HR Digest

MAY 3, 2021

As a company whose success depends on change management, Cognizant puts a premium on its internal culture. From the vantage point of a lifelong career in human resources, Becky Schmitt talked with The HR Digest about the various programs which have put Cognizant on the global map as one of the top companies for star performers.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Our conversations with HR leaders in leading companies reveal a set of best-in-class ingredients that have impacted their global success and growth. We have leveraged diversity data to establish female hiring and retention goals for our top leaders,” says Becky Schmitt, executive vice president and chief people officer at Cognizant.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 10, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: REVIEWS Innovation as Usual: How to Help Your People Bring Great Ideas to Life Paddy Miller and Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg Finding Keepers: The Monster Guide to Hiring and Holding the World’s Best Employees Steve Pogorzelski and Jesse Harriott [.].

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

But we’ve had great success so far. Gerard nodded toward the front of the room, where Dan Carlson, the CEO of HotelShield, stood at a podium, PowerPoint clicker at the ready. “Besides, Curt said we should check it out,” Gerard added. And it’s getting even more competitive with Expedia buying up Orbitz and Travelocity.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2012

You can't help but feel the heartbreak when an Olympic athlete falls just short of winning: Taylor Phinney missing a medal by inches in Olympic cycling; Allison Schmitt losing the gold medal by 3/10ths of a second in the 400 meter freestyle in swimming; four U.S. archers losing the gold to Italy on the final arrow, by a single point.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 14, 2011

Even the staid British publication The Economist recently claimed, “Innovation is now recognized as the single most important ingredient in any modern economy.” (Tom Kelley: The Ten Faces of Innovation) —— For the SMU Cox School of Business – Business Leadership Center, I recently presented my new session on innovation: Adaptation, (..)

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