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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

Finding digital talent is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today. Because these firms tend to have slim margins and cannot pay Silicon Valley salaries, many have had to get creative in their recruiting and employee development. Another common strategy we’ve seen is firms rushing to train internal talent.

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Building a More Equitable Culture at Delta Air Lines

Harvard Business

Can Delta create more “family-sustaining” careers for Black talent?

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

Southwest Airlines operates within an industry routinely made fun of for its poor customer service; however, it is known for the opposite. Culture Change Strategy #6: How leaders recruit, promote, and fire Who gets hired, promoted , and fired, and for what both creates and reinforces your organization's culture.

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Corporate Governance Should Combine the Best of Private Equity and Family Firms

Harvard Business

We are struck by the extraordinary success of family firms that both find talent in the broader families of their owners and attract and retain phenomenal external talent. An even greater disadvantage is the paucity of family talent, particularly beyond the third generation, and limited opportunities for talented outsiders.

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How Winning Organizations Last 100 Years

Harvard Business

They are incredibly strategic, looking 20 to 30 years ahead, to understand how society is evolving, how they can shape it, and how they can get the talent to do this. ” Talent is drawn to them, to help them achieve their purpose. But they don’t just wait for talent to turn up.

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3 Ways to Get Your Own Digital Platform

Harvard Business

Airline JetBlue has turned its Twitter account into a highly responsive, 24/7 customer service line. What it does a bit differently is recruit “stylists” who have their own @asos accounts and contribute regularly to the brand’s image feed. British retailer ASOS also maintains a popular Instagram account.

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Here’s Why Strategy Chiefs Succeed or Fail

Harvard Business

Wilson was an industry outsider (he had previously worked as a management consultant and the head of corporate planning at an airline), whom Stemberg described as a “provocateur” and an “in-your-face kind of guy.” He said while his successor had considerable talents, he failed to conform to these social rules.