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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

I allowed my typical goatee to return, and, on the first meeting with the team, this individual grimaced and said they didn’t remember me having a beard and that it made me look very old. They wanted someone with strong leadership skills and a history of motivating others — CHECK!

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3 Options to Develop New Managers

LSA Global

But, Manager Performance is Not Meeting Expectations According to McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board, executives are not happy with the performance of their frontline managers and new managers are not being set up to succeed. 85% of new people supervisors receive no training prior to switching into the role of manager.

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How We Closed the Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Retention Rates

Harvard Business

As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. So relationships are where employees develop critical skills and leadership capabilities. This allows people to leverage their strengths to accelerate improvement.

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How to Ask for a Promotion

Harvard Business

“Asking for a promotion makes you feel vulnerable,” says Sabina Nawaz , the global CEO coach , leadership keynote speaker, and writer. “This not only showcases your leadership capabilities; it will also relieve your boss to know that there is someone who can fill your shoes.” What the Experts Say.

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History of Organization Development (Part 1 of 6) ? ?Prehistoric OD.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Guest post from John Scherer, Co-Director of Scherer Leadership International , and Billie Alban, President of Alban & Williams, Ltd. The latter phrase refers to a field of well-trained people with expertise in guiding successful organizational development. This is the first blog post in a six-part series about the history of OD.).

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Business Spotlight: Stanford GBS grad launches Returnships

Management Consulted

In this segment, we are seeing a lot of companies who ask and have gotten hammered because they have such poor representation of women and they really want to embrace women in leadership roles. What kind of training or supervision or mentorship would the women receive? Can we talk about that for just a second?

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The High Price of Overly Prescriptive HR Policies

Harvard Business

If your employee handbook or HR policy manual is large and prescriptive, consider the following: Don’t play “gotcha” — make positive assumptions about employees. Deal with any people who choose not to meet expectations on a case-by-case basis. Prioritize leadership over technical skill.