HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2023

From the incorporation of technology to shifts in company culture, HR professionals and thought leaders are keeping a close eye on what the future holds for the industry. However, it will be important for companies to tread carefully in this area and ensure that the use of AI is ethical and transparent.

Trends 144

Trends Diversity Globalization Training 144

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With so much chatter across the business world about digital technology and automation, it can be difficult to refocus back on staff – the people who get the job done for you and your company. Software Steals. Financial Management.

Tips 66

Tips Management Short-term Long-term 66

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The transition prompted many managers to deploy various surveillance technologies to monitor what employees were doing from home in a move which research from the University of St Andrews argues has significantly harmed trust between employees and employers. Surveillance workplace.

Ethics 79

Ethics Resistance Software Policies 79

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

There are two ways to do it: a passive model method that is utilizing a software or a template or through a tactical allocation where analytical skills are utilized to arrive at an informed decision of what products meet the needs of your clients and which ones will give the desired returns in a time frame. Key skills.

Due Diligence 85

Due Diligence Skills Management Finance 85

Lead from Within

APRIL 30, 2019

And if there are inconsistencies between what you’ve said you can do and your performance on the job—for example, if you’re struggling with a piece of software or equipment you’ve said you know how to use—your entire application may get a second, closer look. Being a productive member of a team requires focus and sobriety.

Cooper 164

Cooper Teamwork Ethics Software 164

Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

A good place to start is to take the initiative: You can either wait for your employer to replace you with one or several automation solutions, or you can incorporate automation into your workflows in order to become more productive. The more you are able to increase your productivity, the more you increase your value.

Blanchard 101

Blanchard Education CTO Technology 101

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Whether it’s a fresher role or one that requires experience, Qualee reports that it takes a new hire approximately eight months to reach their full productivity. Without hitting full productivity, employees often move on to the next opportunity, leaving companies to restart the hiring and onboarding process.

Process 59

Process Attrition Trends Training 59

HR Digest

AUGUST 13, 2023

Foster a Comfortable and Supportive Work Environment Creating a physical and virtual work environment that promotes comfort, focus, and well-being is essential for employee satisfaction and productivity. Establishing guidelines for respectful and constructive communication to ensure that discussions remain productive and inclusive.

Environment 52

Environment Positioning Strategy Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

In July, the CEO of Whole Foods Markets issued a mea culpa after the supermarket was found to have manipulated product data, over-stating the weight of pre-packaged produce and meats. This story keeps coming back, because the industry treats it as a technological problem requiring a technological solution. So what can be done?

Ethics 8

Ethics Software Engineering Technology 8

Lead on Purpose

MAY 12, 2009

Even the most basic items did not exist before someone (or ones) came up with an impression of a product or service that would be useful in some way. When you stop and think about it, the number of incredible products and services available today is truly amazing. This is the primary responsibility of product managers.

Strategy 100

Strategy Stage-Gate Productivity Products 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Is your company ready to compete in a world of smart, connected products ? ” In this world, customers expect their suppliers to surround their products with data services and digitally enhanced experiences. GE is now approaching $1 billion in new revenue annually from their expanded software and data activities.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 5, 2024

As technology continues to advance, so do the risks associated with cyber threats. They exploit network, software, and infrastructure vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access or disrupt services. In the digital age, businesses thrive on connectivity and data, and cybersecurity is the guardian of prosperity.

Compliance 97

Compliance Reputation Diversity Insurance 97

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The good news is that AI is an opportunity to build technology with less human bias and built-in inequality than has been the case in previous innovations. But that will only happen if we expand AI talent pools and explicitly test AI-driven technologies for bias. This lack of diversity is reflected in the products it produces.

Diversity 11

Diversity Technology Engineering Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Today’s young professionals grew up in an age of mind-boggling technological change, seeing the growth of the internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the development of machine-learning systems. He wrote a short document titled Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager and used it to train his team on his basic expectations.

Skills 15

Skills Morale Ethics System 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

There’s even text-analysis software that will alert users to angry-sounding emails. Soon, face- and voice- recognition technology will almost certainly be good enough to provide a richer experience to these and other use cases. But as wearable and mobile technology becomes more attuned to our moods, will that still be true?

Stress 8

Stress Self-aware Software Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2015

They can work well, and my bet is that the OpenAI will goad a similar competitive response — smart companies such as Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Baidu, and Alibaba will immediately recognize that the so-called “not for profit” issues the researchers identify need to be incorporated in their own AI/ML technology roadmaps.

Technology 8

Technology Ethics Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

election raised important challenges concerning data privacy, security, ethics, transparency, and responsibility. This lack of knowledge — despite the millions of dollars that the tech industry spent on lobbying Washington in 2017 — shows that technology literacy among lawmakers still needs to be improved.

