The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Indeed, a few years ago research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that a poor cultural fit can cost somewhere between 50-60% of that employee’s annual salary. For instance, new co-workers or managers might join a team, or the company could be restructured. There’s a lot to support such a view.

Decentralization 130

Decentralization Construction Restructuring Tools 130

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

From ensuring DEI initiatives in the workplace to helping the rest of the workforce with change management to keep up with the changing times, the presence of a Human Resources team is essential for the entire organization to thrive. Image: Freepik What Are Some of the HR Trends in 2024 That Guarantee The Need For HR?

Trends 109

Trends Efficiency Learning-by-Doing Tools 109

HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As layoffs hit tech, professional recruiters are forced to rethink their careers. Welcome to the painful world of human resources where AI tools may take over work from professional hirers who are currently facing the axe. Recruiting: A Bellwether Career? Layoffs that began in tech are now spilling to retail and beyond.

Engineering 64

Engineering Industry Software Tools 64

You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

The Hospital Human Resources Department had changed its name to The Employee Engagement Department. Each time I see that sign, I wonder what they might be doing differently now that they weren’t doing when they were called The Human Resources Department. And it started me thinking.

Survey 40

Survey Human Resources Blog Learning-by-Doing 40

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

At the same time, employees are just as stressed about the growing skills gap, Accenture research shows, and most of them are unclear about which skills they need to advance their careers. Designing more flexible career paths allows companies to easily deploy people to different roles where their skills are in demand.

Skills 16

Skills Survey Human Resources Document 16

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

To deliver more value, the human resources function needs to spend more time accelerating operational improvement and less time on its traditional administrative and compliance activities. Coco joined Lowe's HR function after a career that included process improvement and " Black Belt " experience at GE.

Process 15

Process Compliance Operations Human Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The Labor Market Maker would be responsible for identifying the skills employers need — now and in the future — and signaling that information to individuals, so they can plan their careers, and schools, so they can plan their curricula.

Marketing 15

Marketing Restructuring McKinsey Education 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2018

But in the meantime, what can you do in an up-or-out environment to build your career without inflicting collateral damage? This service, widely offered but rarely used, amounted to iterative looks at companies’ commodity shops (small functional teams that focus on human resource management, equipment maintenance, supplies, and so on).

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Operations Conference Restructuring 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Dave didn’t advocate any particular design model, just one the leader knows how to employ and one flexible enough to be applied to the range of organizational situations a leader faces in the course of a career. So leaders at many different levels need to get in on the act.

Ulrich 8

Ulrich Cost Efficiency Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

Teach employees to own their career development. With five generations actively in the workforce, organizations must restructure the way employees learn and the tools and activities they use to correctly match the different styles, preferences, and expectations of employees. Yet they can’t do it alone, nor do you want them to.

Development 8

Development Mentor Learning-by-Doing Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

We’ve found that you can’t create a culture just through values, new processes, or an organizational restructure. We’re not about stringent policies or old-fashioned career paths. Sponsored by Accenture. How technology is changing the way we work. Culture of opportunity. Performance enablement.

Technology 8

Technology Company Tools Information 8