Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2022

Who is responsible when corporate restructuring creates unacceptable levels of stress and unhappiness for employees?

Restructuring 13

Restructuring Stress Human Resources Resources 13

HR Digest

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most companies prepare for a layoff either to cut costs in a way or to restructure the company. Whichever case, a human resource representative should be present to ensure honesty and document the entire decision. And this is a difficult process some organizations may have to face. 3 Review Disparate Impact Or Treatment Laws.

Company 111

Company Compliance Class Document 111

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. Branding Human Resources Leadership Life Marketing Strategy Bob Olodort CEO Complexity Culture Focus Jacobs Suchard Nabob Sacrifice Samsung Vision' The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better.

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Human Resources Competitive Advantage Restructuring Marketing Strategy 183

Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 18, 2022

During the spring of 2022, myself and 1000+ of my talented colleagues were promoted to customers of our employer due to a corporate restructuring. Photo by Jordan Sanchez on Unsplash. This left us all with a new professional position, job seeker. After acceptance of my new position, I decided to let it become my new full-time employment.

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Restructuring Learning-by-Doing Project Skills 214

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

SAP SE Executive Board Member and Chief Human Resources Officer, Stefan Ries explains how he is utilizing AI and Big Data to advance HR analytics as the foundations for a successful global future. The HR Digest: What challenges and obstacles do you see Human Resources Management facing in the future? PHOTOS: SAP.

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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.

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Decentralization Construction Restructuring Tools 127

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?

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Trends Efficiency Learning-by-Doing Tools 109

HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

People analytics, also known as “talent analytics,” “human analytics,” and “human resource analytics,” is defined as the use of individualized data about people to help organizations make well-informed decisions about talent acquisition.

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How To Due Diligence Leadership Pipeline Stress 111

HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Welcome to the painful world of human resources where AI tools may take over work from professional hirers who are currently facing the axe. Companies are now restructuring with measures such as layoffs and hiring freezes as they enter the last phase of the boom-bust cycle. This trend isn’t new.

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Rapid BI

MARCH 25, 2015

You have restructured to be as cost efficient as possible. Human Resources & Talent Management customer service minifig Training' You have introduced a new IT system to streamline your operations. You have implemented LEAN or other process based efficiency analysis strategies. […].

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Training Restructuring Human Resources Talent Management 28

Skip Prichard

MARCH 21, 2021

How should organizations restructure and change in light of it? To enable this, businesses must shift to make talent mobility a core part of the traditional human resources function and consolidate the responsibilities for these different types of movement.

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Policies Trends Career Real Estate 104

HR Digest

AUGUST 4, 2023

Anticipating Future Conflicts: Anticipating potential conflicts that may arise due to organizational changes, such as mergers or restructuring, and taking preemptive action to minimize the impact.

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Construction Restructuring Mentor Self-aware 98

In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 17, 2011

by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. I’m not suggesting restructuring the entire brand management system. Human Resources. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian. Search My Site.

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Brand CEO Stage-Gate SWOT 168

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Amidst their country’s tech talent shortage, HP Indonesia is doing its best to focus on its employee retention instead of acquisition efforts, according to Human Resources Online. The World Bank has projected a 9 million skilled and semi-skilled ICT workers shortage to affect Indonesia between 2015-2030.

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Process Attrition Trends Training 59

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

This is a short-term aggravation, and though it may thrash earnings for the quarter or the year, it is not a restructuring of the marketplace. Using the coffee business as an example, a spike in coffee futures because of a frost in Brazil is going to raise the consumer price of coffee and reduce demand.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Change is the only constant and agile HR appears to be the next evolutionary stage of human resources in an organization. Agile HR can be defined by its principles of responsiveness that encourage restructuring of work to facilitate immediate feedback, planning, and action. Let’s explore the concept in more detail.

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HR Digest

MAY 17, 2024

At the heart of this organizational transformation lies the critical role of Human Resources (HR) professionals. Whether it’s a major restructuring, the implementation of new technology, or a shift in company culture, change management ensures that the human element of these transitions is carefully considered and supported.

