HR Digest

JUNE 15, 2023

Whether they are knee-deep in filling the talent gaps of the organization, reviewing performances to amp up incentives or enhancing employee wellbeing, the best HRs keep the cogwheels running by turning disgruntled employees into motivated individuals. It is hosted by multiple industry professionals and experts. WorkTrends Meghan M.

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Trends Talent Management Diversity Technology 98

Strategy Driven

MARCH 5, 2020

From Starbucks providing incentives to bring your own reusable coffee cups, to other companies working on ways to use recycled frack water or non-potable brine for fracking. Renewable energy will mean savings not just for now, but for way ahead into the future, and the government wants to encourage and are providing incentives to do so.

Incentives 66

Incentives Energy Advertising Ethics 66

HR Digest

APRIL 27, 2024

Employee appreciation significantly boosts morale, productivity, and loyalty in the workplace. This practice not only enhances employee morale but also fosters a culture of loyalty and productivity, making the act of recognition a cornerstone in building a nurturing work environment. Keep leading with integrity.”

Morale 52

Morale Team Teamwork Loyalty 52

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Collectively, these giants employ 300,000 people, the vast majority of which are committed to delivering results, ethically. In their minds, they weren’t gouging the consumer; they were simply ensuring their products garnered a fair price. Behind this logic is a basic business issue.

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Price Discount Brand Incentives 162

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Collectively, these giants employ 300,000 people, the vast majority of which are committed to delivering results, ethically. In their minds, they weren’t gouging the consumer; they were simply ensuring their products garnered a fair price. Behind this logic is a basic business issue.

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Price Discount Brand Incentives 148

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

. “But then people quickly realized that this is fluff, especially with more information being made available on sites like Glassdoor, and so this has created a real external incentive to be more ethical.” ” Values-based leadership. Recognize an added value.

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Cooper Long-term Politics Energy 97

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Though the financial incentives were more than generous, giving up control over an enterprise that we had patiently built from scratch was not an easy decision. For over 1000 years Trappist monks have been building highly successful businesses based on high quality products.

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Venture Capitalist Leadership CEO Commitment 294

Strategy Driven

MARCH 22, 2018

Create a productive workforce. The first step towards creating a professional image for your business is to create a productive workforce. Your company can’t hope to deliver on its promises of excellent products and excellent customer service if it isn’t backed by a hardworking and talented team of professionals.

Brand 52

Brand Incentives Ethics Reputation 52

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool. I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. There are those who passionately argue for and against the merits of year-end bonuses. An idividual either has it or doesnt.

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Blog Metrics Brand CEO 325

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

” That speaks to why they did this in the first place: To meet sales quotas and earn incentives. Stumpf said in an earlier statement: “We are eliminating product sales goals because we want to make certain our customers have full confidence that our retail bankers are always focused on the best interests of customers.”

Incentives 8

Incentives Banking Ethics Insurance 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

To quote The Economist “consumer trust is the basis of all brand values, and therefore brands have an immense incentive to retain it”. Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’. Why is this so important?

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Brand Advertising PR 75

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Here are five questions to ask: Do your company’s incentives match its policies? Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. But it is the employee incentives that really matter. If there is a disconnect, that is a red flag.

Ethics 8

Ethics Company Incentives Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Most companies have ethics and compliance policies that get reviewed and signed annually by all employees. “Employees are charged with conducting their business affairs in accordance with the highest ethical standards,” reads one such example. Creating an Ethical Workplace. You and Your Team Series. Mark Chussil.

Ethics 8

Ethics Compliance Policies Supply Chain 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Make Productivity a Central Issue. However, not all of them will, and this might be because there is no general work ethic to work harder or longer. As an added incentive you can offer a reward for the best idea and allow the employee who came up with the idea the opportunity to work with the team to implement it.

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Mission Statement Morale Loyalty Efficiency 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

The far more interesting question from our standpoint is why Warren Buffett, known for his embrace of ethical business practices, failed to understand the unethicality of Sokol's actions when he learned of them, and intervene. Martin Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame. Tenbrunsel is the Rex and Alice A.

Ethics 14

Ethics Conflict of Interest Credit Rating Incentives 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2014

In order to properly align its incentives to support its mission and objectives, a company must determine what managers and employees believe they are being encouraged to do and not do. Effective leaders don’t sit idly by while hoping their people will behave ethically and perform competently. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?

Incentives 8

Incentives Performance Review Welch Motivation 8

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Looking at our first point, leaders do not necessarily have to be charismatic to inspire others, they can have deep values, be highly ethical, champion a cause and such-like descriptions. This was largely due to discretion being associated with the freedom to make mistakes on the production line.

