HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Kristen Ludgate, who leads 3M’s human resources team, talks to The HR Digest about the “15% culture” philosophy that has helped attract the industry’s most driven workers and how tough times can have a motivational impact on the workforce. ‘Listening strategy’ is one of 3M’s core strengths.

Human Resources 132

Human Resources Focus Group Crisis Definition 132

The Practical Leader

MARCH 29, 2023

Participants were left alone in a lab room for 15 minutes with no devices, pens, or reading material. Gallen in Switzerland, and Jochen Menges, lecturer in human resources and organizations at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School. “…they could push a button and shock themselves if they wanted to.

Kaplan 52

Kaplan Porter Absenteeism Participative 52

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2015

Managers tend to govern over process, data, projects and products while leaders tend to utilize human capital to navigate these same areas and participate as part of the process. The focus of leaders is on utilizing people as a company’s most important product, to establish missions, strategies and goals for the organization.

Leadership 120

Leadership Attrition Human Capital System 120

Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2018

Businesses operate at a pace such that they grab for help wherever it is available. More often than not, they reach toward the wrong resources, the untied advisors and sources that send them down rabbit holes. The need exists for comprehensive business ideas and growth strategies. High participation networkers.

Advice 50

Advice Library Seminar Webinar 50

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! The Resource: Management Improvement Carnival What it is:  The Management Improvement Carnival is similar to other blog carnivals that you may be familiar with (e.g. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S.

Management 133

Management Six Sigma Human Resources Kaizen 133

Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

at some of their past strategy choices and follow the yellow brick road. While you can argue that the board didn’t set some of the previous problems in motion, they did participate in how the situations were handled during and after the fact. When it works, it’s wonderful but the operative word is when it works. So let’s look.

Hotels 150

Hotels Wireless CEO Long-term 150

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

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The team helps further define the vision and participates in setting goals. Effective leaders know how to achieve operational excellence, and they embrace continuous improvement. They ensure their people have access to both the financial and human resources they need to get the job done and cut them loose to do their thing.

Silverman 112

Silverman Career Succession Ethics 112

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 24, 2012

I recently coordinated a roundtable with thought leaders across a range of Human Resources functions to participate in a discussion which sought to explore the challenges this trend poses--and to see what opportunity it presents to HR. How might consumerization help (or hurt) efforts to that end? Do you agree or disagree?

Human Resources 80

Human Resources Software Media Comparison 80

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

According to their human resource department, it is harder to get a job at Zappos than to be accepted at Harvard Business School. The strategies and concepts they apply at Zappos have had a significant impact. 2) Deploy a leadership strategy. 2) Deploy a leadership strategy. 7) Retain your top people. Cost: $795.

Newsletter 165

Newsletter Insurance Class Workshop 165

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 26, 2011

We believe we need to own and control the primary technologies behind the products that we make and participate only in markets where we can make a significant contribution. Apple’s is all about existing to make awesome products and operating under deep emotional principles. We’re constantly focusing on innovating.

Power 209

Power Mission Statement Sports Innovation 209

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. Black professionals do not just participate in African American community events. Hank’s latest book functions as a ‘PDR of business,’ a view of Big Picture strategies, methodologies and recommendations.

Diversity 84

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 84

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate. It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. Business Strategy Steers the Quality Process. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Organizations measure quality by overall involvement.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

At the highest level, there are three propositions essential to the success of strategy: the value proposition, the profit proposition, and the people proposition. In this sense, the three strategy propositions provide an organizing framework to ensure an organization is taking a holistic approach to the formulation and execution of strategy.

Blue Ocean Strategy 8

Blue Ocean Strategy Strategy Execution Supply Chain 8

Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

They ride the ups and downs of the economy more closely than the healthcare, government, or high-tech sectors, and average two to three times the rate of employee turnover, according to 2012 numbers from the Society for Human Resource Management. One small business in Georgia continues to overcome these hurdles. Compensation.

Strategy 133

Strategy White Paper Human Resources Case Study 133

HR Digest

JANUARY 20, 2023

The human resources sector of the business world continues to evolve and change drastically. Bureau of Statistics, about 675,000 jobs were occupied by human resource professionals in 2020. In this article, we try to break down what human resources is all about and detail what different employers might require for the job.

Human Resources 64

Human Resources Tips Resources Career 64

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Organizations of all sizes must have the Think Tank.which delineates future operations, including education and training. Expert teachers (fountains of learning material) are the building block in the educational process, and the student must be an active participant (rather than a non-involved or combative roadblock). Mentorship.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

In a traditional business, there is little connectivity or co-creation, so the enterprise value is equal to the “mass” of the company — its human resources, financial assets, intellectual property, and physical goods. Human capital. After all, we call the department human resources.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2011

While it may not be intuitive to global readers, I see many similarities between Samsung's transformation from local leader in Korea to major player on the world stage and our own journey in building the United Bank for Africa into a group that operates in 20 countries and on three continents.

