HR Digest

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this article, we will explore the key aspects of HR value delivery and how HR can unleash its power to transform organizations. It has evolved through different waves, showcasing the maturation of HR work and its impact on organizational success.

Organization 96

Organization Power Span of Control SWOT 96

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

When we think about leadership, we don’t always think about peaceful leaders. I contend that this is even more important if you are in a position of leadership, because we have the opportunity to model peaceful, thoughtful, and generous leadership for those we serve. Rom 12:18). Go and embody this peace with others!

Edmondson 50

Edmondson Maturity Learning-by-Doing Consultative 50

Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

They discussed the strategic impact that leadership assessment and profiling can have on successful executive succession planning. “Do It was great to see engagement with both CMI members and non-members for a discussion on levelling up management and leadership.

Project 52

Project Webinar Blog Learning-by-Doing 52

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

When the Visioning program matures and gets to its second generation, you’ll find that winning formulas stem from a hybrid of the original strategic options. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. All rights reserved.

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Mission Statement Benchmarking Tactics Strategic Planning 78

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Strategy Driven

APRIL 11, 2014

Strategic Planning is one of those things that every leadership team claims to do, but, few actually perform. It is used to identify, document and oversee all of the strategic, tactical and operational-related initiatives underway (and intended to be done) within an enterprise in order to achieve its vision. It is not budgeting.

Budgeting 85

Budgeting Strategic Planning Strategy Document 85

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

One of the things I look most forward to is watching Chris continue to develop and refine his thoughts as the medium advances and matures. The principles the Mike describes in this article are excellent and common-sense; these are good principles to apply to the overall philosophy and strategy of the organizations social media interactions.

Media 382

Media Blog Tools Influence 382

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

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Management Hostile Takeover Management by Objectives Objective 70

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

Hostile Takeover 50

Hostile Takeover Management by Objectives Objective Scientific Management 50

LDRLB

MAY 13, 2014

It talks about the 4 underlying key leadership styles and visionary, operator, processer, synergists that determine which stage an organization settles into. What I’ve discovered is again and again, is it’s actually the underlying leadership style inherent in the business that has the biggest impact.

Brainstorming 60

Brainstorming Learning-by-Doing Operations Leadership Styles 60

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

When that happens, you don’t need a lot of rules because people make judgments that are in sync with what the business needs and how the business operates to get there. Amazingly, one of the paradoxes of the corporate world is that mature organizations often choke off the capabilities needed to succeed. All rights reserved.

Company 50

Company Survey Rogers Skills 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We also analyzed the top 50 ranked HBR articles of all time (by reprint sales). The breadth of article topics was large and the sample of rhetorical styles diverse. I list these below as a guide for anyone — from bloggers, to academics, to strategy consultants — looking to produce world-class thought leadership.

Prahalad 15

Prahalad Hamel Core Competence Leadership 15

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders Can Be Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely by Starbucker on February 14, 2010 My first executive leadership opportunity came very early for me – at age 27. Leadership is fundamentally a relationship with followers.

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Budgeting CPA Maturity Open-book 256

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Rather asking for help is a sign of maturity as a leader. My clients hire me not solely on the basis of what I can personally do for them in a vacuum, but rather what the collective influence of my network and resources can accomplish for them when I operate outside of my own personal bubble. Jeff [link] mikemyatt Thanks Jeffrey.

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Blog Brand Influence Open-book 415

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Those companies that ‘sweat’ their capabilities continuously improve them and sustainably capture the top-line growth in their industries and, ultimately, market leadership. Companies today operate in a business environment that encourages incoherence. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article.

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Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. At Harvard Business School’s Comprehensive Leadership Programs. “Leadership has to lean in favor of nondominant thinking,” says George.

Education 9

Education Globalization Execution Development 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

These kinds of statements speak to a leader’s choice of values, and a failure to understand the relationships between a safe work environment and operational performance. The reality is that virtually all workplace injuries are preventable, and safety management and operational excellence are intimately linked. At Cummins, Inc.,

Operations 17

Operations Chemicals CEO Metrics 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The second, more qualitative piece, keyed in on leadership ability based on a multitude of in-depth interviews with the leader’s peers, supervisors, and direct reports done by our internal executive talent team. Senior-leadership-development programs are a second diagnostic tool to use during the search for savvy internal successors.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Talent Management Trends CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Indeed, as we mature, it seems that fewer and fewer things actually make a long-term difference in our lives. Of course a careful reading of the article describes an entirely flawed implementation of a 360 process, and we grudgingly concur that this does happen. It's been one of the really gratifying parts of our work.

