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HR Value Delivery: Power of HR to Transform Organizations

HR Digest

The Evolution of HR Value Creation, Delivery, and Capture HR value creation has come a long way from simply trying to secure a seat at the table. HR professionals can facilitate this alignment by involving customers in talent development initiatives.

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Does Your Company Have Enough Sales Managers?

Harvard Business Review

This meant that management span of control had more than doubled from an average of 5-6 salespeople per manager up to 12-15 per manager. The average span of control for U.S. The merchandising force operates with an unusually high span of control of 50 merchandisers per manager.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. We were all in Newport, Rhode Island, to attend the Navy’s prestigious leadership development course known as Command Leadership School. The term “paradigm shift” is a well-worn term.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

Their goal is to attract, engage, develop and retain employees – moving talent into, through and out of the organization. HR systems emphasize long-term relationships and high performance, with big investments in selection and development, amortized over a long career.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. He built a team to develop Predix, a cloud-based platform that underlies all of GE’s industrial businesses. Balancing the short-term and long-term is a dynamic leadership challenge.