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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! The Resource: Management Improvement Carnival What it is:  The Management Improvement Carnival is similar to other blog carnivals that you may be familiar with (e.g. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S.

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Corporate Universities Should Reflect a Company’s Ideals

Harvard Business Review

If the number of executives from other companies who have been benchmarking GE’s management-development centers is an indication, interest in creating corporate universities is on the rise. At GE, we use our corporate university to “inspire, connect, and develop.” Education General Electric Human resources Leadership development'

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Put HR Skills on Your Performance Improvement Team

Harvard Business Review

And I'd also want team members who knew how to get people to adopt new skills and attitudes — experts in incentives, training and development, culture, communication, stakeholder management, and redeployment. If you do Six Sigma in isolation, the work force doesn't have time to implement the changes.".

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Promoting the Non-Obvious Candidate

Harvard Business Review

At GE, we have used “integration leader” (of an acquisition) and Six Sigma Black Belt roles to broaden individuals at the mid-management level so they can better adapt to future opportunities. Human resources Leadership Leadership development'

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. Bill and his team set out to develop a system that could bring all GE machines onto one efficient cloud -connected platform. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011.

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The Most Challenging Leadership Job

Harvard Business Review

Manufacturing leaders can look to Six Sigma and other well-defined processes. Human Resource practice is bound by regulations and case law stipulating what is acceptable and what is not. They coach and develop talent. That means that sales leaders need to put a premium on developing the capabilities of their staff.