article thumbnail

To Better Train Workers, Figure Out Where They Struggle

Harvard Business

The metrics we track include: productivity, cost savings in recruitment and training, quality, retention, and speed to promotion. These metrics can be converted into an estimate of ROI for the employer. Three-quarters of our training is practicum, providing hands-on practice through role playing, case studies, and simulations.

article thumbnail

How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject, or Negotiate a Job Offer

Harvard Business

Next, you need to think about what matters to you in both your professional and private life and then “assess the offer” against these metrics, says Weiss. Case Study #1: Do due diligence on salary considerations and be open to making trade-offs. . “Employers need to feel that you are committed.”

How To 49
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Ask for a Promotion

Harvard Business

” The memo’s bullet points ought to “provide concrete metrics of the impact you’ve had,” descriptions of “solutions you’ve delivered” and financial outcomes for which you’ve been responsible. Case Study #1: Create a “ resume of accomplishments” to bolster your argument.

How To 28
article thumbnail

To Boost Your Career, Get to Know Your Boss’s Boss

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Tend to your primary work relationship by finding solutions to your boss’s problems. Case Study #2: Make your boss look good by being an exemplary employee — and don’t force a relationship with your boss’s boss. Neglect your primary work relationship.

article thumbnail

Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

What kind of metric do you use to measure that in terms of compensation based on great client work? I think their recruiters love that because it’s an annuity for them. Many consulting firms spend time writing about their methodologies or writing about their own case studies to self-promote. It’s very aggressive.