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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

An investor-owned hospital executive whose company had acquired major nonprofit health care enterprises compared the proliferation of contracts to the growth of barnacles on the bottom of a freighter. One thing that distinguishes the typical nonprofit from a comparably-sized investor-owned hospital is the number of layers of management.

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Bring in Outside Experts to Mentor Your Team

Harvard Business

We call this subset of freelancers who do strategic work in companies or nonprofit organizations agile talent. By providing temporary support, they make it possible for organizations to resource their critical activities more cost efficiently. Many of the benefits of agile talent have been widely reported.

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What is Executive Coaching?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Executive Benefits: Establish and take action toward achieving both career and life goals Become more confident Gain more personal satisfaction Contribute more effectively to the team and the organization Take greater responsibility and accountability for actions and commitments Work more efficiently and productively with others (leaders, followers, (..)

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What We Learned from Improving Diversity Rates at Pinterest

Harvard Business

For nearly a decade, I worked at Catalyst , a nonprofit focused on helping women advance in the workplace, consulting with progressive companies who began investing in diversity initiatives in the ‘90s. Diversity doesn’t slow down hiring — it makes it more efficient. referrals).

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How Stay-at-Home Parents Can Transition Back to Work

Harvard Business

Research by the Center for Talent Innovation shows that only 73% of highly qualified women who wanted to return to work were able to do so, and just 40% of those landed a regular full-time job. It’s unfair — but common — for talented professionals to be penalized for taking time off to do caregiving.

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Pittsburgh’s Transformation Is a Model for Clean Energy Innovation

Harvard Business

Pittsburgh’s leaders recognized that attracting businesses and talented professionals would require revitalizing its polluting and aging infrastructure. The city already employs 13,000 people in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The resulting plan has put Pittsburgh at the forefront of the clean energy revolution.

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How Pharma Can Fix Its Reputation and Its Business at the Same Time

Harvard Business

It’s a fact that the current business model of pharma companies is not working efficiently. Restoring public trust in pharma companies would enhance their capacity to attract the best talent, encourage patients to participate in clinical trials, and obtain premium prices for truly innovative products. to 3.7%. (The