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A 100-Year Old Journey of Human Resource Management

HR Digest

If you think the challenges faced by Human Resource Management (HRM) today are unprecedented, think again. Image Credit: www.history.com) At Hawthorne Works, a Western Electric factory in Illinois, Elton Mayo conducted a groundbreaking study. However, in the most unlikely of circumstances, a glimmer of hope emerged.

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Preview Thursday: Clarity First

Lead Change Blog

The manager who posts a vague job description is able to put off defining the specific responsibilities for the role. The project launched with ambiguous purpose leaves the project manager free to interpret results to his advantage. is a leading authority on business performance and Lean management.

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2019 HR Leaders of the Year

HR Digest

The Human Resource industry has seen some significant changes in the last two decades. As the workplace ethos changed with technological advances and a new generation of workers, the focus has shifted to employee management and performance and productivity. Felicia Mayo, VP, HR, Diversity & Inclusion, Tesla.

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How to Avoid Impossible Assignments

Harvard Business Review

As a great former boss of mine, Phyllis Mayo, explained it: Performance punishment occurs when you accomplish something in an unbelievably tight time frame, and — along with a bonus or a pat on the back — you are rewarded with an even more challenging project with an even tighter deadline. Sound familiar?

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An Alternative to Health Care M&A

Harvard Business Review

While M&A may improve the efficiency of shared services such as human resources and finance, it may actually make it more difficult to improve the coordination of care. We at Mayo Clinic believe remaining independent and forging a clinical affiliation is a powerful alternative means for integrating care.

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

When redesigning the new and expanded emergency room at the Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo leaders didn’t just want to add more rooms and square feet. Mayo is now evaluating the use of RFID systems in other areas of patient care. and Patricia E.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.