resource-Based View (RBV) — a theory of how companies can gain competitive advantage from their unique and valuable resources — since the 1980s, though the idea has been around for longer. For the financial resources, they used each movie’s production budget.

RBV 8

RBV Mass Marketing Budgeting Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Over the last 30 years I have served a large range of organizations as either a director or a trustee with the specific role of helping them exploit IT for competitive advantage. However, they are required to also have significant ICA literacy and communication skills to help generate strategic options for the organization.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This makes sense, because the alternative is for behavioral insights to be tried out by individuals or specific departments, and their knowledge and skill are likely to vary: Someone in marketing might use their behavioral knowledge to develop more-effective campaigns, while at the same time someone in HR uses theirs to focus on employee engagement.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Clearly what we are seeing is a talent mismatch: Asked why they were having such problems, employers cited three main reasons: inability to meet candidates' pay expectations, lack of specific (technical/hard) skills, and lack of experience. This is exactly what Billy Beane did.

Competitive Advantage 11

Competitive Advantage Budgeting Construction Open-book 11

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 9, 2021

In their new book, TALENT MAKERS , Greenhouse co-founders Daniel Chait and Jon Stross present their step-by-step guide for implementing a structured hiring process that attracts great talent and turns hiring into a competitive advantage. I spoke with them about the challenges around hiring, and how they can be surmounted. Talent won.”

How To 128

How To Diversity Maturity Process 128

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

That can be devastating to competitive advantage. Ironically, the financial downturn of 2008 gave GEGRC an opportunity to change. In an effort to reduce costs, the organization forbade re-hiring of retirees in 2009.

Consultative 8

Consultative Competitive Advantage Long-term Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

After a skills training and a 10-week paid internship, 75% of This Way Ahead graduates receive offers for positions at Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic stores. She breaks down the operational and human resource decisions that make this possible in her HBR article and book The Good Jobs Strategy.

Survey 8

Survey Retail How To Reis 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Organizations don't simply wake up to the notion that they will succeed with analytics; they need leaders to show them why and how to seize this new source of competitive advantage. Getting an edge requires special skills—and sufficient attention. Perhaps, like Beane, you aren't highly analytical yourself.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Typically a graphic depiction of the organizational components to be addressed in a redesign (for example, McKinsey’s 7S model, which includes strategy, structure, systems, staff, skills, and so on), every consultant and his brother flogs an organization design model. So leaders at many different levels need to get in on the act.

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Cost Efficiency Consultative 8