HR Digest

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

If your initial reaction is to feel overwhelmed by these updates, then consider the role of an average employee who is more likely to be replaced more permanently through job cuts and organizational restructuring efforts. You might be able to help both the employees and yourself find some balance by fully understanding the role of HR.

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Trends Efficiency Learning-by-Doing Tools 109

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Grundfos, the Danish water pump manufacturer, is among the legacy organizations that have intentionally restructured their rewards systems to boost innovation. For example, helping clients stay up to speed with technological upgrades of products is critical to maintaining the organization’s market share.

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System Innovation Restructuring Short-term 161

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 23, 2022

“There are a lot of clinicians who are looking for ways to put management tools—such as finance, strategy, operations, and leadership—together to take on larger leadership roles.”. For instance, the early months of the pandemic saw rapid digital transformation in medicine, with technologies such as telehealth introduced in double quick time.

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Skills Supply Chain Restructuring Training 62

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another. The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better. This journey isn’t an easy one.

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Human Resources Restructuring Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy 183

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 23, 2021

Refit and Restructure: The most effective way of attracting employees in the wake of Coronavirus is to offer remote work. The answer to all of those questions and more can be found in technology. With the advent of new technologies such as Zoom, Skype, Facetime, Slack, and Google Hangouts, this was easy. What is the workload.

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Franchising How To Restructuring Teamwork 139

HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

What sorts of “insight” are expected from technologies? While performance management is seen in most organizations, there are many strategies that have been tried and tested over the years. How do organizations use personal data accumulated by machines and make predictions of different types of intelligence?

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How To Due Diligence Leadership Pipeline Stress 111

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Establish Effective Recruitment Strategies and Onboarding A big reason for high attrition rates is the hiring of candidates who are not suited for the organization. These employee retention strategies are a good place to start. But the task is quite possible with planning and frequent assessments.

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Process Attrition Trends Training 59

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Ajay is a technologist and business strategist who often obsesses over issues that range from the impact of technology on disruptive business models to entrepreneurship and impact investing. Global firms have employed blue ocean strategies to cater their services and offerings to the BoP (Bottom of Pyramid).

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Competitive Advantage Prahalad Blue Ocean Strategy Glocalization 154

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Motivational strategies that are effective in one culture may actually be offensive in another culture. Demonstrating Technological Savvy. High-potential leaders from around the world were consistent in expressing the view that technological savvy will be a key competency for the global leader of the future.

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Leadership Globalization CEO Telecommunications 189

The Practical Leader

JUNE 14, 2023

Many leaders set strategies and launch efforts to boost service/quality levels. But a series of programs, no matter how good they are, rarely provide the substantial performance and effectiveness that top service/quality performers enjoy. But few are willing to pay the price to make the long and winding road to culture change.

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Root Cause Analysis Mission Statement Travel Restructuring 52

HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2019

Apple on its pay-roll has incredibly talented team members who are working on autonomous systems and associated technologies. It is meanwhile believed internally that the dismissals from the group this week is a restructuring anticipated under every new leadership.

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Project Restructuring Automotive System 40

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

In Capabilities Roadmapping , Booz & Company partners Gerald Adolph and Paul Leinwand continue their discussion on the role of capabilities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explain why pursuing a capabilities-driven M&A strategy produces more successful companies that enjoy a right to win.

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Restructuring Newsletter Strategy Technology 62

HR Digest

MAY 23, 2021

Transformational changes: These are large-scale changes that require an investment of time and money into new systems and restructure the business. The IT companies, with their exposure to digital technology, were more open to the change and quickly adapted. Change Management at Work. And some did.

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Management How To Uncertainty Retail 94

Strategy Driven

MARCH 4, 2011

In Integrating Capabilities , Booz & Company partners Gerald Adolph and Paul Leinwand continue their discussion on the role of capabilities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explain why pursuing a capabilities-driven M&A strategy produces more successful companies that enjoy a right to win.

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Restructuring Newsletter Strategy Technology 56

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

In The Path to Coherence , Booz & Company partners Gerald Adolph and Paul Leinwand continue their discussion on the role of capabilities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explain why pursuing a capabilities-driven M&A strategy produces more successful companies that enjoy a right to win.

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Restructuring Newsletter Strategy Technology 56

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

In The New Meaning of Scale , Booz & Company partners Gerald Adolph and Paul Leinwand begin their discussion on the role of capabilities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explain why pursuing a capabilities-driven M&A strategy produces more successful companies that enjoy a right to win.

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Restructuring Newsletter Strategy Technology 56

Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2020

Maybe you are spending too much time answering emails in which case a simple day restructure will help you move more efficiently. Thank goodness for technology and apps. Ultimately, it depends on what your business’ short-term and long-term tasks are. Know When To Delegate. Use The Right Tools.

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Productivity Products Delegation Efficiency 66

Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

Technology trends. When we work with C-suite executives and with senior teams in our organizational practice, we often hear concerns about the disconnections between the current organizational culture and the needed culture to implement the future-proof strategy,” our COO David Altman says.