Leadership 66

Leadership Long-term Cooper Charisma 66

Deming Institute

APRIL 7, 2016

Edwards Deming’s list of 14 points for western management : Eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force asking for zero defects and new levels of productivity. Gipsie Ranney, The Trouble with Incentives: They Work. Slogans are a way to say you care about quality without actually demonstrating you care.

Deming 28

Deming System Incentives Short-term 28

Curious Cat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

is that those with an interest in showing better results could manipulate the data and lab procedures (or systems) to have the data show their product in the most favorable light. Obviously one of the risks with lab test results (medical trials etc.) VW certainly behaved badly. Getting real world data is critical.

Education 40

Education Incentives System Transportation 40

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Design and re-engineering of products-services. Each product-service is budgeted. Incentives-rewards-bonus plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement. Study and refine your own core business characteristics. About the Author.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Coaching Tip

APRIL 1, 2013

Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career advancement.

Social Capital 139

Social Capital Cialdini Mentor Incentives 139

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

These sobering statistics represent a drain on productivity that leaders can no longer afford to ignore. Research from the Corporate Executive Board shows that engaged employees are 20 percent more productive than the average employee. Organizations with aligned and engaged employees clearly have a competitive edge.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. And if you succeed by learning to be politically correct in an organization what is the incentive to be anything else? How sad is this?

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 317

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. Productivity translates to profitability in an advantageous climate in which to function.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2016

These are different from the kind of product-safety scandals we grew accustomed to in the 20 th century. Second, they don’t consider at a human level how their stated strategic intents shape the acceptable ethical boundaries for those who must turn those intents into reality. That responsibility ultimately lies at the very top.

Ethics 9

Ethics CFO Technology Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. naqiewei/Getty Images. But what role does culture play in corporate misconduct, and why do these problematic cultures persist?

Company 12

Company Banking Incentives Human Capital 12

Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 31, 2024

Any effort to build an ethical culture must focus on how organisational conditions impact employees. This means looking at power, resources, incentives and norms. From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, our products help teams all over the planet advance humanity through the power of software.

Taylorism 52

Taylorism Taylor Advice Incentives 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

He offers an example of how to present this: “Our normal expected return in a particular region is 18-24 months, and we believe that is attainable, but we’re projecting 24-36 months to achieve those objectives in a way that is sustainable and ethical.” ” Identify “moon markets” and walk away.

Management 11

Management Ethics Cost Bureaucracy 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

According to one version, the workers’ supervisor asked them to go in smaller groups in order not to disrupt production on the assembly line. Workers and employers alike have incentives to reach a compromise. Show employees that the code of ethics is not just something that lives on paper.

Company 8

Company Ethics Policies Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

That said, faking might not be necessary if a doctor deems your desired productivity level or your stress around a big project as reason enough to prescribe medication. Because these drugs are — for the most part — safe, effective, and easy to get, they pose several ethical challenges for both workers and organizations.

Ethics 15

Ethics Stress Policies Morale 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2011

Corporations booking record profits as cities , states , and countries go broke have little (read: zero) incentive to actually do much get people, communities, and society out of this mess. 21st century intelligence is not just analytical — it's ethical, emotional, and creative. Hence, the atmosphere of groupthink.

Ethics 15

Ethics Globalization Groupthink Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

In the lean-manufacturing context, in contrast, assembly line workers learn to execute a variety of production tasks, take responsibility for product quality, and are encouraged to find ways to improve the production process. Workers tend to earn more and report higher engagement with their jobs.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

This research was recently published in the Journal of Business Ethics. This suggests that while goal setting may indeed have negative consequences on ethical behavior in organizations, only people with particularly susceptible personality traits may be prone to the effect.

Goal 8

Goal Morale Ethics Participative 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

However it is my opinion that diversity is not being addressed properly, and as a result has become one of the leading killers of corporate productivity. When you force the diversity agenda for the wrong reasons (no matter how well intended) productivity suffers and resentment grows.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2017

Few issues are more foundational to driving improvements in human health than creating productive, progressive relationships between clinical medicine and the biopharmaceutical industry. “Thou shall not” is the starting point for almost all academic institutions’ conflict-of-interest policy statements. Practicing physicians.

Conflict of Interest 10

Conflict of Interest Pharmaceuticals Policies Industry 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Quarterly goal attainment is a visible measure of success, and often a determinant of incentive pay. In extreme cases, the sales culture can become toxic, as salespeople make minor ethical compromises to reach short-term goals, and those behaviors evolve and spread. It’s understandable: The sales team wants to be successful.

Short-term 8

Short-term Succession Long-term Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2013

The rise of online review platforms like Yelp has empowered consumers by reducing the informational asymmetry surrounding unfamiliar products and services. But some businesses face strong incentives to post fake reviews, which compromises the trustworthiness of such review sites. Georgios: The incentives are economic.

Review 8

Review Advertising Reputation Incentives 8