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360-Degree Feedback Review Participative Survey 15

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Then, the new kindle book, Ignite Your Leadership Expertise: Become the Trusted Advisor Others Seek , by Nathan Magnuson , is the book for you. With 10 leadership topics and easy to read within two hours, this book will both teach you and inspire you. And, sprinkled throughout are motivating leadership quotes.

Books 56

Books Decentralization Learning-by-Doing Influence 56

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

So how do you know when your skills have matured to the point that you’ve become an excellent communicator? link] Poul Andreassen It is an amazing articles on leadership, which actually takes the meaning of leadership to new aspect. Communicate more effectively. Thanks for stopping by.

Tips 417

Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

Though recent acquisitions may seem idiosyncratic, they all have in common the need to find new avenues for growth in mature markets or deal with accelerating change. Chewy, for its part, gained a bulwark against established brick-and-mortar competitors, including those operating in one of retail’s bright spots: pet care services.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Horizontal Integration Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

As soon as you step into a top position at a company that needs to significantly improve the way it operates, there’s pressure to get off to a quick start. As a consequence, quick wins may soon be undone, or they may beget new leadership problems. HBR Staff/Clare Jackson/EyeEm/Getty Images. The New Leader Who Starts Too Fast.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain CEO Kahneman Self-aware 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

And being the last to learn about key decisions can set your team back, and bring your leadership into question. Send the host of the meeting an email, saying you wanted to check in about the meeting in question (let’s call it the Operations Update meeting). I should have been invited!”

How To 8

How To Social Capital Maturity Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

firms struggle more than ever to maintain this balance and in particular to maintain exploration as they grow and mature. This can be quantified by analyzing the extent to which the share prices of S&P 500 firms are driven by a firm’s present value of future growth options (PVGO) rather than cash flow from current operations.

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2018

To assess the latter claim, we undertook a large, cross-country study into the relationship between multiple aspects of managerial diversity, the presence of enabling conditions such as leadership support for diversity, and innovation outcomes. We surveyed more than 1,700 companies across eight countries (the U.S.,

Diversity 8

Diversity Innovation Education Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Please note that titles used here reflect the positions the individuals held in 2013, when we conducted the interviews for a separate article ). Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. Operating in a Global Marketplace. Leadership Competition'

CEO 8

CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It is driven by shared purposes and depends on the maturity of people to be honest and truthful with each other and transparent in learning from mistakes and failures. How well does the company use these tools for innovation, decision making, business-process design, and operations not just internally but also in its eco-system?

Technology 8

Technology CIO Maturity Information 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. They also have more influence and authority over company resources. (You

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Make sure leadership teams are fully immersed in defining and setting expectations across the entire organization. Leadership teams must recognize that being successful will take courage, because once they embark on the journey, the insights from data analytics will often point to the need for decisions that could require a course correction.

Organization 8

Organization How To Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Third, more companies are pursuing growth in emerging markets in which ethical risks are heightened due to higher levels of corruption and less mature governance structures. Second, governance and regulation in many countries has become both more proactive and more punitive.

Ethics 8

Ethics CEO Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

And as a mature company in a fast-growing sector where the competition for talent (especially in New York City) has led competing firms to heavily invest in their work settings, Adobe saw an opportunity to rethink the future of its Midtown Manhattan office. Since its 2005 founding, the marketing company had grown to over 1,100 employees.

Maturity 11

Maturity Real Estate Survey Project 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2016

But as a venture scales and becomes more complex , more operational and commercial sophistication is required to manage it. Our research suggests that a startup’s path to maturity is not quite as definitive as simply asking the founders to leave. Founders who recognize this bring in partners whose skills complement their own.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Sample IPO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

As an organizational psychologist and executive coach, I’ve had a ringside seat to the power of leadership self-awareness for nearly 15 years. early adulthood: ages 19-24, adulthood: ages 25-34, mid-life: ages 35-49, mature adulthood: ages 50-80), and 4) the person rating them had to agree with the participants’ recollections.).

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Self-aware How To Learning-by-Doing Participative 20