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Delivering More to Employees: An Interview with Shannon Bagley

HR Digest

These were only some of the topics The HR Digest discussed with Shannon Bagley, Executive Vice President – Human Resources at Centene Corporation. How do you approach tough decisions like cost-cutting, layoffs, etc? Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Centene Corporation. In this role, Ms.

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Ys Just Wanna Have Fun (and Flexibility)

Harvard Business Review

"Flexibility is one of the most important aspects of being a competitive employer," notes Kerrie Peraino, Senior Vice President, International Human Resources at American Express. Flex work, including the option of telecommuting, offers employers numerous low-cost, high-return advantages.

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Prepare for the New Permanent Temp

Harvard Business Review

Technology makes reviewing, refining, redesigning and revising both jobs and job descriptions as dynamic as a commodities trading desk. Just ask anyone working in the health care, financial services, automobile, retail, media, publishing, education, advertising, real estate or defense industries. Have people been commoditized?

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Harness Talent Mobility

Skip Prichard

From demographics to technology, the economy is changing dramatically and so is the way we work. To enable this, businesses must shift to make talent mobility a core part of the traditional human resources function and consolidate the responsibilities for these different types of movement. -Brynne Kennedy. Workplace Trends.

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Where the Green Jobs Really Are

Harvard Business Review

We've seen the advances technology brings to our everyday lives: we can pay bills online and shop 24/7; we don't need to wait for the morning newspaper to be delivered to the driveway; and we can check in for a flight online instead of waiting in line. For most, real estate is the second-largest expense.

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Bring Nomadic Employees Back to the Mothership

Harvard Business Review

While we can thank technology and increasingly flexible office policies for the shift away from the office, for many companies, mobility has simply been an unintended consequence of trying to keep pace with change, as well as a calculable means to rein in real estate costs.

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6 Reasons Salespeople Win or Lose a Sale

Harvard Business Review

In fact, only 33% of participants indicated they prefer the most prestigious, best-known brand with the highest functionality and cost. Conversely, 63% said they would select a fairly well-known brand with 85% of the functionality at 80% of the cost. Not surprisingly, the answer to this question differed by industry. The answer is yes.

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