Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When individual contributors are tapped to manage large-scale projects, oversee direct reports, or participate in strategic planning, they need to develop new skill sets on the fly — skills such as interpersonal dexterity, emotional agility, and communication savvy. How talent management is changing. Insight Center.

Belief Systems 8

Belief Systems Executive Coaching Stress Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

Many wonder why an academy company like P&G, historically known for developing talent, did not, or was not able to, promote a successor from within its ranks. What kind of signal did this choice send to P&G''s top managers? We now see they are also struggling to do a good job managing their own talent responsibilities.

Succession 8

Succession Telecommunications Biotechnology Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. Talent Management. Talent-related issues were the top concern, mentioned by 16 of the CEOs. They had a range of concerns, beginning with finding the right talent.

CEO 8

CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

And 43% cited technology expertise, HR-talent management, international-global expertise, and succession planning as the skills missing most on their boards. The industry with the greatest skills gap was IT & telecommunications, whose boards are in serious need of international-global expertise and HR-talent management.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

An Indian vice president at a multinational pharmaceutical firm recounts being told by her boss that her Anglo-Indian accent was "too stuffy." You lead a dual life, you absolutely do," said another Indian senior manager. You're like a chameleon, constantly changing the way you are," observes an African-American network TV manager.

Diversity 16

Diversity Pharmaceuticals Uncertainty Focus Group 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2011

Management consulting is a $160 billion industry, projected to grow at over 6% per year. alone, there are 258,239 listings for management consulting firms, with the largest capturing only 3.1% The challenge for managing experts is that they know more than you do (they are the "experts," after all). In the U.S. of the market.

Consultative 15

Consultative Pharmaceuticals Project System 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Corporate directors identified talent management as their single greatest strategic challenge. We know that organizations commit enormous resources and effort to talent management, so why aren''t they doing a better job?

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

With sophisticated document management systems, global connectivity, and on-line networks professionals can find research reports, best practices, articles and experts from anywhere in the world. Self-service information management makes sense — to a point. No one knows better than the users themselves what they need.

Document 14

Document Information Management Pharmaceuticals Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. Connectors in the middle. High-potential future leaders.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

McKesson, the US-based pharmaceutical and health-care giant, benefits from external expertise as a strategic extension of its resources in areas such as business strategy and logistics support. ” Most managers would never dream of treating externals like internals. Agile Talent. One of the main problems is decision making.

Agility 8

Agility Organization Resources Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Celine Schillinger sought to change the leadership landscape of Sanofi, a major pharmaceutical company. She loved her job, and with a background in public affairs in communications had been successful in both international business and management roles. How Good Management Stifles Breakthrough Innovation. An HBR Insight Center.

Innovation 10

Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 10

Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

After motivational ability, the senior executive traits most valued by organizations were: strong ability to manage change (51 percent); ability to identify and develop talent (46 percent); innovative thinking (30 percent); and consistent high performance (26 percent). years), while the pharmaceutical (5.7

Execution 283

Execution Company Press Release Survey 283

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Your company might not be as extreme as Jack Welch’s GE, which famously relied on forced rankings to cull weaker managers (a system still in use by more than half of Fortune 500 firms as of 2012), but chances are your company has given you a number that puts you in a specific spot on the employee continuum.

Performance Review 9

Performance Review Review Quinn Health Care 9