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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

Harvard Business

The New Yorker documents even more disturbing accusations of rape and assault. There are volumes of research documenting the insidious and detrimental effects of harassment , bias, and prejudice in a toxic workplace. Real male allies also step up when it comes to recruiting, hiring, and promotion practices.

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The Secret to Leading Organizational Change Is Empathy

Harvard Business

She also explained how the HR department was redoubling its efforts to speed up the recruiting process and add more rigor to interviews to ensure new hires were more likely to be high performers. At that same bank, the director of retail operations wrote about how customers wanted the banking process to be faster.

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The Organizational Reasons Police Departments Don’t Change

Harvard Business

In fact, there is remarkable unanimity about the solutions as documented in countless reports , panels, and investigations of police brutality, stretching back nearly 100 years to the groundbreaking Wickersham Commission. Changing the culture of an organization is hard; law enforcement no exception.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

They came up with incredible solutions in change management and supporting tools for the human resources side of marketing and sales. Also, there are many layers of review before a presentation or document is actually finalized – understandable due to the firm’s core values of excellence and accuracy, but it eats into time.

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The One Type of Leader Who Can Turn Around a Failing School

Harvard Business

Studying such a large number of leaders who all faced similar challenges with similar options in organizations that are regulated, measured, and documented in the same way enabled us to directly compare what they did, why they did it, and the impact they had. Five Types of Leader. Accountants invest and grow, focusing on the top line.