The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This has been exacerbated by the Covid crisis, with research from Durham University Business School illustrating the scale of the impact the pandemic has had on our mental health. What’s more, around a third of managers would be reluctant to hire someone who has had mental health issues in the past, even if they’re no longer an issue.

Career 108

Career System Benchmarking Constraint 108

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It’s prompted economists to predict a recession that is twice as deep as that experienced after the 2008 financial crisis. The findings came from an analysis of the British Workplace Employment Relations Survey that was undertaken by the UK government either side of the 2008 recession.

Short-term 114

Short-term Long-term Survey Leadership Styles 114

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 26, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Adrienne Fox for the website of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). To read the complete article, check out other resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Data reveal causes and patterns that help you enhance retention.

Human Resources 89

Human Resources How To Resources Article 89

HR Digest

APRIL 4, 2019

On average, four days allotted for the loss of a spouse or child, according to the Society for Human Resources Management 2016 Paid Leave in the Workplace Survey. Many employers give three days’ paid time off for the loss of a parent, domestic partner, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, or foster child.

Long-term 40

Long-term Short-term Human Resources Policies 40

LDRLB

AUGUST 10, 2011

Vague statements about planned change, elaborate schematic drawings of the planning function, diverse planning models, and five-year plans that are in fact “shelf-documents” created for evaluation agencies or for year-end reports offer minimal assistance to top-level managers as they respond to internal and external governance systems”.

Planning 103

Planning Strategic Planning Human Resources Leadership Styles 103

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

It’s HR’s Job: While HR certainly plays a significant role in the development and management of policies that can help or hurt culture, it’s the responsibility of everyone inside the organization to create and maintain a thriving culture. Boards see the negative impact of a culture crisis on the value of their companies. Walk the talk.

How To 110

How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 110

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

Indeed, talent management issues are a major cause of organizational underperformance. 1) Being unaware of one’s actual company culture: Senior managers, executives and founders often agree in their evaluations of the organizational culture. All organizations have problems, and they always involve people.

Talent Management 9

Talent Management Management Politics Human Resources 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A recent Navigant survey found that U.S. The sheer sprawl of these outsourced services is bewildering, even at medium-size organizations: housekeeping, food services, materials management, IT, and clinical staffing, including temporary nursing and also physician coverage for the ER, ICU and hospitalists. PM Images/Getty Images.

Cost 9

Cost System Management Franchising 9

You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

The Hospital Human Resources Department had changed its name to The Employee Engagement Department. Each time I see that sign, I wonder what they might be doing differently now that they weren’t doing when they were called The Human Resources Department. And it started me thinking. Did they feel more energized and valued?

Survey 40

Survey Human Resources Blog Learning-by-Doing 40

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Listen here to learn more about what Shootman calls the “digital work crisis.” Alex, you use a term, digital work crisis, to describe what’s going on in our workplaces today. And that’s really the source of this digital work crisis. And this is the digital work crisis. Angelia Herrin, HBR.

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Another survey says 20 percent of the population is engaged in some form of caregiving. Seeing how this role is going to be a big part of work-life, employers need to reconsider their human resource policies to work in this burgeoning need. In the U.S. Foremost, the company has to have a culture of openness and employee-centric.

Absenteeism 105

Absenteeism Policies Cost Human Resources 105

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The BLS gets its self-employment totals from the Current Population Survey , a.k.a. the household survey, a monthly quiz of 60,000 American households conducted by the Census Bureau (this is the same survey that generates the unemployment rate). “The household survey is really good,” continues King.

MBO 8

MBO Survey Human Resources Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Organizations should use standardized and validated instruments to survey their employees and do so annually, and anonymously. You can find one such survey available from NASEM and another from the AAU. Survey data, along with aggregated data on reports of harassment, should be reported throughout the organization. .”

Health Care 8

Health Care Policies How To Reputation 8

HR Digest

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Healthcare professionals are outperforming the computer geeks of the world in salary stakes, according to some surveys. A survey by Glassdoor and another by a media company reveals that people employed in the healthcare sector are occupying the top best paying jobs of 2019. Hiring Specialists Find Glassdoor Report Unreliable .

Biotechnology 90

Biotechnology Finance Survey Software 90

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In 2014, I surveyed 116 CEOs and other executives, interviewing 27 in depth afterwards. Of the 116 survey participants, 73% were male, 27% were female, and all but 9% were based in Europe. Fears and dysfunctional behaviors will always influence human beings, from the playground to the boardroom.

CEO 8

CEO Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2013

are at a crisis point. A key initial step was to conduct a system-wide engagement survey that collected data on topics from leadership and communication to elements of the patient experience. One of MedStar’s areas of focus was to assure that the system had strong supervisors who could set clear goals and manage employees to them.

Health Care 8

Health Care Quality System Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

In a September CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,600 employers nationwide, one in four businesses reported having open positions for which they cannot find qualified candidates. It's notable that in the wake of the mortgage crisis, the American workforce isn't as mobile. So if Java developers are not in New York, where are they?

Skills 15

Skills Incentives Training Positioning 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

When I first read Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game (the book that inspired the movie that opened this past weekend), I was struck by the similarities of the challenges that General Manager Billy Beane faced in 2002 to those that business employers face as they try to achieve the best returns on their talent investments.

Competitive Advantage 12

Competitive Advantage Budgeting Construction Open-book 12

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 30, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal. Don't Praise.

Loyalty 62

Loyalty Mentor Mission Statement Tips 62

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The rise of experimental evaluations within organizations — or what economists refer to as field experiments — has the potential to transform organizational decision-making, providing fresh insight into areas ranging from product design to human resources to public policy. The lesson? Let the data speak.

Hammer 8

Hammer Advertising How To Customer Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

There's much brouhaha about "green jobs" those that arise from new clean-tech companies, created to help solve the climate crisis. We can transform the way people work to achieve change on a mass level, and every manager can encourage sustainability by making one modification that would benefit the environment.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Cost Bottom-up Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2018

FB Holdings had made it through the financial crisis of 2008 without losing money—but the climate control systems divisions, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, had not fared as well. She’d gone to Arkansas to review operational plans and financial projections for the rest of the year with the team on the ground.

Case Study 11

Case Study CFO Bottom-up Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Another example dates from 2008, when Lincoln Financial Group — buffeted by the financial crisis — created an HR-Marketing partnership (working with Versant) to foster deeper engagement within its pool of 8,500 direct employees and 1,200 independent financial planners. "But

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Benchmarking Marketing Strategy 8

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 21, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

Mentor 54

Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 54

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

How can today’s leaders manage this new normal? Fast forward to the next global financial crisis. I was a speaker at 2008’s Fortune 500 CEO conference and listened with interest as BCG presented the findings of a study conducted in partnership with with the European Association for People Management.

Management 8

Management Uncertainty Crisis Short-term 8

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 23, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. This reminds me of the old adage, "People don't leave companies, they leave managers."

Mentor 50

Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 50