In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 5, 2016

The outcome is lower stress, lower turnover, and higher productivity – in business, a ‘win-win’ for employees, customers and shareholders. Companies say they want to be customer-centric, to be innovative, to produce outstanding products and services, to be environmentally responsible, to be socially responsible, and so on.

Teamwork 100

Teamwork Real Estate Mission Statement Merchandising 100

In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

When I was on the ‘hot seat’ and in the line of fire as a CEO, I constantly dealt with pressing day-to-day issues such as bringing in the quarter, forecasting erratic commodity markets, reacting to predatory pricing, and stressing over sales shortfalls and excess inventory. Lead the market with a strategic initiative.

Strategy 196

Strategy Short-term Constraint Strategic Planning 196

Chart Your Course

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Workers biggest complaints were on-the-job stress, insufficient benefits and low wages. Considering the changing and difficult job market , the numbers aren’t surprising. In my book “The New Leader” I describe innovative leaders as those who span a narrow gap between two key areas: passion for action and passion for people.

Leadership 100

Leadership Micromanagement Delegation Loyalty 100

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The researchers wanted to explore how managers respond to employees who have had various mental health issues, including stress, anxiety, burnout, and depression. What’s more, around a third of managers would be reluctant to hire someone who has had mental health issues in the past, even if they’re no longer an issue. Social inclusion.

Career 81

Career System Benchmarking Constraint 81

Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

With hiring freezes and layoffs, companies increasingly are asking themselves how to produce the results they need with limited or decreasing human resources. One innovative firm in the Bay Area, Flexperience, has created a different talent market: experienced professionals who seek flexible work opportunities.

Flextime 115

Flextime ROI Advice Human Capital 115

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Because Best Buy's flexible work program is not just any flex policy, but the groundbreaking Results Only Work Environment (ROWE), one of the most innovative and celebrated examples of a company redesigning work to focus on results and boost performance through motivation-enhancing trust and autonomy.

Human Capital 17

Human Capital Short-term Long-term Human Resources 17

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2016

In short, a human resources nightmare , right? A new study on Misunderstood Millennial Talent: The Other 91 Percent by the Center for Talent Innovation shatters the stereotype that all Millennials are entitled whiners just waiting to jump ship. Further Reading. Millennials Are Actually Workaholics, According to Research.

Human Resources 12

Human Resources Diversity Career Brainstorming 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

New research from the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management finds an “on the one hand, on the other hand” contradiction. At the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), we call this “flex around the edges.” Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated?

Flextime 9

Flextime Human Resources Career Talent Management 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The market panicked. The banks that have nearly completed their regulatory agenda have a head start, since they can free up more financial and human resources to address evolving technology. Investment banks are also required to have a more stable funding base, with enough liquid assets to survive longer periods of stress.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

At the same time, employees are just as stressed about the growing skills gap, Accenture research shows, and most of them are unclear about which skills they need to advance their careers. Innovations make it easier to find high-performing people quickly and more cheaply than traditional practices. There's a lot at stake here.

Skills 14

Skills Survey Human Resources Document 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Because Best Buy's flexible work program is not just any flex policy, but the groundbreaking Results Only Work Environment (ROWE), one of the most innovative and celebrated examples of a company redesigning work to focus on results and boost performance through motivation-enhancing trust and autonomy.

Human Capital 9

Human Capital Short-term Long-term Human Resources 9

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show. The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. These are just a few examples.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2016

Technical support can become marketing; marketing can turn into human resources; back office managers move to the front office and the other way around. As a consultant, you might be self-employed, but if you are an innovative problem-solver, you can find work. Many are situational. But do it correctly.

Career 8

Career Cost-Benefit Analysis Analysis Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2011

Rather than panic, London's leaders have been both innovative and fearless in finding ways to "make more from less." This is not even a marketing partnership. The leaders behind the upcoming Olympic Games have encouraged individual teams to innovate across functions. This is no unbudgeted ego statement, but good business.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Tourism Banking Budgeting 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

Even better, they would respond 10 times faster to market moves than existing processes while requiring minimal human intervention. The bad news: Petabytes of new data and algorithmic innovation assure that “autonomy creep” will relentlessly challenge human oversight from within. That was the challenge.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

And the Fundaments of managing by objectives : Cascading of organizational goals and objectives, (For example, a top level goal of increasing sales by 20% over a defined period may require a bottom level goal of increasing marketing effectiveness or marketing coverage in order to reach the sales set.). Human Resource Management.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

But even artists have to eat, and the fuel of commerce and industry is innovation and novelty. This hybridization of the arts and business is nothing new of course – it’s been going on for centuries – but they have always been uncomfortable bed-fellows. Let’s trade. Will work for food!” as the street-beggars sign says. Booze mostly.

Advertising 265

Advertising Creativity Industry Bottom-up 265

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 7, 2015

High stress and anxiety — at all levels. Innovation is something other companies do. Marketing blames Sales. Office doors, once open, are closed. Loss of respect up, down and sideways. Frenzied work environment, but nothing gets done. Gossip has gone viral. More silos emerging. Abundance of consultants. Long payables.

Absenteeism 100

Absenteeism Short-term Long-term Strategic Planning 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Conversely, why market cigarettes? He reasoned that if marketers worked on maximizing return on sales, production managers were rewarded for the sales they squeezed out of their physical plant, and finance managers focused on minimizing the amount of equity capital they needed, ROE would take care of itself. Social media spending?

ROE 12

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12