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

Kates Kesler

Human Resource Planning, 2006. This article highlights the operational challenges created by the most common organization design used by HR departments—the business partner model—and presents an emerging model— the solutions center—that is intended to address these flaws. deliberate about solving these quandaries themselves.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4?

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

Like me, you may have first learned about this company from their marketing campaign: "We don't make a lot of the products you buy. It is an alliance of strategic process and systems research, universities, industry partners, innovative startups, and operating divisions. What if you developed a verbund talent strategy?

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. The firm was temporarily acquired by Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1995 but was bought back by partners in 2006, just in time for the company’s 80th anniversary. 2006 – A.T. 2006 – A.T. Marketing & Sales.

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The Best Companies Know How to Balance Strategy and Purpose

Harvard Business

Before the iPhone was introduced, in 2007, Nokia was the dominant mobile phone maker with a clearly stated purpose — “Connecting people” — and an aggressive strategy for sustaining market dominance. In 2006 alone, Nokia introduced 39 new mobile-device models. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

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US Army Major Emails Mish the "Perfect Solution to This Iraq Thing"

MishTalk

When I left my position as defense secretary in 2006, Iraqis — with a love for democracy just like our founding fathers — were refreshing the tree of liberty with the blood of practically everyone, not just tyrants. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Why Elon Musk’s New Strategy Makes Sense

Harvard Business

The first installment had been written in 2006. It outlined Tesla’s automotive strategy and it has been pretty much followed to the letter. The second installment moves Tesla beyond the traditional car market, with a plan to reconfigure our cities, energy systems, and our impact on the environment.