HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

In an interview with The HR Digest, Michael Fraccaro, Chief Human Resources Officer at Mastercard, explains the importance of business resource groups and the vital role it plays to deliver real business results. I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.”

Resources 40

Resources Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Learning-by-Doing 40

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

CEOs need to clarify when talented humans must defer to algorithmic judgment. The most painful board conversations that I hear about machine learning revolve around how much power and authority super-smart software should have. They’re analogous to autonomous resources, as opposed to human resources, departments.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

” Given a choice between a network heavily skewed to the power players in your firm and a good mix of diverse contacts, which would you choose? They have more power because other people have to go through them to connect outside their group. Most-senior hedge fund people and competitors. Most-senior people in your company.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

There is no more powerful question in a U.S. To an extent not widely recognized, it was an equation in the first place that gave ROE the power to dominate not just investment decisions, but an entire business culture. corporation than "what's the ROE on that?" Social media spending? Wellness checkups? Better working conditions?

ROE 12

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12