Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2019

This question spurred frank and difficult conversations about why growth was stagnating, why employee attrition was happening, what it would take to effect real change (to culture, to policies and processes, to the product set, and to the customer experience), and who would have to step up to lead the charge. Tips to Ask Good Questions.

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Sull How To Insourcing Sharpe 73

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

An entrepreneurial society is one in which innovation and new business creation are, as Peter Drucker put it, “an integral, life-sustaining activity” across organizations and the economy. By emphasizing that entrepreneurial innovation is a team effort. ” How can we change this dynamic?

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Teamwork Drucker Attrition Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

In my last post , I argued that you should start process innovation by asking front-line workers how to improve their jobs. It's not easy, to be sure, but some companies have managed to spur their employees to innovation by observing a few principles. Protect the Downside — Demonstrate a Commitment to Continued Employment.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

In my last post , I argued that you should start process innovation by asking front-line workers how to improve their jobs. It's not easy, to be sure, but some companies have managed to spur their employees to innovation by observing a few principles. Protect the Downside — Demonstrate a Commitment to Continued Employment.

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Attrition CFO Deming Outsourcing 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

Imagine, for example, being promised a culture of innovation only to have every new idea you put forward dismissed. a record low, creates the perfect storm for employee attrition. Or banking on career advancement opportunities only to realize that your employer seldom fills open roles from within your organization.

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Reputation Brand How To Attrition 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

Outsiders are often “hired guns” who don’t work the same way that we do or share our commitment to the organization. For example, some years ago UBS Americas increased its use of IT freelancers, and it produced a worrisome level of attrition until the IT leaders recognized and addressed the communications gap.

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Cooper Attrition Project Organization 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

economy has found itself in since the early 2000s might to at least some extent have been inflicted by corporate executives committed to keeping labor costs down. For all its productivity innovations, Walmart has also been a key player in a " race to the bottom " that has tamped down wages and dismantled worker protections in the U.S.

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Retail Attrition Globalization Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2013

Like many organizations, SSoM requires an "all-in" commitment from its faculty members, which often translates to punishing hours that aren''t exactly conducive to work-life balance. The program is rooted in data that should resonate with any business or profession confronting its own gender gap in the leadership ranks.

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Planning Policies Attrition Banking 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

For decades, the success of a business depended on three key pillars: Innovative Ideas + Cheaper/Faster/Better Execution + Powerful Leadership. As a result, the winning formula has become: Innovative Ideas + Delivering Unique Experiences + Enabling Leadership. Why do companies that lose their relevance find it so tough to recover?

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Competitive Advantage Attrition Bottom-up Uncertainty 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

For decades, the success of a business depended on three key pillars: Innovative Ideas + Cheaper/Faster/Better Execution + Powerful Leadership. As a result, the winning formula has become: Innovative Ideas + Delivering Unique Experiences + Enabling Leadership. Why do companies that lose their relevance find it so tough to recover?

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Competitive Advantage Attrition Bottom-up Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

That’s important, not because I think MBAs should be more like SEALS—I don’t—but because real-world excellence requires more than commitment to educational achievement. Before we redid the course, SEAL sniper school had an average attrition rate of about 30 percent. That scares me.

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Training Education Incentives Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Some studies show that the more frequently employees move around within an industry, the more innovative it becomes.”. Parivar had just finished its annual innovation process. We should put our money where our mouth is with the People Support function, show that we’re 100% committed to our culture of inclusion. Vikram asked.

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Case Study Cost Proposal Attrition 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

We’ve all heard by now that productivity decreases with overwork, while attrition and health care costs increase. “Many of our lawyers, myself included, had a difficult time while in full-time private practice fully committing to events, vacations, and time with their families and friends. But that’s just not true.

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Real Estate Entrepreneur Attrition Business Model 8

CoachStation

AUGUST 26, 2022

Given the troubling state of employee engagement in companies worldwide, it follows that most managers aren’t creating environments in which employees feel engaged — or involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace. for a longer period. We are a team of 9 and I am already 2 staff down.

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Motivation McKinsey Attrition Influence 130

Ask Atma

MAY 5, 2012

What did follow, almost every time, was creeping or even ballooning scope, increasingly large investments to support a lengthy development process with little iterative feedback, and a big resource commitment to create an amazing product or service that the in the end market may not actually want. Customer attrition. Repeat behavior.

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Business Model Ries Agility Entrepreneur 93

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2018

These bonds stoke engagement and commitment to the company. Cisco found that face-to-face relationships in particular are a boon to effective collaboration, which improves productivity, efficiency, and innovation. This can contribute to attrition.

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Attrition Learning-by-Doing Self-aware Emotional Intelligence 8

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 5, 2025

Scaling up introduces complexities that require innovative approaches to meet employee expectations and maintain operational stability. High attrition disrupts workflows, increases recruitment costs, and damages morale. As organizations grow rapidly, retaining top talent becomes one of the most pressing challenges.

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