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How To Win With People Analytics

HR Digest

A new IBM report shows that half of CHROs identified for the study recognize the possibilities for innovation in HR operations and the acquisition and development of talent. If people analytics does not involve ethical consideration then it could expose workers to increased risks and stress. OSHA Risks.

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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. To rise from the ashes, our young management team made several tough sacrifices to transform a multi-product, multi-brand operation from generalist to specialist. Specialists beat generalists – always have, always will.

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New Research Explores The Commercial Consequences Of Collective Layoffs

The Horizons Tracker

Obviously the very act of laying off large numbers of people suggests the firm involved is not in good shape, but the researchers wanted to test how the impact of layoffs differs from other forms of organizational crisis, such as poor publicity or breaches of ethical norms. Unique crises. ” .

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Leamington, Canada: The Little Town That Could

In the CEO Afterlife

Heinz, like so many other multinationals gave the stereotypical corporate rationale — they said the plant was unprofitable and part of a global restructuring. That tenure came to an end in 2014 when Heinz decided to mothball the factory and put 740 people out of work. Declining Sensitivity of Downsizing.

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Ineffective Sales Leaders Can Cause Lasting Damage

Harvard Business Review

Although good at scaling and operating a sales organization, the leader was unable to succeed in a rapidly changing environment that needed experimentation and nimbleness. He tolerated (and even encouraged) ethically questionable sales practices. He had extensive market knowledge and a stellar track record. He ruled by fear.

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7 Skills That Aren’t About to Be Automated

Harvard Business Review

For example, the original Google car found it hard to compute the context within which it was operating. An ethical compass. As computers become more capable, executives are realizing just how important ethics and the capacity for moral judgement are in the field of applied AI.

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Should a CEO’s Bonus Be Based on Financial Performance Alone?

Harvard Business Review

Other firms have ventured down this path, including the conglomerate Wesfarmers , with its 200,000-plus staff, and the global hospital operator Ramsay Health Care. Should CEO performance be assessed only on “hard” measures? Should soft measures be part of a CEO’s scorecard?

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