Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

You might think that the corporate human resources function doesn't have much of a role in improving business processes, such as product development, operations, customer service, or distribution. In addition, they possess two key traits: Deep operational experience. But I've found that it does.

Human Resources 14

Human Resources Operations Compliance Maturity 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

We hired roughly 1,000 new employees in approximately 15 months to build our operations, human resources, compliance, and technology teams. (We We sat down with small groups of employees across functions and talked about everything — including leadership, operations, compensation, benefits, and staffing.

Management 11

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 12

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Most leaders in the study reflected on how rapidly their businesses had globalized over the last 10 years and how ethical issues can be profoundly difficult when operating across different cultures. Perhaps people are promoted according to unwritten rules that will ensure compliance with the status quo. Cross-cultural differences.

Ethics 11

Ethics Company Emotional Intelligence Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

So I reached out to Brandon Webb, an innovative SEAL trainer/educator, and CEO of Force12 Media for real-world perspective on what industry could learn from a special operations sensibility. ” In other words, training divorced from excellence is mere compliance. It is more “box ticking” than human capital investment.

Training 8

Training Education Incentives Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties. That is like setting up a finance organization to do exotic risk hedging before putting in place basic reporting and compliance. Each has its place.

Compliance 12

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

So instead of creating another pill dispenser, it launched a compliance-enhancing system. In addressing the billion-dollar adherence problem, Vitality (since acquired by NANTHEALTH ) considered the interests of the players in the diverse ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, and health care providers.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8