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2019 HR Leaders of the Year

HR Digest

The Human Resource industry has seen some significant changes in the last two decades. Diane Gherson is a trailblazer in introducing agile technologies in human resource processes. She has utilized human plus machine interactions to formulate agile HR policies using digital tools. Diane Gherson, CHRO of IBM.

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Preview Thursday: Clarity First

Lead Change Blog

Ambiguity leads to substandard performance, as leaders and team members at all levels invest time and effort on priorities that don’t bring significant benefit. “living is easy with eyes closed.”. The short-term benefits of ambiguous organizational behaviors come at enormous long-term cost.

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Laughing and Business: Don’t Be a Buzz Kill

Great Leadership By Dan

Recently, a fraternity advertised a Cinco de Mayo party featuring margaritas and other typical features of the Americanized holiday. While companies seek to create jobs, customer benefits, wealth and community prosperity, forces within have become the “thought police,” particularly human resources and legal.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

John Noseworthy – President and CEO, Mayo Clinic. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Former CEO, Covestor and CircleLending. Healthcare Leaders.

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An Alternative to Health Care M&A

Harvard Business Review

One of the main justifications for the mergers and acquisitions sweeping the health care industry is greater integration between the physicians and teams that care for patients. We at Mayo Clinic believe remaining independent and forging a clinical affiliation is a powerful alternative means for integrating care.

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

When redesigning the new and expanded emergency room at the Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo leaders didn’t just want to add more rooms and square feet. To that end, they decided to have a team study how care is delivered, identify the barriers to smooth operations, and fix the barriers.

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How to Avoid Impossible Assignments

Harvard Business Review

As a great former boss of mine, Phyllis Mayo, explained it: Performance punishment occurs when you accomplish something in an unbelievably tight time frame, and — along with a bonus or a pat on the back — you are rewarded with an even more challenging project with an even tighter deadline. With this step, be concise.

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