Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

To help them in their new roles, companies spend almost $14 billion a year on courses, books, videos, coaches, tests, and executive education programs — and such spending rose 10% last year. The culture at GE, for example, centers on execution, simplicity, and innovation. But there’s little evidence that much of this works.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The teams share information widely through the company’s video communication network, and everyone in the company uses standard mobile apps to communicate. The senior leadership team meets often to look at metrics and trends. This is able to happen when you build a collective, transparent, and deeply shared culture.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. Workers were carefully trained to follow processes exactly as they were laid out. Building Balanced Cultures. Metrics emphasized speed. We rebuilt performance metrics to track impact, not to apply pressure. Related Video.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Facebook runs security engagement programs year-round, but the most important tool in our arsenal is Hacktober, an annual, monthlong tradition each October designed to build and maintain a security-conscious culture. One of the best examples of this is our Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

Related Video. In an agile organization, HR needs to provide the same services it’s always provided — hiring, professional development, performance management — but in ways that are responsive to the ongoing changes in the culture and work style of the organization. A Quick Introduction to Agile Management.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In the worst case, busyness can become an implicit goal or cultural norm, and the original strategic intent can be lost in a frenzy of detail and activity. ” Metric obsession. Few would deny the importance of corporate culture, for example, even though it is not easily quantifiable. Insight center.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 19, 2016

This includes introducing community policing; training officers in de-escalation skills and the use of non-lethal tactics; increasing the diversity of departments; improving data collection and public transparency; and enhancing the screening of police recruits. Departments blame “rogue cops,” not organizational culture.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

The metrics also changed. This program gives employees across all disciplines and levels tools to educate them on the company, its culture, products and services, and how they solve its customer’s needs. Macy’s started evaluating engagement per customer across time and platform instead of per marketing message per day.

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2017

Taking a cue from machine learning, Twitch employees train their forecasting powers against real world historical data. Twitch is a platform for broadcasting video games. Today, the training we’ve developed is allowing us to surpass that limitation and scale up forecasting throughout the company.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Culture : Is the work environment healthy or toxic? It has an academic culture focused on continuous improvement.Intellectual rigor and factual analysis skills are vital components of success, as is a can-do attitude with an optimistic focus. Hours are long, and the culture can be demanding. Employee Satisfaction. Diversity.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

To be successful and cost-effective in holistically addressing children’s total wellness will require a large team of non-medical personnel with diverse training and skills to work with children and their parents. PFK is now working on expanding its strategy to address the health needs of children with disabilities.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 20, 2017

Twenty-four medical teams from four neonatal intensive care units in Israel were invited to a training workshop designed to improve quality of care. Teams were told that an expert from the United States would be watching them remotely (with video) and would occasionally comment and advise them.

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