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What I Wish I Knew as a CEO That I Learned Later in HR

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Having served as Chairman and CEO of SAP EMEA (Europe, ME, and Africa) and President and CEO for SAP Asia-Pacific, and a member of the SAP Global Board, Les was asked to delay his retirement for two years to take on the role of Global Head of HR, responsible for all of SAP’s Human Resources activities worldwide. About Les Hayman.

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Wait! Don't Fire That Person (Yet)!

Persuasive Powerhouse

This might mean you need to contact Human Resources or your EAP. It was seen as my leadership quality but I ask myself this: “Did I take too much time to decide?&# “Would it have been better for the org, the project, and the employee if I had made a decision to fire quickly?&# Have you considered other assistance?

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A New Model for Innovation in Big Companies

Harvard Business Review

According to my current research at Harvard on innovation models in global companies across diverse sectors, these types of projects fail between 70% and 90% of the time.This should be a deeply troubling, motivating statistic. And it’s one that stems from a very human problem in most big organizations.