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9 Reasons Your Leadership Development Program is Failing

Nathan Magnuson

“Belief in the cause” can’t be outsourced. Regardless, your LDP should have stated goals with specific success indicators that are measurable, such as higher bench strength, higher engagement scores, lower attrition, etc. No Organizational Leadership Vision. As stated, your organization is unique. No LDP is perfect.

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The Right Way to Cut Costs

HR Digest

Instead of outright layoffs, you may explore alternatives such as attrition or offering voluntary early retirement packages. Another option is to outsource certain tasks or functions to external providers. It is important to consider the impact on employee morale and the overall productivity of the remaining workforce.

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How to Solve Complex Problems Fast

Skip Prichard

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. ” -Komlos, Benjamin.

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Preventing Workplace Burnout

The Center For Leadership Studies

Whether that translates to certified professionals on staff and in-house, or sanctioned and well-publicized access to those resources via outsourcing, organizations can demonstrate their commitment to mental health and employee well-being by ensuring targeted expertise is readily available to all.

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Keep Employees from Leaving by Emphasizing Teamwork

Harvard Business Review

However, we can’t ignore the downsides of this new world of work—not just for the unskilled laborers whose jobs have been outsourced or automated, but also among the professional classes, who now seem to think free-agency and job hopping are the new normal, with no expectation of a long-term organizational affiliation.

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Women in Emerging Markets Need Safer Commutes

Harvard Business Review

Since HSBC introduced staggered hours and other flexible work arrangements three years ago, it has posted the lowest attrition record in the industry. The company outsources the door-to-door service to contractors, which provide trained drivers and clean, air-conditioned cars — a huge plus in India's hot and humid climate.

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Get Your Workers to Disrupt Their Jobs

Harvard Business Review

It was able to redeploy people to other areas where they were needed and then realize the productivity gains by reducing overtime, and allowing natural attrition to gradually reduce headcount. It also brought back work that had been outsourced. By reducing survival concerns, Wiremold had freed people to think creatively.