Policies 8

Policies Long-term Ethics Business Model 8

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. A strong personal brand is so much more than a memorable name or product. I am adept at establishing policies, procedures, and technologies to enhance efficiency, financial health, and service to organize constituents.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

I remember attending a Hewlett-Packard meeting for industry analysts in the early 1990s and hearing HP proudly declare that it was becoming a software company. Software had turned into a stronger driver of revenue in the computer industry than hardware, and HP management had realized that it had to make the shift to sustain its growth.

Software 13

Software Intellectual Capital Maturity Customer Loyalty 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

.” The anecdote was too delicious to ignore, seeming to capture all we (think we) know about Zuckerberg—his casual brilliance, his intense competitiveness, his hyper-rational faith in technology, and the polarizing effect of his compelling software. It went viral. It’s the one that they believe.

Drucker 14

Drucker Mayo Technology Globalization 14

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Nothing gets done in organizations without followers, as they are people closest to the customers and issues, creating the products, taking orders, and collecting payments. Research has consistently shown that more engaged employees are harder working, more productive, and more likely to stay with organizations than those who are disengaged.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Leaders of many companies — in industries ranging from contract manufacturing, and software services to consulting and health care — tell us the same thing: “We want to move up the value chain.” defend against “attack from beneath” and maintain your reputation for ethical operations. Because it can.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2018

With companies like Affectiva , BeyondVerbal and Sensay providing plug-and-play sentiment analysis software, the affective computing market is estimated to grow to $41 billion by 2022 , as firms like Amazon , Google , Facebook , and Apple race to decode their users’ emotions.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Analysis Brand Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. Cisco now sells mostly commoditized products.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2013

The more we use technology in our education and health systems, the more data we collect about how people learn and what keeps us healthy or makes us sick. I knew we could help a lot of people if we focused on finding a sustainable — instead of a highly profitable — way to develop technology for the social good.

Open-book 8

Open-book Analysis Download Information 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

In the quest to improve productivity and work life, the information that companies can analyze about you at work is limited only by software. They sent those customers ads for pregnancy related products. What could be wrong with helping pregnant women be aware of products or services they need, as early as possible?

Human Resources 11

Human Resources Information Technology Report Human Capital 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

There’s Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford commencement speaker and technology icon. As nicely described in David Kaplan’s book about the origins of the Silicon Valley, Ellison was great at telling customers that a product was available even if he was just thinking about designing it – possibly in response to the potential customer’s inquiry.

Morale 8

Morale Ethics Case Study CEO 8

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 6, 2015

A Leader’s Insights In “ Joy, Inc – How We Built a Workplace People Love ”, Richard Sheridan, cofounder and CEO of software design firm Menlo Innovations, delineates the practical steps he has taken to create and maintain a corporate culture that makes people “excited to come to work every day.” But the fictional company doesn’t stop there.

Influence 100

Influence Succession Ethics Bureaucracy 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2011

— dismissal of perfectly profitable innovations because they're not digital, technological, or fashionable reveals more about elitist snobbery than market substance. While automobiles embody many of the most sophisticated technologies around, innovative cup holders influence mindshare. Airy — dare I say arrogant?

Innovation 14

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Technology Fashion 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2018

Advocates for rapid technology adoption often argue that humans are no better at explaining decisions than machines, and so we should table the question to accelerate innovation. As with any technology, when you start a machine learning project you have to decide whether to build or buy.

Compliance 8

Compliance Document System Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. It’s not just products. Experimentation is vital.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

When Bernstein hid a set of production lines from managers’ view, the performance of employees on those lines increased by 10% to 15%. Similarly, when Starbucks baristas make your latte the same way across cafés, or when a software engineer delivers the expected features each sprint, you are witnessing tactical performance.

Organization 13

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

As the president of Almond China, he wanted to show his Chongqing colleagues how much he cared about the topic under discussion: ethical business practices. Liu kept an eye on Wang as the HR director leading the training explained Almond's ethics regulations and the legal consequences of business bribery. But look at this."

Case Study 11

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example. In my book, I describe an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company. Carl had a Ph.D. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. But he came from a family with humble roots.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Some of the most exciting — and challenging — innovations in social media are around how to enable users of sites like Facebook and Pinterest to make recommendations, referrals, or "likes" of the products and services they use. Let's say you're preparing for a major product or service launch.

Reference 15

Reference Tips Media Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2015

By submitting their receipt through the app, Walmart customers receive credit in their account if the product was available for a lower price elsewhere. Walmart is loyal to its customers by providing a tool and technology that allows it to honors its “everyday low prices” promise to shoppers.

Customer Loyalty 8

Customer Loyalty Loyalty Airlines Hotels 8