Harvard Business

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Talent can move into and out of an organization, through a growing array of options such as freelance platforms , crowdsourcing efforts, and temporary, contract, or part-time work. As the talent ecosystem evolves to offer more options, talent systems have not kept pace. Why are typical work systems uncoordinated?

Talent 28

Talent Strategy Strategy Strategy& 28

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Cultivate Your Cultural Agility. Cultural agility is vital because, with over 60 global society cultures identified and numerous variations in regions within the national cultures, it is virtually impossible to be experienced in every situation. I experienced the importance of cultural agility early in my career. Tell Stories.

Leadership 52

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Agile Culture 52

Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 26, 2021

With no time for planning, we were forced to innovate, to be agile , and be more human. We are competing for talent and the ability for people to work remotely is a differentiator.” The organization is now looking at the office and company events as a way to bring employees, and their families, together.

Strategy 71

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Agile 71

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management.

Agile 42

Agile Energy Productivity Talent 42

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of doing business.

Agile 47

Agile Efficiency Culture Trends 47

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2018

What you make of events is more important than the events themselves. Make the pitch, and demonstrate that you are the upcoming management talent that the organization needs.” The big ‘turning point,’ if there is one, tends to come late in the story. In the interim, make use of anything as a trigger.

Agile 28

Agile Talent Training Training 28

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Business, operations, and HR leaders may be focused on longer term, complex roadmaps for non-technology changes, such as agile and DevSecOps teams development, digital talent, and program and project governance that require deep connections across business.

Accenture 50

Accenture Government Tools Banking 50

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

CEO succession is an ongoing process designed to develop the talent pipeline — not an isolated event. Does he or she possess the agility and courage required to make difficult choices? Ensure that your talent management and development planning is linked to your longer-term business strategy.

Leadership 28

Leadership Talent Turnaround Benchmarking 28

Cheryl Cran

APRIL 25, 2018

On one hand we have major challenges with world and local events (politics, traumatic events) – on the other we have major progress being made with movements led by change makers (diversity, equality, protection laws). There’s no question we are living and working in head spinning times.

Emotional Intelligence 21

Emotional Intelligence Media Agile Travel 21

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

Companies deploying IoT successfully in industrial sectors such as manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, and transportation are seeking multiple agile partners with open IP architectures to co-create solutions. They Update Their Talent Management Strategies. ” There are several strategies that can be used to develop IoT talent.

ROI 28

ROI Operations Talent Accenture 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Even though we were following the typical playbook — posting open positions on job boards that specialize in attracting candidates from underrepresented groups, sponsoring events, giving scholarships, and training our employees on inclusion and hidden bias — we weren’t seeing progress. Native American, 18.1%

Company 30

Company Recruiting Recruitment ROI 30

Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

When freelancing is your primary source of income, you have to be meticulous and organized about keeping your books, according to Jon Younger, the founder of the Agile Talent Collaborative , a non-profit research organization and the coauthor of Agile Talent. “It is a critical aspect of your reputation.”

Cash Flow 28

Cash Flow Case Study Case Studies Talent 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

Unicorns and near-unicorns actually are much more prone to self-induced internal breakdowns than they are vulnerable to adverse events in the marketplace. Nurtured correctly, it can help a company achieve scale insurgency — a company with the benefits of both size and agility. Do we have a talent plan to match our growth plan?

Talent 31

Talent Company Culture Bain 31