Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions. We surveyed nearly 1,000 leaders to find out.

Self-aware 83

Self-aware Leadership COO Influence 83

HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Welcome to the painful world of human resources where AI tools may take over work from professional hirers who are currently facing the axe. Tech titans like Meta, Google, Microsoft and Intel intend to slow hiring or freeze it amid the economy uncertainty. Twitter and Coinbase have rescinded job offers.

Engineering 64

Engineering Industry Software Tools 64

Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License.

Blog 133

Blog Talent Management Human Resources Welch 133

Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License.

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Project Human Resources Blog Resources 140

Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License.

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Blog Human Resources McCarthy Talent Management 133

Chart Your Course

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Moreover, experts say employee engagement is doubly important in times of economic recession, uncertainty or boom, because this is when the human element differentiates those who fail, survive or thrive. While some businesses still resist this trend, modern technology has leveled the playing field for telecommuters and in-office staff.

Health Care 187

Health Care Education Brand Discount 187

Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 28, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License.

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Newsletter Blog Welch 100

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 1, 2016

This company earned that honor by re-staging a tired coffee brand with innovative packing technology and breakthrough advertising. After buckets of red ink and much soul searching, our young management team came to terms with the fact that Nabob could not survive as a ‘generalist’ against multi-nationals twenty times its size.

Brand 100

Brand Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy CEO 100

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

A study just published in the Academy of Management Journal examined how others aspects of CEO personality impact firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SME) in a dynamic industries (e.g. high technology). Our strategy reflects a high level of flexibility in managing political, economic, and financial risks.

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CEO P&L Company Venture Capitalist 118

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. To what extent is that down to a successful talent management strategy? There are no short-cuts in management.

Resources 40

Resources Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Learning-by-Doing 40

Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In this time of economic uncertainty, the pressure to control costs is at a peak. With hiring freezes and layoffs, companies increasingly are asking themselves how to produce the results they need with limited or decreasing human resources. Edited excerpts of our conversation follow: Why is flexibility so important?

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Flextime ROI Advice Human Capital 115

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer. This is a management failure, not a technological problem. To find out, I like to ask questions.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Second, they’re inconsistent with the history of technology. Yes, we live in what Ray Kurzweil calls an era of accelerating technological change, but no transformative application or device has ever achieved critical mass within three years. Technology' But I find these numbers hard to believe, for three reasons.

ROI 10

ROI Maturity How To CRM 10

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field. Fortitude – tolerance for stress, uncertainty, or chaos. Openness – willingness to explore and to change.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

In light of today's economic volatility and uncertainty every aspect of business is being re-examined for its value in creating and sustaining profitable growth. I've worked in human resources for over 25 years, the past six with Newell Rubbermaid, and this is not a new endeavor for me.

Offshoring 15

Offshoring Fixed Costs Outsourcing Construction 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

These threats change the risk management calculus of firms hoping to succeed in a more turbulent world. Owning up to our own behavioral biases is a worthwhile starting point to discussing the problem of managing infrequent, severe events. Small businesses and young businesses are especially vulnerable. Data from the U.S.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Technology makes reviewing, refining, redesigning and revising both jobs and job descriptions as dynamic as a commodities trading desk. In fact, temps with Androids and iPhones already use services like Gigwalk and LinkedIn to more profitably find and manage their part-time and/or temporary work. Economy Hiring Human resources'

Human Capital 9

Human Capital Real Estate Human Resources Disruptive Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2017

A Quick Introduction to Agile Management. In an agile organization, HR needs to provide the same services it’s always provided — hiring, professional development, performance management — but in ways that are responsive to the ongoing changes in the culture and work style of the organization. Related Video.

Agility 8

Agility Software Incentives Banking 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2011

Businesses of all sizes are besieged with opportunities, competing information sources and large amounts of uncertainty. It may be: human resources, organizational development, training, technology, sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, coaching or financial management. The company has grown too rapidly.

Strategic Planning 77

Strategic Planning Advertising Consultative Planning 77

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

In each country, following recent elections and referendums, they are facing political, social, and economic uncertainties we would never have imagined just a year ago. How can today’s leaders manage this new normal? The executives I’m meeting are understandably nervous. Just look to the early days of Hewlett-Packard.

Management 8

Management Uncertainty Crisis Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2012

Those who see the world probabilistically seem to better navigate volatile environments because they are wired to embrace uncertainty. The psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky demonstrated quite convincingly that we human beings are not the model-optimizing "rational" actors that many economists historically believed we are.

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Uncertainty Tversky Kahneman Self-aware 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2012

There are a lot of informal negotiations that go on with supervisors," agrees Peter Cappelli, a management professor at the Wharton School and the author of Talent on Demand: Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty. Start with your manager. Start by talking to your manager about the leave you hope to take.

How To 15

How To Policies Short-term Quinn 15

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

After a year of uncertainty and tumult, Congress finally got around to making some crucial decisions in the last month of 2010. The Bush tax cuts, set to expire after December 31, 2010, had lowered most income tax brackets, capital gains and dividend tax rates over the past decade.

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Press Release Discount Insurance PR 178

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

There are many explanations for growing inequality and stagnant wages, but studies have found that so-called “skills premiums” — higher wages for more-skilled workers — have been a significant factor in growing income inequality, and technology is the reason why that premium has risen.

Skills 8

Skills Engineering Telecommunications Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2017

After all, the job description involves poring through huge quantities of often disparate data to find insights that may prove helpful in every aspect of a business, including marketing, logistics, and human resources. Seek out veterans and managers who will make time to explain the business. Read, study, and go to conferences.

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Osborne Politics Information Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

Important clues are emerging from a unique consortium of human resource executives and other leaders. Exponential technology change. Organizations and workers balance long-term bets and flexibility under uncertainty by engaging automation to adapt to frequent changes and rapid skills obsolescence. Today, turbo-charged.

Human Resources 8

Human Resources Technology Globalization Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Forbes said , “Experts who had one big idea they were certain would reveal what was to come were handily beaten by those who used diverse information and analytical models, were comfortable with complexity and uncertainty and kept their confidence in check.”. Human resources Information & technology Talent management'

Human Resources 8

Human Resources Information Technology Uncertainty Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2012

Finally, there appears to be reasonable and robust data suggesting that generalists are better at navigating uncertainty. A collection of specialists creates a less flexible labor force, one that requires "retraining" with technological developments creating constantly shifting human resource needs.

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Hammer Real Estate Uncertainty Career 21