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Altman Decentralization COO Restructuring 76

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

In Advantaged Capabilities , Booz & Company partners Gerald Adolph and Paul Leinwand conclude their discussion on the role of capabilities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explain why pursuing a capabilities-driven M&A strategy produces more successful companies that enjoy a right to win.

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Restructuring Newsletter Strategy Technology 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2024

Finance digital transformation involves leveraging cutting-edge technologies for better operational efficiency and enhanced strategic decision-making. This can be done in various ways, including automating processes, restructuring how tasks are completed, and minimizing the amount of time employees spend on non-productive activities.

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Finance Technology BPM Company 106

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

We needed to shift faster to public cloud and new technologies such as IoT, machine learning, SAP Cloud Platform and advanced analytics. Our technology has helped us tremendously in analyzing the skills of our workforce, provide learning offerings to employees globally, and get access to talent pools worldwide.

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Ries Skills Human Resources Software 76

HR Digest

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Agile HR can be defined by its principles of responsiveness that encourage restructuring of work to facilitate immediate feedback, planning, and action. They are responsible for keeping the team on track towards goals while also introducing technology and leading communication. Let’s explore the concept in more detail.

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Agility Short-term Reference Examples 59

QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

a lot of companies focus on restructuring their organization structure (hierarchy). Quiet often the strategy changes, people are expected to align to new strategy, work differently, teams get split up or merged and priorities change. Tuning hierarchy and structure of the organization for better outcomes is just one part.

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Process Deming Restructuring Efficiency 130

The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Last week I ran a highly customized Peak Performance Leadership workshop and facilitated a strategy session in beautiful Colorado Springs. New Technology. Organizational Restructuring/Building. Keeping up with Technology. In their case, the biggest internal changes they identified were: Leadership/Culture Development.

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Video Restructuring Brainstorming Morale 56

The Practical Leader

MARCH 19, 2012

Way too often executives will use organizational restructuring (often including mergers and acquisitions), implementing new systems — especially technology, tightening policies and procedures, or introduce programs like Lean/Six Sigma, safety, or cost cutting to drive organizational change. on April 18 in Toronto.

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System Process Six Sigma Management 63

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Technological advances and increasingly sophisticated ways of gathering and analyzing data are changing both the kinds of products and services companies can offer and are increasing competitive pressures. To meet the moment, this article argues that organizations may need to change the way they operate to innovate.

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Innovation Technology Operations Article 27

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

Wearable technologies, implanted devices, and smartphone apps allow continuous monitoring and create a ubiquitous, 24/7, digitized picture of your health that can be accessed and analyzed in real-time, anywhere. The Bartender strategy represents a much more dramatic transformation. New tools and strategies.

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Technology Retail Apparel Customer Loyalty 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2023

In this in-depth exploration, we will delve into tips and strategies to manage your small business finances during a crisis and emerge more resilient than ever. Re-evaluating Business Model and Strategies Sometimes, a crisis is a wake-up call to revisit your business model and strategies.

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Finance Crisis Management Crisis Management 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Most organizational leaders struggle to align day-to-day activities with strategy, even though they know it’s important to do. The first — which we’ll call Company A — focuses on translating its strategy into action as quickly as possible. Before rewiring operations, leaders: wrestle with the nuances of the strategy.

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Strategy Restructuring Committee Short-term 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities.

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Press Release Motivation Discount PR 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

But it's important to know the difference between a one-time error in judgment and a decision to pursue a critically flawed strategy — in fact, your future career may depend on knowing the difference. On the other hand, bad strategies lead to bad performance, bad leaders, and bad companies. Regroup, but with flexibility.

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Strategy Metrics Restructuring Finance 15

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy. The conventional wisdom about strategy may be leading your company astray. In this unpredictable economy, traditional approaches to strategy are a luxury most companies cannot afford. SD : What is ‘capabilities-driven strategy?’. Let’s go after it.”

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Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2018

The model was honed by Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, with new portfolio restructuring strategies and a headlong expansion into finance. Second, that GE had a technology advantage in complex industries, and that its technologies could be shared across its businesses. Some big ones, like Tyco , were dissolved early.

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Welch Software Industry Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

These sorts of analyses are helping EY, where some of us work, by working with Microsoft Workplace Analytics to help clients to predict the likelihood of retaining key talent following an acquisition and to develop strategies to maximize retention. An early example comes from an organization restructure we have been working on.

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Restructuring Analysis Survey Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Rather, they are boldly restructuring every function in their organizations to boost their firms' long-term ability to deliver affordable and sustainable solutions to increasingly cost-conscious and eco-aware consumers. These visionary CEOs aren't caving in to Wall Street's demands for short-term gains.

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CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

In the oil industry, for example, what used to be weeks of inspection work now takes just days, thanks to drone-based thermal imaging and gas “sniffer” technology to inspect oil rigs and pipelines. No strategy is static. This will mean hiring the types of data scientists typically found at data-rich technology companies.

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Competitive Advantage Company Outsourcing Analysis 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2017

An education technology startup hired a sales leader who came from a large, well-respected firm. Poor understanding of the business, leading to errors in vision and strategy. Consider two examples. He had extensive market knowledge and a stellar track record. The damage to the company continued for years after the VP was replaced.

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Restructuring Health Care Self-aware Short-term 8