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Management Agility Training Policies 64

In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 6, 2016

Heinz, like so many other multinationals gave the stereotypical corporate rationale — they said the plant was unprofitable and part of a global restructuring. That tenure came to an end in 2014 when Heinz decided to mothball the factory and put 740 people out of work. Declining Sensitivity of Downsizing.

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Retail Restructuring Brand Ethics 100

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Restructuring has led to fewer layers of management, also to fewer opportunities for promotion. Executives who create a dynamic, new human resource model will retain the high-knowledge talent needed to succeed in tomorrow’s globally competitive environment. The decline in opportunities for promotion. . Life is good.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Indeed, a case can be made where specific restructuring is necessary to bring companies to the new economic reality. Human Resources. Through no fault of their own, they either lack the experience, the clout or the motivation to drive innovation into the brands they manage. Search My Site. Search for: Categories. Leadership.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities.

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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.

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Survey Human Resources Blog Learning-by-Doing 40

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. As Randy MacDonald , senior vice president of HR at IBM, told me , "It's important for HR to decide what is core and non-core.

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Process Compliance Operations Human Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

We're creating an internally mobile talent market where there is a natural push and pull for skills," says Matthew Schuyler, Hilton's chief human resources officer. There are several ways to restructure work either to require fewer skilled people or to get more flexible in deploying skills. Have you ever started a club?

Skills 15

Skills Survey Human Resources Document 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2018

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 10

Supply Chain Operations Conference Restructuring 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

It''s not that troubled economies and disruptive innovations inherently shed more jobs than they create; it''s that ongoing global restructuring of markets makes temporary and/or part-time employment more attractive for more organizations. Economy Hiring Human resources' Underemployed assets are frequently undervalued assets.

Human Capital 9

Human Capital Real Estate Human Resources Disruptive Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2017

A 2017 survey by Kronos and Future Workplace , reveals that the restructuring of work has resulted in significant burnout. Nearly half, or 46% of the human resource leaders surveyed, reported that employee burnout accounts for 20-50% of their companies’ annual employee turnover.

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Team Conference Restructuring McKinsey 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

They were bold and brash and injected fresh new ideas that challenged existing policy and practice in many quarters of the Department of Defense administration (such as finance, human resources, procurement, and supply chain processes). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), however, was successful in transforming its bureaucracy.

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Bureaucracy Innovation Supply Chain Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2013

The restructuring of ERT, Greece''s national radio and TV corporation, had been under discussion for a while but the unions and other entrenched interests had so far seen to it that the discussion had gone nowhere. To salvage his government''s credibility in the wake of this, the prime minister decided to take a gamble.

Politics 8

Politics Restructuring Crisis McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

But AI can also help support more complex decisions in key areas such as human resources, budgeting, marketing, capital allocation and even corporate strategy — long the bastion of bespoke consulting firms such as McKinsey, Bain, and BCG, and the major marketing agencies. ” or “How should I restructure my board?”

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Consultative Budgeting Advice Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But there are smarter, more humane approaches. Many cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs.

Company 22

Company Cost Public Relations Human Resources 22

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Ultimately, we'll need to look at ways of restructuring work to enable it to be accomplished in ways that fit evolving education and behaviors. Here's where we need to be imaginative: Why can't multiple employers with differing production schedules share a workforce?

Marketing 14

Marketing Restructuring McKinsey Education 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

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. Match different learning options to different learning styles.

Development 8

Development Mentor Learning-by-Doing Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Once upon a time, “organization design” meant bringing in a slew of consultants to oversee a large-scale organizational restructuring, most often intended to take out big chunks of cost during an economic downturn. So leaders at many different levels need to get in on the act.

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Ulrich Cost Efficiency Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So nobody was shocked when, for a recent strategy project, Masala passed over many well-known consultancies that he viewed as having already “made a science out of their way of thinking of restructuring.” He was especially sensitive to the human side of how this would get approved and implemented internally.

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Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 9

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. But if you asked most people to list the things that create and maintain a strong company culture, chances are they wouldn’t list technology.

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Technology Company Tools Information 8