Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Writers: buy the Copyright Handbook. That's because copyright allows a writer to copyright the form of the words. I write in my own inimitable way. You write in your way. We write differently. Because if you ever sign a contract about your writing, you will learn which rights you want to keep—or relinquish.

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How To Leadership Handbook Guidelines 83

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2017

It’s a model that’s increasingly used in companies of all kinds looking to accelerate the development of their high-potential people. As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. ” Using Strengths-Based Development. .”

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Talent Development Handbook Survey 36

Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2015

In the pursuit of growth, should a company enter a new market, develop a new product, launch a start-up, form a joint venture, or acquire a competitor? In a bid to cut costs, should a company reduce headcount, outsource production to a supplier, or utilize lower cost distribution channels? Product preference. Importance.

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Survey Industry Company Productivity 60

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

It’s their largest portfolio investment ever, and one of the things I did for them was to develop their MBA recruiting strategy, and their MBA internship program. You know, you start as a product manager, senior product manager, director of product management: that’s the way all these job descriptions are written.

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Case Interview Company Interviews Consulting 100

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

Recently the Communications Workers of America – the union that represents T-Mobile employees — contested a T-Mobile Employee Handbook clause on maintaining a positive work environment. ” Their reasoning was that – if employees are discontent – they need to be able to freely air that displeasure.

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Handbook Research Case Studies Case Study 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2018

Show your manager that “you’re working hard to develop someone else,” he says. For example, she described how she revised the company’s internal handbook by using skills she honed as a consultant and crowd-sourcing HR ideas from the team she already managed. The handbook was rolled out company-wide.).

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How To Handbook Resumes Metrics 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

We haven’t developed skills in resourcefulness. Ethan talked about all the times he’d been told no in his career: on plans to merchandise products, sophisticated inventory control systems, and basic training handbooks. But when those resources disappear, we struggle. So he went to work with what he had.

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Resources Handbook Meeting Research 28

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

More and more people are working remotely, and many say it improves their productivity and satisfaction — while also saving them time and money. ” But, in fact, research suggests the opposite: Working from home increases productivity, efficiency, and engagement. Stephen Smith for HBR. ” Devise a plan.

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How To Case Studies Case Study Productivity 51

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

If your employee handbook or HR policy manual is large and prescriptive, consider the following: Don’t play “gotcha” — make positive assumptions about employees. If you believe employees require need strict rules and enforcement to be productive, hiring and retaining high-performance people will be a challenge for you.

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Policies Handbook Guidelines Company 38

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Recently the Chief HR Officer for a healthcare firm asked us to identify the best new framework for leadership that she could use to train and develop a cadre of high potentials. Explicit in our HR officer’s question was her assumption that the newest thinking on leadership development must contain something essential.

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Leadership Handbook Healthcare Emotional Intelligence 49