Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

You accept your first job as a manager in a fast growth tech company, thinking: “How much different could this be from my former company—a financial services firm? We at VitalSmarts wanted to uncover whether differences between the cultures of tech and non-tech companies are simply a matter of degree or of kind.

Talent 28

Talent Culture Turnaround Interviews 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 16, 2018

“Embrace cyborgs,” she calls out, as she clicks to a slide that raises eyebrows even in this tech-smitten crowd. Ming is a tech optimist, believing that all kinds of previously intractable problems will be able to be solved as the tool kit for addressing them is developed. Antonio Iacobelli/Getty Images. “ Really.

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Leadership Case Interview Talent Case Study 53

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Even in the startup world, where a talent gap means tech employees are in high demand, a solid resume is no guarantee of employment. The interview is your first and possibly only opportunity to stand out. Because personality, cultural fit, and first impressions matter. What are they? They show they’re coachable.

Interviews 28

Interviews Case Interview Resumes Sales 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

For industries that depend on innovation, sustaining it is a constant challenge. After extensive assessment, they settled on two initiatives: realigning incentives for employees and systematically introducing outside talent and practices. Yet they have already generated tens of millions of dollars in value for Roivant.

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2018

The recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding of even one new employee is a time-intensive process every manager takes seriously. Hiring a new person is an opportunity to do something differently than before — to innovate. dave king/Getty Images. No one wants to hire the wrong person. You and Your Team Series.

Management 49

Management Talent Interviews Recruiting 49

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

To help address it, ADO has, with the help of some innovative business firms, leapt to the forefront with a new approach to sourcing cybersecurity talent: “Dandelion programs.” If we adapt a different managerial approach , however, we can access superior talent. Aaron Tilley/Getty Images.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2019

years ago my touchpoints with blockchain increased, for example, while writing my master degree thesis on “Possible Applications on Health Data and Health Insurance” I interviewed someone in the health space that was working on a blockchain project for his health data startup. At the time I only associated it with cryptocurrency and banking.

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Case Interview Retail Examples Sales 60

Harvard Business

AUGUST 17, 2017

Diversity can boost innovation and employee engagement , and companies with greater gender and racial diversity financially outperform their peers. About the Interviews I wanted to select a diverse group of CEOs from a range of companies that varied by size and industry. Interviews were recorded and professionally transcribed.

Case Interview 28

Case Interview Talent Interviews Leadership 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2018

In my experience, startup and technical business leaders don’t tell their innovation stories well. From my vantage point at MaRS , the Toronto-based start-up innovation hub, I have the opportunity to meet, interview, and write about some of the remarkable people and discoveries emerging from Canadian institutes and startups.

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Interviews Journal Recruiting Recruitment 49

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. Interview tip: Consultants love epiphany answers.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. In STEM fields, the ideas that spark innovation are currency, markers of exceptional colleagues.

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Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 51

Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2017

We found many reasons for weak adoption of basic things like target setting and talent management, but some of the most prominent ones include: A lack of awareness that better processes may be needed. Steven Moore for HBR. Google has opened its trove of management processes to one and all, for free. I see three reasons.

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Management Tools Video Study 72

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

At Pinterest, we understand that diverse teams yield smarter , more innovative results, which are essential in the competitive, dynamic tech industry. The tech industry joined the diversity movement to diversify their workforces far later, after being scrutinized for its stark lack of gender and ethnic diversity.

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Engineering Talent Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Coca-Cola recently reshuffled its leadership team to focus on growth, innovation, and digital. Experiencing this for myself gives me that extra edge to ask the tough questions and challenge some of the sales pitches from agencies and tech companies trying to sell me that big campaign,” Blackshaw says.

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QEmploy

JULY 16, 2019

Preparing for interviews. Preparing for interviews. This guide contains everything you need to know about being a freelance consultant, answer the questions you might have, and tell you what to be aware of. How to start? What are the steps? And what can you get out of it? Jump right into it below and find the answers. Why consulting?

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Survey 64

Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2016

Over the past decade, I’ve studied the world’s greatest bosses, extraordinarily successful leaders who have also unleashed vast pipelines of talent. After reviewing thousands of pages of published sources and interviewing over 200 people, I concluded that innate and unshakable self-confidence certainly played a major role.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Development Advertising Study 28

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Some of these include establishing the first global employee stock ownership plan, developing the first fully integrated health savings account and offering innovative severance solutions. A Xerox Company. With 46 offices in 12 countries, Buck Consultants is recognized as one of the largest HR consulting firms in the U.S. and the world).

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Healthcare 100

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

In the present-day dynamic business environment, you should stay on top of all recent trends and be ready to implement innovations in your work. Experienced healthcare professionals will share insights into ensuring effective risk and resource management and timely project delivery thanks to applying project delivery innovations.

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Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 52

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

To understand this, I interviewed 150 psychologists, economists, and business leaders around the world. The executives included heads of HR, innovation, IT, and diversity, and they represented a range of industries and sectors (tech, manufacturing, retail, professional services, education, startups, and others).

Accenture 74

Accenture Survey Interviews Metrics 74

Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2017

Amazon, Twitter, and Airbnb are all part of a movement that hopes to integrate tech employees into cities as opposed to having them commute via fuel-gobbling cars or numbing Wi-Fi-equipped buses.) The grand vision at the heart of his last project is now being unveiled as Apple finalizes construction on Apple Park.

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