Venture Funding 13

Venture Funding Banking Participative Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2014

Entry-level programs are an integral part of talent-development strategies and often are the only effective bridge between academia and the business environment. He then spent a year in product development and after that, served on the shop floor as an operations leader. Prospective participants should already show signs of promise.

Training 8

Training 360-Degree Feedback Participative Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

These high-performing health systems offered a key insight: To sustain change, you need a strong strategy for engaging and standardizing the work of frontline managers. The unit should have a respected local champion who can build excitement for change, encourage participation, coach the team, and celebrate success. Engagement.

Health Care 9

Health Care System Metrics Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Volunteering offers participants the opportunity to strengthen their skills, broaden their networks, break out of a career rut, and find new meaning in their job. Originally offered to just a few departments, the program is now company-wide, with more than half of all employees participating in 2011.

Participative 14

Participative Library Entrepreneur Survey 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Improving Operational Efficiency. For mature, large-scale, multinational companies, there is a virtuous cycle of efficiency improvements that frees up resources, which can then be deployed for growth and innovation projects. Participating in Strategy Formulation. Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

I’d argue that companies already know how to improve employee experience: All they have to do is apply to their HR practices the principles of customer experience design that their marketing and operations teams probably already use. Companies can also use a segmentation strategy in times of change.

Brand 8

Brand Benchmarking Performance Review Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2016

Therefore, it’s helpful to collect feedback via a third party such as an external search, consulting or research firm; an internal market research, branding or analytics department that is outside of both the hiring area and human resources; and/or anonymously through web surveys or via email.

Company 8

Company Human Resources Open-book Brand 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Creating Opportunities for Multigenerational Workforce" Peter Fasolo, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Johnson & Johnson is widely considered one of the world’s most influential human resources leaders and Johnson & Johnson, one of the most admired companies. Peter Fasolo, Ph.D.

Innovation 96

Innovation Diversity Human Resources Committee 96

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Given what we have learned from studying, advising, and participating in ongoing and past efforts by employers to improve health care, using collective power as leverage often is not sufficient to drive meaningful change. Define a simple, relevant measurement strategy that focuses on outcomes.

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Company Presenteeism 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

These changes removed cost, knowledge, and schedule barriers for employees, and early results indicate the changes are paying off: Employees enrolled in the plan are retained twice as long and promoted four times as often as similar employees not participating in the program. This Way Ahead is an effective talent strategy for Gap Inc.

Survey 8

Survey Retail How To Reis 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

And a great potential source of talent with the right skills are professionals who change career lanes — people with experience and training in accounting, finance, human resources and strategy who leave corporate jobs to follow their passion to have a social impact. About 75% come from the private sector.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer How To Airlines Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

He had spent the last two months interviewing for a position as director of operations at a sporting goods company. His resume was spot-on — he’d spent five years as a sporting goods sales rep and several years as an operations manager doing “everything from ordering for shops, to speaking with dealers, to sales.” Slam dunk, right?

Management 8

Management Proposal CEO Human Resources 8

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Creating Opportunities for Multigenerational Workforce" Peter Fasolo, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Johnson & Johnson is widely considered one of the world’s most influential human resources leaders and Johnson & Johnson, one of the most admired companies. Peter Fasolo, Ph.D.

Innovation 40

Innovation Diversity Human Resources Committee 40

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

Executives who wouldn’t hesitate to automate a factory now flinch at the prospect of deep-learning algorithms dictating their sales strategies and capex. In reality, “handoffs” and transitions prove to be significant operational problems. The implications of success scare them more than the risk of failure.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

One of the biggest lessons we learned in the process of creating the report is one-time events masquerading as health promotion programs – that is, activities not integrated into a comprehensive workplace health promotion strategy – are likely to fail. Administering health risk assessments only.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Rapid BI

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Increasingly Human Resources (HR) or Organizational Development (OD) teams are being asked to drive and deliver internal communications, but what is an internal communications plan and how do you go about writing and applying one? Therefore internal communications is a critical HR strategy for both retention and increased performance.

Planning 61

Planning Strategy How To KPI 61

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

How many times have you had a strategy meeting that gathered a smart, enthusiastic team to generate interesting ideas and debate their merits, yet after the meeting… nothing… much… happened? There are lots of things that can be done in large organizations but simply aren’t because nobody has the time or resources.”

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9