HR Digest

JULY 29, 2020

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. Innovation in talent management and workforce panning strategies is required to help companies make profits again. Talent Management. The coming years will likely remain challenging for HR executives.

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Attrition Talent Management Agility Innovation 98

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Employees are a business’ biggest resource – they help you plan out processes, make sales, perform the function of marketing, handle finances, and whatnot. If you are new to hiring, recruitment agencies can truly represent to be the encyclopedia of human resources for you, and can even give you consultancy if need be.

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Human Resources Benchmarking Trends Resources 66

Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions.

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Self-aware Leadership COO Influence 83

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

It is also the only company in the finance industry to have bucked the trend of bringing gender parity in the boardroom. What do you think most boards misunderstand or underestimate about human resources? In 2020, American Express achieved the ambitious goal of 100% pay equity in the truest sense of the word.

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Learning-by-Doing Project Globalization Diversity 52

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. The data also helps EY manage its workforce to meet current and future market demands.

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Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

A similar proposal to Split Finance would likely have been rejected out of hand by organization leaders (and Harvard Business Review editors), because its obvious that the Finance function must fit the organization strategy and leader capabilities. Human resources Leadership Talent management'

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Charan Finance Human Resources Ulrich 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

It's the managers' responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Yes, managers often interview job candidates or identify the most talented employees as part of a talent management program. That's different in IT, accounting, or finance.

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CIO Human Resources Talent Management Finance 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Charan (intentionally or not) lambasts the entire HR profession (“It’s time to say good bye to the Department of Human Resources ” ). All can be governed under the HR umbrella–just the way finance and accounting or marketing and sales work together. Human resources Strategy Talent management'

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Charan Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Decentralization 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Human-capital issues are top-of-mind for CEOs around the world — but their regard for the HR function remains perilously low: In a PwC study , only 34% said that HR is well prepared to capitalize on transformational trends (compared with 56% for finance). Hiring Human resources Talent management'

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Human Capital Charan Human Resources Cost 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Its the managers responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Yes, managers often interview job candidates or identify the most talented employees as part of a talent management program. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance.

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CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

A recent study in the UK, for instance, shows that 3 out of 4 judges, 2 out of 3 doctors, 3 out of 4 finance directors, and 1 out of 2 chief executives come from fairly well-off families. These game-changers are helping organizations embrace talent wherever it surges, transforming the way companies recruit and source the workforce.

Diversity 14

Diversity Reputation Talent Management Human Resources 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

Every month, I have dinner with two of the top people in any field — finance, marketing, I.T., general management, human resources, supply chain, you name it — that I have heard about through our recruiters or by word of mouth. So I began a practice I've kept up to this day.

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Supply Chain Collins Long-term Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A conversation with AlixPartners’ Ted Bililies on shifting strategy in a tough market.

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Development Marketing Strategy Human Resources 25

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Social enterprises and nonprofits increasingly recognize the need to adopt management disciplines used successfully in the for-profit world. The Social Business Trust , The Gates Foundation , Endeavor , Technoserve , Absolute Return for Kids , and others already draw heavily on talent from for-profit firms as a source of these skills.

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Chief Operating Officer How To Airlines Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Education crowdfunder DonorsChoose.org, which finances classroom-based projects, is a good model of success. For example, Cesar Bocanegra started as VP for operations, then asked to take on human resources as well. He was promoted to COO within two years. Fischer had Li practice leading budget meetings and provided feedback.

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Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Supported by TAPFIN, a division of ManpowerGroup, they gathered data from HR and Finance systems including the HRIS, VMS, ATS, GL/Finance and A/P. The analysis of this data provided resource visibility across their entire organization. The opportunity to demonstrate the value of this new approach came from an unexpected source.

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Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

At some of the world’s most successful enterprises — Google, Netflix, Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook — autonomous algorithms, not talented managers, increasingly get the last word. Elite MBAs (Management by Algorithm) are the new normal. But that future’s already arrived. Data scientists here facilitate.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. HR and talent development roles with General Motors Australia. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. Former President, Dow Chemical USA.

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Executive Coaching CEO Banking Magazine 70

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

"This is the first step in getting a job, so you have to persuade the initial screeners that you are a good candidate," says Peter Cappelli, a professor at The Wharton School, the Director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, and author of " Talent Management for the Twenty-First Century."

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Sample Case Study Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 18

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

In finance, the “fox” strategy is similar to using real options , and it can help you make talent decisions just as it helps in your decisions about R&D, manufacturing and finance. Consider your talent resource like an investment portfolio. Human resources Information & technology Talent management'

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Human Resources Information Technology Uncertainty Finance 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Successfully implementing such a capability could dramatically affect headcount in human resources functions, but also in other functions, such as sales. Examples of this phenomenon have emerged already: The world’s largest hedge fund is developing a capability for an algorithm to make hiring and firing decisions.

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Skills Engineering Telecommunications Incentives 8