HR Digest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Strong organizational cultures are well-defined, well-supported company cultures that prioritize the company vision and strive to create a positive work environment for the entire workforce. Understanding what a strong company culture is and creating a positive work environment is necessary for any company’s long-term success.

Company 98

Company Environment Policies Metrics 98

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. With this team we used it to explore the challenge of Developing a Managerial Leadership Process.

Operations 128

Operations Training Tools Planning 128

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

Run surveys and do focus groups and one-on-one interviews to get quantitative and qualitative data on the virtual work issues in your organization. To cultivate human connection and a sense of trust, you need to replace bonding activities from office culture with innovative virtual bonding activities.

Bond 356

Bond Metrics Survey Video 356

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 20, 2020

Her team had been holding user-experience calls every week and all the feedback had been positive. In fact, most open-door policies are a passive leadership cop-out. Action-Focused We’ve sat through strategic planning sessions and focus groups where leaders asked questions and everyone in the room knew that the answers didn’t matter.

How To 251

How To Wireless Policies System 251

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

Lead Change Instigator Bill Benoist wrote in his Bold, Innovative Leadership article: “This is what bold, innovative leaders do. Cheryl’s decision to lead Popeyes in a direction of servant leadership was born early on in her tenure. Cheryl emphasizes that our results focus is not once a year, it is every day.

Webinar 150

Webinar Stress Metrics Focus Group 150

LDRLB

MARCH 15, 2013

In a recent study conducted by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and a team of researchers at the Center for Talent Innovation , the senior leaders surveyed listed executive presence – being perceived as leadership material – as the essential factor in determining who gets ahead in an organization. But what exactly is executive presence? Appearance.

Execution 168

Execution Survey Audience Active Listening 168

HR Digest

MAY 15, 2024

Job and Task Analysis : Identify the specific job roles, responsibilities, and the required knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for each position within the organization. Focus group discussions with a diverse group of employees can also provide a deeper understanding of the organization’s training requirements.

Analysis 52

Analysis Training Compliance Objective 52

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

The HR Digest: Under your leadership, Kellogg Company has taken great strides in the field of diversity and inclusion (D&I). Some of the other initiatives revolve around work-life flexibility, recruiting veteran talent and building a more diverse talent pipeline – all of which support the company’s long-term growth and innovation.

Diversity 81

Diversity Human Resources Globalization Automotive 81

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

In the case of the former, they typically would want to know why and how could they innovate their current product to regain their position as number one. Back then, they would run focus groups to see what customers liked/didn''t like about the product and would check competitors that began to do well.

Stage-Gate 128

Stage-Gate Productivity Products Innovation 128

Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2013

My interviews and focus groups with employees it was obvious they have too many levels and people are confused. Often companies do what they think will be a quick fix let’s create an assistant position and they really believe it will help. I shared the chart Consequences of Too Many Level of Organization below. Sound Familiar?

Management 126

Management Team Building Human Resources Metrics 126

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 11, 2012

And when they handle the complexity of factors thrown at them, engaged employees by default will innovate, and improve ways of doing the work. It can arise from adjustments to how the work is assigned and monitored and the placement of the right people into the right positions, with the right accountability. Contextual goals.

Metrics 161

Metrics Objective System Resources 161

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Teams with strong positive cultures can weather short-term blows to engagement, such as economic downturns, anxiety over mergers, or increased competition. In other words, culture is the fuel that drives and sustains positive engagement. Culture is the fuel that drives and sustains positive engagement.” Jason Richmond.

How To 112

How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 112

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

When Karl Ronn recently said, "Companies that think they have an innovation problem don't have an innovation problem. They have a leadership problem," I listened carefully. Large companies like IBM, Syngenta, Procter & Gamble, 3M, and Unilever show that innovation can be a repeatable discipline.

Innovation 11

Innovation Competitive Advantage Leadership Christensen 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. In STEM fields, the ideas that spark innovation are currency, markers of exceptional colleagues. Be authentic.

Succession 14

Succession Reputation Focus Group Leadership Styles 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

workforce — and companies will increasingly grapple with how to accelerate the development of those individuals for leadership positions. In 2016, former American Express CEO Ken Chenault tasked chief human resource officer Kevin Cox with finding new opportunities that would drive innovation and revenue growth.

Development 12

Development Participative Conference Innovation 12

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

As the scale and scope of our company have expanded over the years, so has our focus on taking meaningful steps to improve the world in which we live. Our employees consistently tell us that doing meaningful work, and being part of an organization that makes a positive impact, is very important to them.

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Human Resources Diversity Transportation 109

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

In the spirit of reverse innovation, and reverse mentoring , I submit to you that the next trend to watch out for in leadership is, you guessed it — reverse leadership. You've likely seen reverse leadership in action. Reverse leadership doesn't replace regular leadership. Quite the contrary.

Self-aware 12

Self-aware Competitive Advantage Follow-up Content 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

In our view, Brian’s work is an excellent demonstration of strategic leadership. But Brian’s accomplishment challenges conventional definitions of strategic leadership. Companies like Google and 3M have benefited from embracing innovation that comes from all parts of the organization.

Strategy 8

Strategy Power Idea Generation Project 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But, in my experience, in the most innovative companies, teaming is the culture. Instead of using her position to argue her position more forcefully, Morath responded to the pushback with questions. She went on to lead as many as 18 focus groups to allow people to air concerns and ideas. she asked thoughtfully.

Team 8

Team Uncertainty Health Care Teamwork 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

These insights are found through traditional methods such as focus groups, surveys, panel and census data mining, and emerging approaches such as digital ethnography and text analysis. It uses focus groups and advanced ethnographic techniques to tune in to the voice of the customer. Where are you weakest today?

Marketing 9

Marketing Reis Brand Retail 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

An analysis that we conducted of disclosures made by 50 American financial services companies revealed that women occupy only 20% of executive committee roles and 22% of board positions. Even our definition of leadership often follows stereotypical male characteristics. Only 12% of the chief executive officers of large U.S.

Chief Executive Officer 8

Chief Executive Officer Committee Career Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Instead, according to new research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), the fundamental issue is the health care industry’s failure to develop a nuanced understanding of, and commitment to, women as consumers and decision makers. What is the greatest impediment preventing Americans from getting good health care?

Health Care 8

Health Care Industry First-mover Advantage Market Segmentation 8