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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

At a $500M footwear company I once worked with, the founder and CEO—long removed from his role product development—decided that he didn’t like a particular style his product team had designed, developed, and purchased.

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

What if you developed a verbund talent strategy? Your company could create mutually beneficial partnerships between universities and industry research associations to help: faculty develop programs for students with job-ready skills. It is increasingly evident that companies need to change how they plan regarding talent. Michalko, M.

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(Re)Designing the HR Organization (Kates, Human Resource Planning, 2006)

Kates Kesler

Human Resource Planning, 2006. It developed in direct response to a fear that the business perceived HR as becoming too centralized and disconnected from the business and too inwardly focused on issues of little importance to managers out in the field. Organization Model #1: Business Partner.

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1 Strategy to Avoid Tolerating Poor Performance

Organizational Talent Consulting

Doesn't develop followers. Sometimes, leaders don't invest in coaching and developing employees out of fear that developed employees will find another job. Invest in developing followers. Career development is frequently one of the top reasons employees leave their current job. References: Daniels, A., &

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Does Your Team Hoard Information?

Harmonious Workplaces

Training and Development: Providing employees with the skills and understanding of the importance and methods of knowledge sharing. Increased Efficiency and Productivity: Knowledge sharing helps avoid duplication of effort and allows for more efficient processes. Companies and nonprofits need not adopt everything all at once. Robbins, S.

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How to Keep Your Pulse on the People Side of Organizational Change

Organizational Talent Consulting

And I like that you don't have to be an organizational development expert to understand and apply these two frameworks. Create a sense of urgency Assemble the guiding team Develop a compelling vision Create a communication plan Develop and implement the plan Evaluate results and impact Generate and celebrate early wins Don't let up!

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. Rita and manage others at Blockbuster and combine them to develop and implement training for salespeople, operations staff, cashiers, and line managers.

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